Hicks leads Penn State against Coppin State after 20-point outing

Coppin State Eagles (0-11) at Penn State Nittany Lions (8-2, 1-1 Big Ten)

University Park, Pennsylvania; Saturday, 12:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Penn State hosts Coppin State after Zach Hicks scored 20 points in Penn State's 80-76 loss to the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.

The Nittany Lions are 6-0 on their home court. Penn State is ninth in the Big Ten with 8.9 offensive rebounds per game led by Yanic Konan Niederhauser averaging 2.0.

The Eagles have gone 0-9 away from home. Coppin State is eighth in the MEAC with 26.8 rebounds per game led by Julius Ellerbe averaging 5.5.

Penn State's average of 8.5 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.2 fewer made shots on average than the 8.7 per game Coppin State gives up. Coppin State averages 54.7 points per game, 14.3 fewer points than the 69.0 Penn State allows to opponents.

TOP PERFORMERS: Adrian Baldwin Jr. is scoring 14.4 points per game and averaging 2.8 rebounds for the Nittany Lions.

Ellerbe is averaging 10 points and 5.5 rebounds for the Eagles.

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