UMBC plays NJIT after Johnson’s 23-point outing

UMBC Retrievers (8-8, 0-1 America East) at NJIT Highlanders (3-12)

Newark, New Jersey; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Retrievers -7.5; over/under is 145.5

BOTTOM LINE: UMBC visits NJIT after Bryce Johnson scored 23 points in UMBC’s 87-82 loss to the Binghamton Bearcats.

The Highlanders have gone 2-3 at home. NJIT ranks third in the America East with 9.3 offensive rebounds per game led by Quentin Duncan averaging 3.0.

The Retrievers have gone 0-1 against America East opponents. UMBC scores 83.1 points and has outscored opponents by 6.5 points per game.

NJIT averages 62.9 points per game, 13.7 fewer points than the 76.6 UMBC allows. UMBC scores 12.4 more points per game (83.1) than NJIT gives up (70.7).

The Highlanders and Retrievers square off Thursday for the first time in America East play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Tim Moore Jr. is averaging 10.9 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.6 blocks for the Highlanders.

Marcus Banks is shooting 43.2% from beyond the arc with 3.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Retrievers, while averaging 14.6 points.

LAST 10 GAMES: Highlanders: 3-7, averaging 65.0 points, 34.4 rebounds, 10.2 assists, 5.4 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 39.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.9 points per game.

Retrievers: 5-5, averaging 84.0 points, 30.5 rebounds, 15.7 assists, 8.3 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 49.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 78.2 points.

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