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Mack leads Georgetown against Coppin State after 21-point showing

Coppin State Eagles (2-13) at Georgetown Hoyas (8-4, 1-1 Big East)

Washington; Monday, 6:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Georgetown hosts Coppin State after Malik Mack scored 21 points in Georgetown’s 80-77 loss to the Xavier Musketeers.

The Hoyas have gone 6-1 at home. Georgetown is fifth in the Big East with 10.3 offensive rebounds per game led by Vincent Iwuchukwu averaging 2.5.

The Eagles are 1-10 on the road. Coppin State averages 14.9 turnovers per game and is 1-1 when turning the ball over less than opponents.

Georgetown is shooting 43.7% from the field this season, 4.5 percentage points lower than the 48.2% Coppin State allows to opponents. Coppin State averages 5.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.0 fewer made shots on average than the 7.7 per game Georgetown gives up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Mack is averaging 15.2 points and 4.4 assists for the Hoyas. KJ Lewis is averaging 14.1 points over the last 10 games.

Khali Horton averages 1.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Eagles, scoring 7.3 points while shooting 40.0% from beyond the arc. Hassan Perkins is shooting 45.6% and averaging 7.9 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Hoyas: 6-4, averaging 78.0 points, 33.6 rebounds, 16.4 assists, 7.0 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 44.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.0 points per game.

Eagles: 2-8, averaging 67.1 points, 30.1 rebounds, 12.8 assists, 7.7 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 40.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 86.0 points.

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