It will be a meeting between two of the nation’s top scoring defenses when the Hartford Hawks (7-14) take on the Maine Black Bears (6-13). The game starts at 7:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Jan. 27.
The Hawks were beaten by New Hampshire 84-71 on Sunday. Cleveland Thomas was the game’s high scorer, contributing 38 points. The Black Bears, meanwhile, are coming off an ugly 81-54 loss to Stony Brook on Monday. Devine Eke had a team-high 11 points.
Thomas has been playing at a high level as of late for the Hawks, averaging 21.6 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 2.0 steals, and 2.2 three-pointers over the last five games.
Notes
In its last game, Maine lost by a margin of 27 points. Hartford is 1-6 in games decided by a margin of 18 points or more. Maine has a 0-5 record in blowouts.
Hartford has an average field goal percentage of 40.0%. Maine is an underachieving 5-12 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The Hartford Hawks and the Maine Black Bears both rank higher in average effective field goal percentage when compared to their field goal percentages. Hartford is 327th and 266th in the nation for FG% and eFG% respectively, while Maine is 183rd and 176th in these categories.
Maine averages 8.6 steals per game, ranking 12th in the country. Hartford is a losing 1-3 when it allows at least 8 steals.
