Coppin State visits Morgan State following Nash's 26-point outing

Coppin State Eagles (9-21, 6-7 MEAC) at Morgan State Lady Bears (4-25, 3-10 MEAC)

Baltimore; Thursday, 5:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Morgan State plays Coppin State after Kailyn Nash scored 26 points in Morgan State's 84-65 loss to the Howard Bison.

The Lady Bears are 2-8 on their home court. Morgan State is 1-14 against opponents over .500.

The Eagles are 6-7 in MEAC play. Coppin State has a 1-18 record against opponents above .500.

Morgan State's average of 4.5 made 3-pointers per game is 1.7 fewer made shots on average than the 6.2 per game Coppin State allows. Coppin State averages 58.5 points per game, 13.8 fewer points than the 72.3 Morgan State allows to opponents.

The teams play for the second time in conference play this season. Coppin State won the last matchup 69-45 on Jan. 31. Paris McBride scored 17 points to help lead the Eagles to the victory.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ja'la Bannerman is scoring 11.3 points per game and averaging 1.2 rebounds for the Lady Bears. Nash is averaging 12.4 points and 7.1 rebounds over the last 10 games.

Khila Morris is averaging 13 points and 1.7 steals for the Eagles. McBride is averaging 1.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Lady Bears: 2-8, averaging 58.8 points, 30.8 rebounds, 12.0 assists, 8.2 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 36.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.3 points per game.

Eagles: 5-5, averaging 65.4 points, 38.0 rebounds, 11.9 assists, 9.5 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 35.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 60.7 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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