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02/14 03:23 CST Tejada leads Towson against Monmouth after 33-point outing Tejada leads Towson against Monmouth after 33-point outing By The Associated Press Towson Tigers (14-12, 6-7 CAA) at Monmouth Hawks (13-12, 7-5 CAA) West Long Branch, New Jersey; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Towson visits Monmouth after Tyler Tejada scored 33 points in Towson's 69-57 victory over the Stony Brook Seawolves. The Hawks have gone 7-4 in home games. Monmouth scores 72.6 points and has outscored opponents by 1.4 points per game. The Tigers have gone 6-7 against CAA opponents. Towson is 2-1 in games decided by 3 points or fewer. Monmouth's average of 6.6 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.8 fewer made shots on average than the 7.4 per game Towson gives up. Towson has shot at a 42.1% rate from the field this season, 0.9 percentage points below the 43.0% shooting opponents of Monmouth have averaged. The Hawks and Tigers match up Sunday for the first time in CAA play this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Jason Rivera-Torres is scoring 16.0 points per game and averaging 8.2 rebounds for the Hawks. Justin Ray is averaging 2.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games. Tejada is averaging 17.1 points and 5.5 rebounds for the Tigers. Dylan Williamson is averaging 13.2 points and 3.8 assists over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Hawks: 6-4, averaging 73.7 points, 32.2 rebounds, 14.2 assists, 8.4 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 43.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.8 points per game. Tigers: 6-4, averaging 69.2 points, 35.1 rebounds, 9.6 assists, 5.8 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 41.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.5 points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.