UMBC visits Maine after Bornemann's 34-point performance

UMBC Retrievers (7-8, 0-3 America East) at Maine Black Bears (8-10, 3-2 America East)

Orono, Maine; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Maine plays UMBC after Caroline Bornemann scored 34 points in Maine's 71-58 victory over the NJIT Highlanders.

The Black Bears are 4-3 on their home court. Maine averages 15.1 assists per game to lead the America East, paced by Paula Gallego with 3.9.

The Retrievers are 0-3 in conference play. UMBC ranks fourth in the America East with 29.5 rebounds per game led by Jaden Walker averaging 5.6.

Maine averages 61.1 points per game, 3.0 more points than the 58.1 UMBC allows. UMBC's 38.0% shooting percentage from the field this season is 5.9 percentage points lower than Maine has given up to its opponents (43.9%).

The Black Bears and Retrievers face off Saturday for the first time in America East play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bornemann is averaging 12.5 points and 7.9 rebounds for the Black Bears.

Jordon Lewis is shooting 43.4% and averaging 11.7 points for the Retrievers.

LAST 10 GAMES: Black Bears: 5-5, averaging 63.5 points, 26.6 rebounds, 17.0 assists, 6.0 steals and 1.8 blocks per game while shooting 43.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 58.4 points per game.

Retrievers: 4-6, averaging 58.5 points, 30.7 rebounds, 11.7 assists, 5.7 steals and 1.1 blocks per game while shooting 38.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 60.3 points.

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