Merrimack Warriors (1-6) at UMass-Lowell River Hawks (6-1)
Lowell, Massachusetts; Wednesday, 6 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Merrimack heads into the matchup with UMass-Lowell after losing five in a row.
The River Hawks have gone 4-0 in home games. UMass-Lowell is the leader in the America East in team defense, giving up 61.9 points while holding opponents to 35.8% shooting.
The Warriors are 0-4 in road games. Merrimack is fourth in the NEC allowing 72.3 points while holding opponents to 47.1% shooting.
TOP PERFORMERS: Yuri Covington averages 1.6 made 3-pointers per game for the River Hawks, scoring 9.1 points while shooting 47.8% from beyond the arc. Abdoul Karim Coulibaly is shooting 70.7% and averaging 15.7 points for UMass-Lowell.
Jordan Minor is averaging 17 points, 8.5 rebounds and two blocks for the Warriors. Ziggy Reid is averaging 12.7 points for Merrimack.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
