2022-23 Monmouth Basketball Game Twenty-Seven Preview

Monmouth Hawks (5-21, 4-9 CAA) vs. North Carolina A&T Aggies (12-15, 7-7 CAA)
Monday, February 13, 2023 - 7:00 p.m. ET
OceanFirst Bank Center, West Long Branch, NJ

TV
SNY/NBC Sports Philadelphia/FloSports
Play-by-Play: Matt Harmon
Analyst: Dave Calloway

QUICK BULLETS

-MU had a four-game winning streak snapped the last time out
-Monmouth is looking to complete a season sweep of North Carolina A&T
-Jack Collins had a season-high four assists vs. Hofstra
-Monmouth is in a four-way tie for seventh place in the CAA standings
-Allen's six steals at Stony Brook marked the 19th player in school history with 6+
-MU exploded for 45 second-half points vs. UD, the highest scoring half this year
-The Hawks won their first CAA game in program history at North Carolina A&T
-Jack Collins is a two-time CAA Rookie of the Week after scoring 16 at NC A&T
-Foster has started every game this season, the only Hawk to do so
-10 of 11 players to see action this season have started at least one game 

A MONMOUTH WIN WOULD...
-be Monmouth's fifth win as a member of the CAA
-be Monmouth's third home win this season
-be the Hawks 26th program win over a current CAA school
-be the Hawks sixth win of the season
-register as the 188th win of Rice's career
-move Rice's career record back to an even .500
-move MU to 5-9 in the CAA
-complete a season sweep of North Carolina A&T

NOTES FROM THE LAST TIME OUT...
-Monmouth had a season-high four-game winning streak snapped.
-Jack Collins dished out a career-best four assists.
-Andrew Ball posted a double-figure scoring game for the fourth time this season.
-Klemen Vuga scored in doubles for the eighth time this season.
-Jakari Spence matched a career high with three steals.
-10 of 11 Hawks that saw action scored in the game.
-The Hawks were better off the bench, 26-22.
-Each team had nine steals.
-Monmouth shot 52% and 60% from deep in the second half.

MORE INFO ON THE ALL-TIME SERIES
-Monmouth has won both all-time meetings between the schools
-The Hawks won their first ever CAA game earlier this season over the Aggies
-Monmouth and North Carolina A&T are meeting for the third time ever
-The only meeting in West Long Branch previously took place on November 30, 2014, a 76-61 Monmouth win as part of the Barclays Center Classic 
-In that meeting, Deon Jones led all scorers with 27 points for Monmouth
-Monmouth and North Carolina A&T are both in their first season in the CAA