Drexel visits Towson following Shepard's 20-point game

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Drexel Dragons (20-8, 13-4 CAA) at Towson Tigers (16-13, 9-8 CAA)

Towson, Maryland; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Towson hosts Drexel after Thalia Shepard scored 20 points in Towson's 83-77 loss to the Monmouth Hawks.

The Tigers have gone 10-4 in home games. Towson is 6-3 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The Dragons are 13-4 against CAA opponents. Drexel is 8-4 in games decided by at least 10 points.

Towson is shooting 38.2% from the field this season, 0.2 percentage points lower than the 38.4% Drexel allows to opponents. Drexel has shot at a 41.2% clip from the field this season, 1.4 percentage points above the 39.8% shooting opponents of Towson have averaged.

The teams square off for the second time this season in CAA play. Drexel won the last matchup 68-45 on Jan. 24. Molly Rullo scored 16 points to help lead the Dragons to the win.

TOP PERFORMERS: India Johnston is averaging 15.4 points for the Tigers. Masyn Marchbanks is averaging 1.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Amaris Baker is shooting 40.8% and averaging 19.0 points for the Dragons. Laine McGurk is averaging 1.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 5-5, averaging 65.7 points, 33.4 rebounds, 12.5 assists, 6.5 steals and 2.2 blocks per game while shooting 38.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.5 points per game.

Dragons: 9-1, averaging 64.4 points, 32.7 rebounds, 15.1 assists, 7.5 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 40.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 56.0 points.

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