Howard plays in MEAC Tournament against the Coppin State

Coppin State Eagles (10-22, 7-8 MEAC) vs. Howard Bison (24-7, 14-1 MEAC)

Norfolk, Virginia; Friday, 12 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Howard and Coppin State square off in the MEAC Tournament.

The Bison are 14-1 against MEAC opponents and 10-6 in non-conference play. Howard leads the MEAC with 67.5 points and is shooting 40.4%.

The Eagles are 7-8 in MEAC play. Coppin State averages 21.4 turnovers per game and is 5-5 when winning the turnover battle.

Howard is shooting 40.4% from the field this season, 0.5 percentage points lower than the 40.9% Coppin State allows to opponents. Coppin State averages 4.9 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.2 fewer makes per game than Howard allows.

The teams meet for the third time this season. The Bison won 75-67 in the last matchup on Feb. 26. April Edwards led the Bison with 22 points, and Khila Morris led the Eagles with 17 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Zennia Thomas is averaging 15.3 points and 7.9 rebounds for the Bison. Zoe Stewart is averaging 12.1 points and two steals over the past 10 games.

Morris is scoring 13.1 points per game and averaging 4.4 rebounds for the Eagles. Sydney Burris is averaging 10.2 points and 8.0 rebounds over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bison: 10-0, averaging 73.2 points, 39.1 rebounds, 13.5 assists, 10.1 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 42.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 57.0 points per game.

Eagles: 6-4, averaging 66.9 points, 39.2 rebounds, 12.7 assists, 9.5 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 37.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 59.0 points.

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