Mid-Eastern foes will lock horns when the Morgan State Bears (4-15) play the Coppin State Eagles (5-15) at Hill Field House. Action begins at 7:30 pm ET on Monday, Feb. 1.
The Bears enter this game hoping for similar success after blowing out Howard 83-63 on Saturday. Cedric Blossom was the game’s leading scorer with 19 points on 6-for-10 shooting. The Eagles, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after their close 83-81 loss against Maryland Eastern Shore on Saturday. Coppin State lost despite the best efforts of Terry Harris Jr., who recorded his sixth double-double of the season with 14 points and 14 rebounds.
Notes
In its last game, Morgan State won by a margin of 20 points. Coppin State is 0-8 in games decided by a margin of 18 points or more. Morgan State has a 1-4 record in blowouts.
With 68.2 possessions and .938 points per possession, the Morgan State Bears perform worse on both metrics than the Coppin State Eagles. Coppin State averages 73.3 possessions and .972 points per possession.
Morgan State has an average effective field goal percentage of 42.2%. Coppin State is an underachieving 4-15 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
Morgan State ranks 92nd in offensive rebounding. Coppin State ranks 338th in defensive rebounding.
The Morgan State Bears average 6.3 steals per game. When giving up 6 or more steals, the Coppin State Eagles have a losing record (4-9) this season.
