Sports

Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (1-8) at Kansas State Wildcats (5-4)

New York; Monday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Kansas State aims to stop its four-game losing streak when the Wildcats play Mississippi Valley State.

The Wildcats are 4-2 on their home court. Kansas State averages 84.3 points and has outscored opponents by 4.0 points per game.

The Delta Devils are 0-6 in road games. Mississippi Valley State ranks fifth in the SWAC with 8.7 offensive rebounds per game led by X'Zaevion Barnett averaging 2.3.

Kansas State averages 84.3 points per game, 4.1 fewer points than the 88.4 Mississippi Valley State allows. Mississippi Valley State averages 69.1 points per game, 11.2 fewer points than the 80.3 Kansas State allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: Abdi Bashir Jr. averages 3.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Wildcats, scoring 12.0 points while shooting 45.5% from beyond the arc. PJ Haggerty is shooting 48.6% and averaging 23.6 points.

Michael James is averaging 19.7 points for the Delta Devils. Daniel Mayfield is averaging 14.2 points.

___

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

Towson Tigers (6-3) at UCF Knights (7-1)

Orlando, Florida; Sunday, 4 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Knights -8.5; over/under is 147.5

BOTTOM LINE: Towson visits UCF after Tyler Tejada scored 26 points in Towson's 93-80 win over the Cornell Big Red.

The Knights are 5-1 in home games. UCF is third in the Big 12 with 18.8 assists per game led by Themus Fulks averaging 7.4.

The Tigers are 0-2 in road games. Towson is fifth in the CAA with 35.3 rebounds per game led by Tejada averaging 6.3.

UCF makes 49.4% of its shots from the field this season, which is 6.1 percentage points higher than Towson has allowed to its opponents (43.3%). Towson averages 71.3 points per game, 5.6 fewer points than the 76.9 UCF gives up to opponents.

TOP PERFORMERS: Riley Kugel is scoring 15.5 points per game and averaging 2.8 rebounds for the Knights. Carmelo Pacheco is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers.

Tejada is averaging 19.5 points and 6.3 rebounds for the Tigers. Dylan Williamson is averaging 15.8 points.

___

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

UL Monroe Warhawks (2-6) at Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (6-2, 1-0 Southland)

Huntsville, Texas; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Lumberjacks -19.5; over/under is 143.5

BOTTOM LINE: UL Monroe visits SFA after Krystian Lewis scored 22 points in UL Monroe's 66-52 win over the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils.

The Lumberjacks are 4-0 on their home court. SFA ranks fifth in the Southland with 23.5 defensive rebounds per game led by Keon Thompson averaging 4.8.

The Warhawks are 0-4 on the road. UL Monroe is 1-5 against opponents with a winning record.

SFA is shooting 44.6% from the field this season, 1.0 percentage point lower than the 45.6% UL Monroe allows to opponents. UL Monroe averages 7.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.7 more made shots on average than the 4.8 per game SFA gives up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Thompson is shooting 45.3% and averaging 17.5 points for the Lumberjacks. Narit Chotikavanic is averaging 12.6 points.

MJ Russell is averaging 16.8 points and 1.5 steals for the Warhawks. Lewis is averaging 13.3 points, 3.4 assists and 1.8 steals.

___

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