The Maine Black Bears (4-11) look to end a five-game road losing streak in a matchup against the Massachusetts-Lowell River Hawks (5-10) at Costello Athletic Center. The game starts at 11:00 am ET on Wednesday, Jan. 13.
The River Hawks got blown out by Stony Brook 86-59 on Saturday. Jahad Thomas was the game’s high scorer, finishing with 19 points. The Black Bears are coming off an 89-76 loss to UMBC on Saturday. Ilija Stojiljkovic recorded 10 points, four rebounds, and two steals.
Notes
In its last game, Massachusetts-Lowell lost by a margin of 27 points. Maine is 0-4 in games decided by a margin of 18 points or more. Massachusetts-Lowell has a 1-5 record in blowouts.
Massachusetts-Lowell has an average field goal percentage of 44.9%. Maine is an underachieving 2-9 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
On average, Massachusetts-Lowell attempts 23.0 three pointers and Maine attempts 22.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, both have losing records. The Massachusetts-Lowell River Hawks are 5-9 while the Maine Black Bears are 3-6.
Massachusetts-Lowell has forced an average turnover percentage of 19.5% this season. Maine has an abysmal 3-9 record when its TO% is 19.5% or higher.
