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Robert Morris plays Detroit Mercy, aims for 4th straight win

Detroit Mercy Titans (3-5, 2-0 Horizon) at Robert Morris Colonials (7-2, 1-0 Horizon)

Moon Township, Pennsylvania; Tuesday, 6 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Robert Morris looks to keep its three-game win streak alive when the Colonials take on Detroit Mercy.

The Colonials are 3-0 in home games. Robert Morris is the Horizon leader with 34.9 rebounds per game led by Bailey Kuhns averaging 5.3.

The Titans have gone 2-0 against Horizon opponents. Detroit Mercy is ninth in the Horizon scoring 63.1 points per game and is shooting 41.2%.

Robert Morris is shooting 43.4% from the field this season, 1.4 percentage points lower than the 44.8% Detroit Mercy allows to opponents. Detroit Mercy has shot at a 41.2% clip from the field this season, 3.8 percentage points above the 37.4% shooting opponents of Robert Morris have averaged.

The Colonials and Titans match up Tuesday for the first time in Horizon play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Aislin is scoring 13.2 points per game with 4.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists for the Colonials. Kuhns is averaging 10.2 points and 5.3 rebounds while shooting 53.6%.

Aaliyah McQueen is shooting 27.3% from beyond the arc with 1.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Titans, while averaging eight points and 1.6 steals. Jasmine Edwards is averaging 12.4 points and 5.5 rebounds.

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

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