It will be a battle between Mid-Eastern opponents when the Savannah State Tigers (8-13) welcome the Coppin State Eagles (5-17) to Tiger Arena. The game starts at 8:00 pm ET on Monday, Feb. 8.
The Tigers were victorious over Morgan State 57-49 on Saturday. Troyce Manassa led all scorers on the team with 20 points on 7-for-12 shooting. The Eagles are coming off an 88-83 loss at the hands of South Carolina State on Saturday. Christian Kessee had a good shooting night, leading the game with 27 points.
Notes
With 68.7 possessions and .905 points per possession, the Savannah State Tigers perform worse on both metrics than the Coppin State Eagles. Coppin State averages 73.2 possessions and .963 points per possession.
Savannah State has an average effective field goal percentage of 45.4%. Coppin State is an underachieving 3-16 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
When it comes to offensive rebounds, Coppin State ranks 21st. Savannah State ranks 329th in defensive rebounds.
Coppin State has forced an average turnover percentage of 20.4% this season. Savannah State has a subpar 4-10 record when its TO% is 20.4% or higher.
