Columbia and Maryland-Eastern Shore to meet for cross-conference game

Updated Dec. 28, 2022 2:43 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks (5-7) at Columbia Lions (5-9)

New York; Wednesday, 4 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Columbia -1.5; over/under is 136.5

BOTTOM LINE: Zion Styles and the Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks visit Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa and the Columbia Lions in a non-conference matchup.

The Lions are 4-3 in home games. Columbia ranks sixth in the Ivy League at limiting opponent scoring, allowing 69.7 points while holding opponents to 43.5% shooting.

The Hawks have gone 1-7 away from home. Maryland-Eastern Shore is fourth in the MEAC with 12.9 assists per game led by Ahamadou Fofana averaging 2.3.

TOP PERFORMERS: Noah Robledo is averaging 11 points and nine rebounds for the Lions. De La Rosa is averaging 12.7 points over the last 10 games for Columbia.

Styles is averaging 11.1 points for the Hawks. Da'Shawn Phillip is averaging 10.3 points over the last 10 games for Maryland-Eastern Shore.

LAST 10 GAMES: Lions: 4-6, averaging 70.6 points, 35.1 rebounds, 12.4 assists, 7.0 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 43.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.9 points per game.

Hawks: 4-6, averaging 63.9 points, 28.9 rebounds, 12.2 assists, 9.8 steals and 1.3 blocks per game while shooting 40.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.1 points.

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