Hampton faces Towson, seeks 6th straight home win

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Towson Tigers (8-6, 0-1 CAA) at Hampton Pirates (7-7, 1-0 CAA)

Hampton, Virginia; Wednesday, 2:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Hampton will try to keep its five-game home win streak alive when the Pirates face Towson.

The Pirates have gone 4-0 in home games. Hampton is 3-4 against opponents with a winning record.

The Tigers have gone 0-1 against CAA opponents. Towson is 1-0 in one-possession games.

Hampton scores 73.1 points, 5.5 more per game than the 67.6 Towson gives up. Towson averages 6.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.6 more makes per game than Hampton gives up.

The Pirates and Tigers face off Wednesday for the first time in CAA play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jalyke Gaines-Wyatt is averaging 11.5 points and 3.2 assists for the Pirates. Xzavier Long is averaging 9.5 points and 9.6 rebounds while shooting 49.2% over the past 10 games.

Tyler Tejada is averaging 17.2 points and 6.2 rebounds for the Tigers. Dylan Williamson is averaging 2.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Pirates: 5-5, averaging 70.9 points, 31.9 rebounds, 11.8 assists, 7.3 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 43.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.7 points per game.

Tigers: 5-5, averaging 73.4 points, 35.2 rebounds, 10.8 assists, 6.5 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 44.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.2 points.

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