Delaware State hosts Obanla and Maryland-Eastern Shore

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Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks (8-13, 4-0 MEAC) at Delaware State Hornets (5-15, 0-5 MEAC)

Dover, Delaware; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Maryland-Eastern Shore visits Delaware State after Zion Obanla scored 20 points in Maryland-Eastern Shore's 70-67 win against the Coppin State Eagles.

The Hornets are 4-4 on their home court. Delaware State has a 2-9 record in games decided by 10 or more points.

The Hawks are 4-0 in conference matchups. Maryland-Eastern Shore has a 4-9 record against teams over .500.

Delaware State is shooting 39.2% from the field this season, 3.9 percentage points lower than the 43.1% Maryland-Eastern Shore allows to opponents. Maryland-Eastern Shore's 44.5% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.3 percentage points lower than Delaware State has given up to its opponents (46.8%).

The Hornets and Hawks meet Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ponce James is averaging 14.7 points, 3.6 assists and 2.2 steals for the Hornets. Zion Bethea is averaging 0.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Joseph Locandro is scoring 10.6 points per game and averaging 3.5 rebounds for the Hawks. Dorion Staples is averaging 1.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Hornets: 3-7, averaging 64.6 points, 28.1 rebounds, 11.5 assists, 8.4 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 42.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.4 points per game.

Hawks: 4-6, averaging 66.6 points, 27.8 rebounds, 14.6 assists, 6.2 steals and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 45.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.1 points.

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