Worrell leads Morgan State against Delaware State after 29-point showing

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Morgan State Bears (4-13, 1-2 MEAC) at Delaware State Hornets (5-13, 0-3 MEAC)

Dover, Delaware; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Morgan State takes on Delaware State after Alfred Worrell Jr. scored 29 points in Morgan State's 89-78 loss to the North Carolina Central Eagles.

The Hornets have gone 4-3 at home. Delaware State averages 12.1 turnovers per game and is 4-9 when it wins the turnover battle.

The Bears have gone 1-2 against MEAC opponents. Morgan State is 0-1 in one-possession games.

Delaware State's average of 5.2 made 3-pointers per game is 1.9 fewer made shots on average than the 7.1 per game Morgan State gives up. Morgan State's 41.6% shooting percentage from the field this season is 5.4 percentage points lower than Delaware State has given up to its opponents (47.0%).

The Hornets and Bears face off Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ponce James is averaging 14.2 points, 3.6 assists and 2.3 steals for the Hornets. Corey Perkins is averaging 10.4 points over the last 10 games.

Worrell is averaging 15.8 points for the Bears. Rob Lawson is averaging 1.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Hornets: 3-7, averaging 61.9 points, 27.3 rebounds, 11.2 assists, 9.6 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 41.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.1 points per game.

Bears: 3-7, averaging 67.1 points, 26.6 rebounds, 12.2 assists, 4.3 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 40.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 80.0 points.

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