Stony Brook visits Towson following Octave's 23-point game

Stony Brook Seawolves (4-14, 0-5 CAA) at Towson Tigers (9-9, 4-1 CAA)

Towson, Maryland; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Stony Brook takes on Towson after Joseph Octave scored 23 points in Stony Brook's 84-74 loss to the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens.

The Tigers have gone 5-1 at home. Towson is 5-8 against opponents over .500.

The Seawolves have gone 0-5 against CAA opponents. Stony Brook has a 2-9 record in games decided by at least 10 points.

Towson's average of 6.9 made 3-pointers per game is 1.8 fewer made shots on average than the 8.7 per game Stony Brook allows. Stony Brook's 40.6% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.6 percentage points lower than Towson has given up to its opponents (43.2%).

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Dylan Williamson is averaging 12.5 points for the Tigers.

CJ Luster II is shooting 42.1% from beyond the arc with 2.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Seawolves, while averaging 14.9 points.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 5-5, averaging 68.7 points, 32.8 rebounds, 10.1 assists, 5.6 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 41.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.2 points per game.

Seawolves: 2-8, averaging 66.6 points, 28.0 rebounds, 9.9 assists, 5.7 steals and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 42.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.3 points.

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