Delaware hosts Western Kentucky following Moore's 28-point showing

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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (14-11, 7-7 CUSA) at Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (9-16, 5-9 CUSA)

Newark, Delaware; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Western Kentucky visits Delaware after Teagan Moore scored 28 points in Western Kentucky's 82-80 win against the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders.

The Fightin' Blue Hens have gone 4-8 at home. Delaware is 5-13 against opponents over .500.

The Hilltoppers are 7-7 in conference games. Western Kentucky is eighth in the CUSA with 12.9 assists per game led by Moore averaging 2.3.

Delaware's average of 8.5 made 3-pointers per game this season is the same per game average that Western Kentucky allows. Western Kentucky's 39.7% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.9 percentage points lower than Delaware has allowed to its opponents (42.6%).

The Fightin' Blue Hens and Hilltoppers square off Wednesday for the first time in CUSA play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Justyn Fernandez is scoring 15.8 points per game and averaging 5.0 rebounds for the Fightin' Blue Hens. Christian Bliss is averaging 16.5 points and 5.6 rebounds over the last 10 games.

Armelo Boone is averaging 11.5 points and 6.5 rebounds for the Hilltoppers. Grant Newell is averaging 13.5 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Fightin' Blue Hens: 4-6, averaging 68.6 points, 28.2 rebounds, 11.3 assists, 4.5 steals and 1.7 blocks per game while shooting 46.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.4 points per game.

Hilltoppers: 5-5, averaging 70.9 points, 34.3 rebounds, 12.1 assists, 6.7 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 37.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.1 points.

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