The Manhattan Jaspers will travel to Hill Field House to square off against the Morgan State Bears. The game gets underway at 1:00 pm ET on Sunday, Dec. 20.
The Bears lost big to Cincinnati 87-66 the last time they played. Cedric Blossom had a good game for Morgan State, contributing 16 points, nine rebounds, and two steals. The Jaspers, meanwhile, are coming off a 71-60 win over St. Francis Brooklyn in their last outing. Shane Richards shot 5 for 12 and led in scoring with 19 points.
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With 66.5 possessions and .908 points per possession, the Morgan State Bears perform worse on both metrics than the Manhattan Jaspers. Manhattan averages 69.6 possessions and .935 points per possession.
Morgan State has an average effective field goal percentage of 45.1%. Manhattan is an underachieving 2-7 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
On average, the Morgan State Bears attempt 18.0 three point field goals per game and the Manhattan Jaspers attempt 21.0. In games where they attempt at least 20 threes, both teams have losing records; Morgan State is 1-2 and Manhattan is 1-5.
Though Manhattan is one of the best in the country in forcing turnovers with opponents averaging a TO% of 23.9% (ranked 15th), Morgan State has a winning 2-1 record SU when it has a TO% of 23.9% or greater.
