Howard puts home win streak on the line against Coppin State

Coppin State Eagles (9-19, 6-5 MEAC) at Howard Bison (20-7, 10-1 MEAC)

Washington; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Howard will try to keep its 11-game home win streak alive when the Bison face Coppin State.

The Bison have gone 10-0 at home. Howard ranks fifth in the MEAC with 9.6 offensive rebounds per game led by Zennia Thomas averaging 2.9.

The Eagles are 6-5 in conference games. Coppin State leads the MEAC with 12.7 offensive rebounds per game led by Sydney Burris averaging 3.1.

Howard is shooting 40.0% from the field this season, 1.4 percentage points lower than the 41.4% Coppin State allows to opponents. Coppin State averages 5.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.1 more makes per game than Howard gives up.

The teams square off for the second time in conference play this season. Howard won the last matchup 64-51 on Jan. 23. Thomas scored 22 points points to help lead the Bison to the victory.

TOP PERFORMERS: Thomas is averaging 15.3 points and 7.7 rebounds for the Bison. Zoe Stewart is averaging 1.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Paris McBride is shooting 30.7% from beyond the arc with 1.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Eagles, while averaging 9.2 points, 3.4 assists and 1.5 steals. Khila Morris is shooting 48.6% and averaging 14.5 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bison: 9-1, averaging 68.6 points, 34.2 rebounds, 12.4 assists, 9.6 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 42.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 57.3 points per game.

Eagles: 5-5, averaging 66.2 points, 39.9 rebounds, 11.6 assists, 9.3 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 35.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.7 points.

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