Denver vs. UMBC to Air On ESPN 3 Thursday

DENVER (5-4) Vs. UMBC (1-8)

Thursday, December 7, 2017 | 5 p.m. MT

Retriever Activites Center (Baltimore, Md.)

About Denver

• Denver is 5-4 this season.

• The Pioneers are averaging 68.8 points per game this season.

• DU is holding its opponents to 61.8 points per contest this year.

• The Crimson and Gold are shooting 37.5 percent (222-for-592) from the field.

• Denver is currently holding its opponents to 38.7 percent (196-for-507) from field-goal range.

• The Pioneers shot 66.7 percent (4-for-6) from three-point range during the fourth quarter against Northern Arizona.

• Carie Weinman scored a career-high 34 points in a 80-73 comeback vs Northern Arizona on Sunday.

• As a team, DU is grabbing an average of 42.1 rebounds.

• On the season, the Crimson and Gold are forcing an average of 17.6 turnovers.

• Denver is averaging 13.4 assists per game as a team.

• In the second half, the Pioneers are averaging 38.4 points per meeting.

• DU is averaging 7.5 steals per game.

• Jordyn Alt currently ranks 60th in the NCAA for total rebounds with 74.

• Madison Nelson is the team's leading scorer, averaging 10.9 points per game. The Dover, Minn. native sits 11th in the Summit League.

• Nelson is shooting 37.5 percent (36-for-96) from the field.

• The Crimson and Gold rank 12th in the NCAA for 3-point field goals made with 76.

• DU ranks 20th in the NCAA in total rebounds with 379.

• Jasmine Jeffcoat recorded her first career double-double with 17 points and 13 rebounds against the Lumberjacks.

• Nelson ranks fourth in the Summit League with an average of 7.3 rebounds per game.

• From the free-throw line, Denver is shooting 66.9 percent (99-for-148).

About UMBC

• The Retrievers are 1-8 this year.

• UMBC is averaging 54.2 points per game this season.

• Baltimore County has allowed an average of 64.8 points per game.

• The Retrievers are shooting 27.0 percent (48-for-178) from deep.

• UMBC is shooting 33.7 percent (174-for-517) from the field.

• Baltimore County's opponents are shooting 39.4 percent (211-for-535) from field-goal range.

• As a team, the Retrievers have snagged 34.6 rebounds per performance.

• Castaldo is the squad's leading scorer with 13.9 points per game.

• UMBC's leading rebounder is Janee'a Summers, who has collected 6.8 rebounds per contest.

• Againt Columbia, Baltimore County scored 23 points in the second half.

• The Retrievers average 5.3 3s per outing.

• UMBC is shooting 73.0 percent (92-for-126) from the charity stripe.

• As a unit, Baltimore County is handing out 12.5 assists per game.

• Summers is shooting 34.8 percent (8-for-23) from 3-point range.

• The Retrievers rank 116th in the NCAA in total rebounds with 311.

• UMBC in 73rd in the NCAA with a free-throw percentage of 73.0 percent.