It will be a battle between Mid-Eastern opponents when the Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks (4-16) welcome the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (6-13) to William P Hytche Athletic Center. Action gets underway at 2:00 pm ET on Saturday, Jan. 23.
The Hawks fell to South Carolina State 68-63 in their last matchup. Dominique Elliott finished with 19 points to lead the team. The Wildcats, meanwhile, are coming off a 62-50 win over Morgan State in their last game. Jordan Potts played well for Bethune-Cookman, accumulating 14 points, eight assists, and five rebounds.
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With 67.8 possessions and .958 points per possession, the Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks perform worse on both metrics than the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats. Bethune-Cookman averages 70.4 possessions and .995 points per possession.
The Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks average an effective field goal percentage of 48.8% this season. The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats have an underachieving record of 1-10 when opponents have an eFG% of 48.8% or greater.
On average, Maryland Eastern Shore attempts 19.0 three pointers and Bethune-Cookman attempts 24.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, the Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks are winless at 0-10, while the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats have a subpar 4-12 record.
The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats rank 54th in offensive rebounds. The Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks rank 344th in the nation in defensive rebounds.
Maryland Eastern Shore has forced an average turnover percentage of 18.4% this season. Bethune-Cookman has a losing 3-8 record when its TO% is 18.4% or higher.
