The Howard Bison (8-9) square off against the Harvard Crimson (8-8) at Burr Arena. The game gets underway at 12:00 pm ET on Saturday, Jan. 16.
The Bison beat Coppin State 72-63 the last time they played. Marcel Boyd played a key role, recording 23 points and 14 rebounds to notch his fourth double-double this season. The Crimson, meanwhile, are coming off a 73-57 win over Ryerson in their last outing. Corbin Miller shot 6 for 13 and led in scoring with 18 points.
This game should be a matchup of contrasting styles. The Bison (ranked 24th in the nation in possessions per game) prefer a fast-breaking style of play, while the Crimson (282nd) are more half-court oriented. Furthermore, the defense of the Crimson should have an advantage in terms of eFG%. They’re 19th in the nation in forcing misses (opponents’ eFG% of 44.1%), while the offense of the Bison ranks 322nd in eFG% (45.6%).
Notes
On average, Howard has 74.3 possessions per game and scores 1.028 points on each possession. Harvard has both fewer possessions (67.4) and scores fewer points during those possessions (1.020).
Howard has an average effective field goal percentage of 45.6%. Harvard is a losing 3-5 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
On average, Howard attempts 17.0 three pointers and Harvard attempts 19.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, the Howard Bison are undefeated at 1-0 while the Harvard Crimson have an even 4-4 record.
Harvard, the 41st-ranked team in blocked shots, registers an average of 5.1 per game. Howard does worse, ranked 208th with 3.2.
Howard ranks 61st in offensive rebounding. When it comes to defensive rebounds, Harvard ranks 65th.
Howard averages a forced turnover rate of 19.4% this season. Harvard has a 4-6 record when it suffers a turnover rate equal to or exceeding this.
