The North Carolina Central Eagles (7-13) will have their hands full against the top scoring defense in the Mid-Eastern when they take on the Coppin State Eagles (4-14) at Physical Education Complex. The game starts at 7:30 pm ET on Monday, Jan. 25.
The Eagles beat Florida A&M 70-66 in their last game. Trevon Seymore was the team’s high scorer with 15 points on 6-for-17 shooting. The Eagles are coming off a tough 80-79 loss at the hands of Hampton in their last outing. Patrick Cole had a good shooting night, leading the game with 28 points.
Notes
In its last game, North Carolina Central lost by a margin of one point. Coppin State is 0-2 in games decided by a margin of three points or less. North Carolina Central has a 0-3 record in close games.
Coppin State has an average field goal percentage of 37.2%. North Carolina Central is a subpar 5-13 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
On average, Coppin State attempts 22.0 three pointers and North Carolina Central attempts 17.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, both have losing records. The Coppin State Eagles are 2-11 while the North Carolina Central Eagles are 2-6.
The North Carolina Central Eagles rank 38th in offensive rebounds. The Coppin State Eagles rank 338th in the nation in defensive rebounds.
North Carolina Central has forced an average turnover percentage of 21.1% this season. Coppin State has a losing 1-2 record when its TO% is 21.1% or higher.
