A five-game road winless streak may come to an end for the Morgan State Bears (3-12) when they take on the Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks (3-14) at William P Hytche Athletic Center. The game gets underway at 7:30 pm ET on Monday, Jan. 11.
The Hawks were beaten by Columbia 81-75 in their last game. Dominique Elliott played well for the Hawks, contributing 21 points, six rebounds, and one steal. The Bears, meanwhile, are coming off a 63-58 win over Delaware State in their last outing. Kyle Thomas led the team in scoring with 14 points on 6-for-13 shooting.
Devin Martin has really been playing well as of late for the Hawks, averaging 23.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.8 steals, and 4.0 three-pointers over the last five games.
Notes
The Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks average 68.3 possessions and .952 points per possession in games this season. The Morgan State Bears average fewer possessions with 67.9, as well as fewer points per possession with .936.
Maryland Eastern Shore has an average effective field goal percentage of 48.3%. Morgan State is a subpar 1-9 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
On average, Maryland Eastern Shore makes 6.3 steals per game. Morgan State is an underachieving 2-6 when it gives up at least 6 steals.
