Wright, Princeton host UMBC

Published Dec. 12, 2021 6:31 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Maryland-Baltimore County (5-4) vs. Princeton (8-3)

L. Stockwell Jadwin Gymnasium, Princeton, New Jersey; Monday, 6 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Two senior guards will be on display as Keondre Kennedy and Maryland-Baltimore County will go up against Ethan Wright and Princeton. Kennedy is averaging 15.4 points over the last five games. Wright is averaging 15.8 points over the last five games.

SAVVY SENIORS: Princeton's Wright, Jaelin Llewellyn and Drew Friberg have collectively scored 46 percent of the team's points this season, including 49 percent of all Tigers scoring over the last five games.

CREATING OFFENSE: Tosan Evbuomwan has been directly responsible for 42 percent of all Princeton field goals over the last three games. Evbuomwan has 22 field goals and 19 assists in those games.

PERFECT WHEN: Princeton is a perfect 5-0 when it turns the ball over nine times or fewer. The Tigers are 3-3 when they record more than nine turnovers. Maryland-Baltimore County has forced 13.7 turnovers per game this year and 15.3 per game over its last three.

STREAK STATS: Princeton has won its last five home games, scoring an average of 85.2 points while giving up 63.2.

DID YOU KNOW: The Maryland-Baltimore County offense has recorded a turnover on only 14 percent of its possessions, which is the 10th-lowest rate in the nation. The Princeton defense has forced opposing teams to turn the ball over on just 17.1 percent of all possessions (ranked 293rd among Division I teams).

___

For more AP college basketball coverage:

___

This was generated by Automated Insights,