Howard hosts Mount St. Mary’s for cross-conference contest

Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers (5-7, 1-1 MAAC) at Howard Bison (6-8)

Washington; Wednesday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Jalen Benjamin and the Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers take on William Settle and the Howard Bison in a non-conference matchup.

The Bison are 3-1 in home games. Howard gives up 74.0 points to opponents and has been outscored by 4.9 points per game.

The Mountaineers are 3-4 in road games. Mount St. Mary’s is fifth in the MAAC allowing 65.4 points while holding opponents to 42.6% shooting.

TOP PERFORMERS: Elijah Hawkins is averaging 12.5 points, 4.3 assists and 1.5 steals for the Bison. Settle is averaging 12.6 points and 6.9 rebounds while shooting 38.6% over the past 10 games for Howard.

Benjamin is shooting 39.2% and averaging 16.1 points for the Mountaineers. Malik Jefferson is averaging 10.9 points over the last 10 games for Mount St. Mary’s.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bison: 4-6, averaging 63.4 points, 30.9 rebounds, 10.6 assists, 6.8 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 42.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.6 points per game.

Mountaineers: 5-5, averaging 64.4 points, 31.5 rebounds, 13.9 assists, 6.2 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 41.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 62.6 points.

___

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

Copyright © 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed.

Federal News Network Logo
Log in to your WTOP account for notifications and alerts customized for you.

Sign up