Towson plays Hampton in CAA Tournament

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Hampton Pirates (13-18, 7-11 CAA) vs. Towson Tigers (17-14, 9-9 CAA)

Washington; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -6.5

BOTTOM LINE: Towson plays in the CAA Tournament against Hampton.

The Tigers' record in CAA games is 9-9, and their record is 8-5 in non-conference games. Towson is second in the CAA at limiting opponent scoring, allowing 66.3 points while holding opponents to 41.9% shooting.

The Pirates are 7-11 against CAA teams. Hampton has a 5-6 record in games decided by 10 points or more.

Towson's average of 6.4 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.7 more made shots on average than the 5.7 per game Hampton gives up. Hampton has shot at a 41.6% clip from the field this season, 0.3 percentage points fewer than the 41.9% shooting opponents of Towson have averaged.

The teams play each other for the third time this season. Towson won the last meeting 82-50 on Jan. 31. Dylan Williamson scored 29 to help lead Towson to the win, and Jalyke Gaines-Wyatt scored 11 points for Hampton.

TOP PERFORMERS: Tyler Tejada is shooting 41.8% and averaging 16.3 points for the Tigers. Williamson is averaging 2.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Xzavier Long is averaging 9.9 points and 9.6 rebounds for the Pirates. Etienne Strothers is averaging 1.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 5-5, averaging 67.7 points, 34.2 rebounds, 10.3 assists, 4.4 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 42.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.0 points per game.

Pirates: 3-7, averaging 68.2 points, 28.7 rebounds, 12.0 assists, 6.2 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 38.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.6 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.