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Morgan State faces Drexel, seeks to halt 4-game skid

Drexel Dragons (3-4) at Morgan State Bears (1-5)

Baltimore; Tuesday, 6 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Morgan State enters the matchup against Drexel after losing four games in a row.

The Bears have gone 1-2 in home games. Morgan State allows 83.0 points and has been outscored by 7.8 points per game.

The Dragons are 0-2 on the road. Drexel is ninth in the CAA with 24.1 defensive rebounds per game led by Villiam Garcia Adsten averaging 4.0.

Morgan State is shooting 43.0% from the field this season, 0.2 percentage points higher than the 42.8% Drexel allows to opponents. Drexel’s 41.6% shooting percentage from the field this season is 8.7 percentage points lower than Morgan State has given up to its opponents (50.3%).

TOP PERFORMERS: Alfred Worrell Jr. averages 1.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Bears, scoring 12.8 points while shooting 25.6% from beyond the arc. Rob Lawson is shooting 39.0% and averaging 13.0 points.

Shane Blakeney averages 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Dragons, scoring 12.7 points while shooting 39.5% from beyond the arc. Kevon Vanderhorst is averaging 11 points.

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