The Morgan State Bears (3-15) will try to slow down the Mid-Eastern’s top scoring team when they take on the Howard Bison (10-10) at Hill Field House. The game gets underway at 4:00 pm ET on Saturday, Jan. 30.
The Bears were beaten by Bethune-Cookman 62-50 in their last game. Rasean Simpson was the team’s high scorer, finishing with 17 points. The Bison are coming off a 70-68 win over that same Bethune-Cookman squad in their last outing. Tyler Stone played well, accumulating 13 points and 10 rebounds to claim his second double-double of the season.
Notes
In its last game, Howard won by a margin of two points. Morgan State is 0-2 in games decided by a margin of three points or less. Howard has a 3-3 record in close games.
The Howard Bison average a field goal percentage of 41.1% this season. The Morgan State Bears are a winless 0-12 when opponents have a FG% of 41.1% or greater.
The Morgan State Bears attempt 18.0 three pointers per game, and the Howard Bison attempt 16.0 on average. When attempting at least 20 three pointers this season, Morgan State has a losing record (2-4), while Howard is undefeated (1-0).
Morgan State ranks 97th in offensive rebounding. Howard ranks 175th in defensive rebounding.
The Morgan State Bears average 6.0 steals per game. When allowing 6 or more steals, the Howard Bison are an even 4-4 this season.
