Coppin State takes on South Carolina State for conference matchup

Coppin State Eagles (5-21, 3-6 MEAC) at South Carolina State Bulldogs (6-17, 4-3 MEAC)

Orangeburg, South Carolina; Monday, 4:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Hassan Perkins and Coppin State visit Jayden Johnson and South Carolina State on Monday.

The Bulldogs are 5-3 in home games. South Carolina State is 1-13 in games decided by 10 or more points.

The Eagles are 3-6 against MEAC opponents. Coppin State is 2-18 in games decided by 10 or more points.

South Carolina State is shooting 40.4% from the field this season, 6.9 percentage points lower than the 47.3% Coppin State allows to opponents. Coppin State averages 65.3 points per game, 15.5 fewer points than the 80.8 South Carolina State allows to opponents.

The matchup Monday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Obie Bronston Jr. averages 2.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Bulldogs, scoring 10.9 points while shooting 35.3% from beyond the arc. Johnson is averaging 12.9 points and 3.5 assists over the past 10 games.

Khali Horton is shooting 37.8% from beyond the arc with 1.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Eagles, while averaging 7.6 points. Hussain Williams is averaging 9.5 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bulldogs: 5-5, averaging 65.1 points, 27.1 rebounds, 12.1 assists, 7.3 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 42.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.3 points per game.

Eagles: 3-7, averaging 66.0 points, 29.7 rebounds, 11.9 assists, 6.7 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 42.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.3 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.