Morgan State plays Delaware State in MEAC Tournament

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Delaware State Hornets (7-22, 2-12 MEAC) vs. Morgan State Bears (14-15, 10-4 MEAC)

Norfolk, Virginia; Wednesday, 6 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bears -2.5; over/under is 143.5

BOTTOM LINE: Morgan State and Delaware State meet in the MEAC Tournament.

The Bears are 10-4 against MEAC opponents and 4-11 in non-conference play. Morgan State is seventh in the MEAC with 8.7 offensive rebounds per game led by Christian Meeks averaging 2.4.

The Hornets' record in MEAC play is 2-12. Delaware State ranks seventh in the MEAC shooting 30.1% from 3-point range.

Morgan State is shooting 42.7% from the field this season, 4.7 percentage points lower than the 47.4% Delaware State allows to opponents. Delaware State averages 4.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.1 fewer made shots on average than the 5.9 per game Morgan State allows.

The teams play each other for the third time this season. Morgan State won the last matchup 82-68 on Feb. 21. Alfred Worrell Jr. scored 25 to help lead Morgan State to the victory, and Jalen St. Clair scored 11 points for Delaware State.

TOP PERFORMERS: Meeks is averaging 5.9 points and 5.8 rebounds for the Bears. Worrell is averaging 3.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Ponce James is shooting 33.0% from beyond the arc with 1.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Hornets, while averaging 13.6 points, 3.4 assists and two steals. Miles Webb is averaging 8.5 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bears: 8-2, averaging 79.2 points, 33.1 rebounds, 13.5 assists, 5.0 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 41.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 77.1 points per game.

Hornets: 2-8, averaging 60.0 points, 26.4 rebounds, 9.5 assists, 6.7 steals and 1.5 blocks per game while shooting 39.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.3 points.

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