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Columbia Lions (12-5, 1-2 Ivy League) at Yale Bulldogs (13-3, 2-1 Ivy League)

New Haven, Connecticut; Monday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Yale hosts Columbia after Riley Fox scored 21 points in Yale's 102-68 victory over the Cornell Big Red.

The Bulldogs have gone 5-1 at home. Yale ranks sixth in the Ivy League in rebounding with 32.9 rebounds. Nick Townsend leads the Bulldogs with 7.6 boards.

The Lions are 1-2 in Ivy League play. Columbia scores 80.9 points and has outscored opponents by 10.1 points per game.

Yale averages 8.6 made 3-pointers per game, 1.7 more made shots than the 6.9 per game Columbia gives up. Columbia has shot at a 48.9% rate from the field this season, 6.4 percentage points above the 42.5% shooting opponents of Yale have averaged.

The Bulldogs and Lions meet Monday for the first time in Ivy League play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Townsend is averaging 16.5 points, 7.6 rebounds and 4.1 assists for the Bulldogs. Fox is averaging 13.6 points and 2.2 rebounds while shooting 51.4% over the past 10 games.

Connor Igoe is averaging 7.6 points and 5.4 rebounds for the Lions. Kenny Noland is averaging 16.1 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bulldogs: 8-2, averaging 85.3 points, 34.9 rebounds, 17.1 assists, 5.0 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 50.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.9 points per game.

Lions: 6-4, averaging 82.0 points, 38.3 rebounds, 17.4 assists, 5.9 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 48.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.7 points.

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

UMBC Retrievers (9-7, 2-1 America East) at Binghamton Bearcats (4-15, 0-4 America East)

Binghamton, New York; Monday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: UMBC takes on Binghamton after DJ Armstrong scored 20 points in UMBC's 79-74 overtime loss to the Bryant Bulldogs.

The Bearcats have gone 4-5 at home. Binghamton is sixth in the America East scoring 67.1 points while shooting 44.5% from the field.

The Retrievers are 2-1 in America East play. UMBC scores 74.7 points and has outscored opponents by 3.0 points per game.

Binghamton's average of 5.0 made 3-pointers per game is 1.6 fewer made shots on average than the 6.6 per game UMBC gives up. UMBC averages 8.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.6 more makes per game than Binghamton allows.

The Bearcats and Retrievers square off Monday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jackson Benigni averages 1.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Bearcats, scoring 9.0 points while shooting 33.0% from beyond the arc. Demetrius Lilley is averaging 14.6 points and 9.4 rebounds over the past 10 games.

Jah'likai King is scoring 14.7 points per game with 4.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists for the Retrievers. Armstrong is averaging 14.3 points and 3.2 rebounds while shooting 43.4% over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bearcats: 1-9, averaging 68.4 points, 27.0 rebounds, 11.6 assists, 5.9 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 45.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 77.7 points per game.

Retrievers: 5-5, averaging 74.4 points, 30.1 rebounds, 14.0 assists, 3.9 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 47.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.7 points.

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Northeastern Huskies (6-11, 2-4 CAA) at Monmouth Hawks (8-10, 2-3 CAA)

West Long Branch, New Jersey; Monday, 11 a.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Northeastern visits Monmouth after William Kermoury scored 31 points in Northeastern's 85-78 win over the Elon Phoenix.

The Hawks have gone 5-3 at home. Monmouth has a 4-7 record against opponents above .500.

The Huskies are 2-4 in CAA play. Northeastern has a 1-1 record in one-possession games.

Monmouth is shooting 42.9% from the field this season, 6.8 percentage points lower than the 49.7% Northeastern allows to opponents. Northeastern has shot at a 47.0% clip from the field this season, 4.7 percentage points above the 42.3% shooting opponents of Monmouth have averaged.

The Hawks and Huskies face off Monday for the first time in CAA play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jason Rivera-Torres is averaging 15.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, two steals and 1.6 blocks for the Hawks. Justin Ray is averaging 1.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Kermoury is averaging 12.2 points for the Huskies. Xavier Abreu is averaging 11.5 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Hawks: 4-6, averaging 66.9 points, 30.5 rebounds, 13.3 assists, 7.5 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 41.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.3 points per game.

Huskies: 3-7, averaging 79.1 points, 25.5 rebounds, 17.1 assists, 6.8 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 48.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 83.4 points.

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