Bucknell hosts UMBC on 3-game home slide

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UMBC Retrievers (5-3) at Bucknell Bison (2-8)

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Bucknell plays UMBC looking to stop its three-game home slide.

The Bison have gone 1-2 in home games. Bucknell is eighth in the Patriot League in rebounding averaging 28.7 rebounds. Grgur Brcic leads the Bison with 4.9 boards.

The Retrievers have gone 1-3 away from home. UMBC scores 75.4 points while outscoring opponents by 4.5 points per game.

Bucknell averages 8.3 made 3-pointers per game, 2.4 more made shots than the 5.9 per game UMBC gives up. UMBC averages 75.4 points per game, 5.7 fewer points than the 81.1 Bucknell allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: Amon Dorries is scoring 14.0 points per game and averaging 4.1 rebounds for the Bison. Jayden Williams is averaging 1.4 made 3-pointers.

Jah'likai King is averaging 13.6 points and 5.5 rebounds for the Retrievers. DJ Armstrong is averaging 11.8 points.

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