Maine visits UMBC following Johnson’s 33-point game

Maine Black Bears (11-8, 3-1 America East) at UMBC Retrievers (9-9, 1-2 America East)

Baltimore; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: UMBC takes on Maine after Bryce Johnson scored 33 points in UMBC’s 79-76 loss to the New Hampshire Wildcats.

The Retrievers are 6-4 in home games. UMBC leads the America East with 15.7 assists per game led by Anthony Valentine averaging 3.7.

The Black Bears are 3-1 against America East opponents. Maine is second in the America East allowing 66.3 points while holding opponents to 42.7% shooting.

UMBC makes 48.5% of its shots from the field this season, which is 5.8 percentage points higher than Maine has allowed to its opponents (42.7%). Maine averages 6.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.4 fewer makes per game than UMBC allows.

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

TOP PERFORMERS: Johnson is averaging 17.8 points for the Retrievers.

AJ Lopez is scoring 14.7 points per game with 2.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists for the Black Bears.

LAST 10 GAMES: Retrievers: 5-5, averaging 83.7 points, 32.4 rebounds, 16.0 assists, 8.3 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 49.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 77.3 points per game.

Black Bears: 6-4, averaging 72.9 points, 26.6 rebounds, 16.6 assists, 9.7 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 47.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.8 points.

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