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Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks (8-13, 4-0 MEAC) at South Carolina State Bulldogs (4-16, 2-2 MEAC)

Orangeburg, South Carolina; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Maryland-Eastern Shore faces South Carolina State after Zion Obanla scored 20 points in Maryland-Eastern Shore's 70-67 victory over the Coppin State Eagles.

The Bulldogs have gone 3-3 at home. South Carolina State is 2-1 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The Hawks are 4-0 in MEAC play. Maryland-Eastern Shore has a 4-9 record against opponents over .500.

South Carolina State is shooting 40.4% from the field this season, 2.7 percentage points lower than the 43.1% Maryland-Eastern Shore allows to opponents. Maryland-Eastern Shore averages 64.6 points per game, 18.2 fewer points than the 82.8 South Carolina State allows.

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

TOP PERFORMERS: Jayden Johnson is averaging 12.7 points and 3.8 assists for the Bulldogs. Obie Bronston Jr. is averaging 8.0 points over the last 10 games.

Michael Teal is averaging 4.6 points and 3.4 assists for the Hawks. Obanla is averaging 11.2 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bulldogs: 4-6, averaging 67.9 points, 29.0 rebounds, 13.4 assists, 6.6 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 44.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 77.4 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.

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (6-13, 3-4 Big Sky) at Northern Colorado Bears (14-6, 5-2 Big Sky)

Greeley, Colorado; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Northern Arizona visits Northern Colorado after Naomi White scored 29 points in Northern Arizona's 76-72 loss to the Montana Lady Griz.

The Bears are 8-2 on their home court. Northern Colorado has a 2-1 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The Lumberjacks are 3-4 in conference play. Northern Arizona gives up 74.2 points to opponents while being outscored by 4.0 points per game.

Northern Colorado is shooting 42.8% from the field this season, 0.2 percentage points lower than the 43.0% Northern Arizona allows to opponents. Northern Arizona averages 6.9 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.6 more made shots on average than the 5.3 per game Northern Colorado allows.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Heather Baymon is shooting 36.1% from beyond the arc with 2.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Bears, while averaging 12.7 points and 1.7 steals. Neenah George is shooting 38.3% and averaging 14.5 points over the last 10 games.

White averages 3.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Lumberjacks, scoring 22.6 points while shooting 39.3% from beyond the arc. Madison Watts is averaging 12.5 points and 7.8 rebounds over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bears: 6-4, averaging 67.2 points, 31.6 rebounds, 11.2 assists, 12.1 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 41.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.4 points per game.

Lumberjacks: 6-4, averaging 71.7 points, 34.3 rebounds, 13.9 assists, 10.2 steals and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 42.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.0 points.

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