Clinton leads Hampton against Towson after 23-point outing

Hampton Pirates (5-15, 1-8 CAA) at Towson Tigers (5-15, 3-6 CAA)

Towson, Maryland; Friday, 6:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Hampton takes on Towson after Jasha Clinton scored 23 points in Hampton's 74-51 loss to the North Carolina A&T Aggies.

The Tigers are 3-5 in home games. Towson ranks ninth in the CAA with 22.4 defensive rebounds per game led by Anasia Staton averaging 5.0.

The Pirates are 1-8 in CAA play. Hampton averages 15.9 turnovers per game and is 5-9 when turning the ball over less than opponents.

Towson averages 58.7 points per game, 9.7 fewer points than the 68.4 Hampton gives up. Hampton's 37.3% shooting percentage from the field this season is 3.0 percentage points lower than Towson has given up to its opponents (40.3%).

The Tigers and Pirates square off Friday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Khady Leye is averaging 11 points and 6.8 rebounds for the Tigers. India Johnston is averaging 10.9 points over the last 10 games.

Clinton is shooting 24.4% from beyond the arc with 1.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Pirates, while averaging 14.4 points and two steals. Aisha Dabo is averaging 7.6 points over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 3-7, averaging 58.1 points, 34.1 rebounds, 10.2 assists, 7.2 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 37.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 58.9 points per game.

Pirates: 2-8, averaging 54.6 points, 27.3 rebounds, 11.0 assists, 8.9 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 35.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.0 points.

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