Presbyterian plays Hampton after Harrison's 22-point performance
Presbyterian Blue Hose (11-13, 3-6 Big South) at Hampton Pirates (6-14, 2-7 Big South)
Hampton, Virginia; Monday, 7 p.m. EST
LINE: Hampton -4.5; over/under is 125.5
BOTTOM LINE: Presbyterian faces the Hampton Pirates after Rayshon Harrison scored 22 points in Presbyterian's 78-70 win against the Radford Highlanders.
The Pirates have gone 4-3 at home. Hampton is sixth in the Big South in team defense, allowing 67.6 points while holding opponents to 41.7% shooting.
The Blue Hose are 3-6 in conference games. Presbyterian ranks sixth in the Big South scoring 31.2 points per game in the paint led by Harrison averaging 0.7.
The matchup Monday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Najee Garvin is scoring 15.7 points per game with 5.7 rebounds and 1.6 assists for the Pirates. Russell Dean is averaging 14.6 points and 3.8 rebounds while shooting 36.0% over the past 10 games for Hampton.
Harrison is shooting 26.3% from beyond the arc with 1.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Blue Hose, while averaging 16.9 points. Winston Hill is shooting 48.2% and averaging 11.6 points over the past 10 games for Presbyterian.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pirates: 2-8, averaging 62.3 points, 26.9 rebounds, 7.6 assists, 4.3 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 38.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.6 points per game.
Blue Hose: 4-6, averaging 64.7 points, 28.9 rebounds, 11.7 assists, 7.1 steals and 2.2 blocks per game while shooting 41.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.9 points.
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