North Carolina Central faces Coppin State after Carvey's 24-point outing
North Carolina Central Eagles (5-11, 1-0 MEAC) at Coppin State Eagles (3-15, 1-0 MEAC)
Baltimore; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Eagles -5.5; over/under is 142.5
BOTTOM LINE: North Carolina Central visits Coppin State after Khouri Carvey scored 24 points in North Carolina Central's 69-67 victory against the Norfolk State Spartans.
The Coppin State Eagles are 1-1 in home games. Coppin State has a 1-15 record in games decided by at least 10 points.
The North Carolina Central Eagles are 1-0 in MEAC play. North Carolina Central ranks seventh in the MEAC shooting 29.5% from 3-point range.
Coppin State averages 63.8 points per game, 14.0 fewer points than the 77.8 North Carolina Central allows. North Carolina Central averages 5.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 4.6 fewer made shots on average than the 10.4 per game Coppin State allows.
The Coppin State Eagles and North Carolina Central Eagles match up Saturday for the first time in MEAC play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Tyler Koenig is averaging 6.3 points for the Coppin State Eagles. Khali Horton is averaging 1.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Gage Lattimore is scoring 18.9 points per game with 3.7 rebounds and 2.4 assists for the North Carolina Central Eagles. Carvey is averaging 14.9 points and 7.0 rebounds while shooting 61.0% over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Coppin State Eagles: 2-8, averaging 62.7 points, 28.3 rebounds, 11.5 assists, 6.2 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 40.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 86.6 points per game.
North Carolina Central Eagles: 3-7, averaging 71.8 points, 30.9 rebounds, 14.1 assists, 9.8 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 44.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.9 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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