UMBC plays Delaware

Published Dec. 3, 2021 3:31 p.m. ET

Associated Press

Maryland-Baltimore County (5-2) vs. Delaware (6-3)

Bob Carpenter Center Acierno Arena, Newark, Delaware; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Maryland-Baltimore County and Delaware both look to put winning streaks together . Maryland-Baltimore County blew out Columbia by 38 at home on Wednesday. Delaware is coming off a 59-48 win at Delaware State on Thursday.

VETERAN PRESENCE: Senior leadership could play a big role in this game's outcome. Dylan Painter, Ryan Allen and Kevin Anderson have combined to score 54 percent of Delaware's points this season. For Maryland-Baltimore County, Keondre Kennedy, Darnell Rogers, L.J. Owens, Jacob Boonyasith and Ray Salnave have collectively accounted for 64 percent of all Maryland-Baltimore County scoring, including 72 percent of the team's points over its last five games.DOMINANT DYLAN: In nine appearances this season, Delaware's Painter has shot 58.1 percent.

UNDEFEATED WHEN: The Fightin' Blue Hens are 5-0 when they score at least 75 points and 1-3 when they fall shy of that total. The Retrievers are 5-0 when the team records at least five steals and 0-2 when falling short of that total.

ACCOUNTING FOR ASSISTS: The Retrievers have recently gotten buckets via assists more often than the Blue Hens. Delaware has an assist on 42 of 79 field goals (53.2 percent) over its previous three matchups while Maryland-Baltimore County has assists on 56 of 95 field goals (58.9 percent) during its past three games.

BALL SECURITY: The diligent Maryland-Baltimore County offense has turned the ball over on 13.4 percent of its possessions, the 10th-best mark in Division I. 21.2 percent of all Delaware possessions have resulted in a turnover (the Fightin' Blue Hens are ranked 276th, nationally).

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