NJIT plays UMBC after Kulyk's 21-point game

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NJIT Highlanders (4-10, 1-0 America East) at UMBC Retrievers (7-6, 0-1 America East)

Baltimore; Thursday, 6:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: NJIT faces UMBC after Olivia Kulyk scored 21 points in NJIT's 58-49 win against the Binghamton Bearcats.

The Retrievers have gone 4-3 in home games. UMBC is 2-5 against opponents with a winning record.

The Highlanders have gone 1-0 against America East opponents. NJIT is 2-5 when it wins the turnover battle and averages 16.6 turnovers per game.

UMBC is shooting 38.7% from the field this season, 1.6 percentage points lower than the 40.3% NJIT allows to opponents. NJIT has shot at a 42.1% rate from the field this season, 4.7 percentage points greater than the 37.4% shooting opponents of UMBC have averaged.

The matchup Thursday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jordon Lewis is scoring 11.7 points per game with 4.7 rebounds and 0.7 assists for the Retrievers.

Alejandra Zuniga is scoring 17.6 points per game with 2.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists for the Highlanders.

LAST 10 GAMES: Retrievers: 6-4, averaging 62.2 points, 31.3 rebounds, 11.6 assists, 6.0 steals and 0.8 blocks per game while shooting 39.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 58.1 points per game.

Highlanders: 2-8, averaging 64.8 points, 31.1 rebounds, 13.1 assists, 7.7 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 42.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.2 points.

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