Harris and South Carolina State host Coppin State

Coppin State Eagles (7-18, 4-4 MEAC) at South Carolina State Lady Bulldogs (5-17, 2-5 MEAC)

Orangeburg, South Carolina; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: South Carolina State faces Coppin State after Iemyiah Harris scored 23 points in South Carolina State's 85-66 loss to the Howard Bison.

The Lady Bulldogs are 3-8 in home games. South Carolina State ranks seventh in the MEAC with 19.4 defensive rebounds per game led by Angie Juste-Jean averaging 3.3.

The Eagles are 4-4 in conference play. Coppin State has a 1-15 record against teams above .500.

South Carolina State's average of 5.1 made 3-pointers per game is 1.1 fewer made shots on average than the 6.2 per game Coppin State allows. Coppin State's 33.4% shooting percentage from the field this season is 8.2 percentage points lower than South Carolina State has allowed to its opponents (41.6%).

The Lady Bulldogs and Eagles meet Thursday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Mya Byrd averages 1.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Lady Bulldogs, scoring 6.7 points while shooting 21.5% from beyond the arc. Harris is shooting 40.2% and averaging 10.6 points over the past 10 games.

Shanaii Gamble is averaging six points and 6.8 rebounds for the Eagles. Erin Henry is averaging 1.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Lady Bulldogs: 2-8, averaging 49.6 points, 25.9 rebounds, 10.0 assists, 9.1 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 35.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.1 points per game.

Eagles: 5-5, averaging 63.5 points, 39.7 rebounds, 10.8 assists, 10.2 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 33.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.1 points.

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