Johnson leads South Carolina State against Coppin State after 23-point performance

South Carolina State Bulldogs (2-15, 1-1 MEAC) at Coppin State Eagles (3-16, 1-1 MEAC)

Baltimore; Monday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: South Carolina State plays Coppin State after Jayden Johnson scored 23 points in South Carolina State’s 72-67 loss to the Morgan State Bears.

The Eagles have gone 1-2 at home. Coppin State allows 85.5 points and has been outscored by 21.0 points per game.

The Bulldogs have gone 1-1 against MEAC opponents. South Carolina State has a 1-1 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

Coppin State averages 64.5 points per game, 20.5 fewer points than the 85.0 South Carolina State allows. South Carolina State’s 40.0% shooting percentage from the field this season is 8.3 percentage points lower than Coppin State has allowed to its opponents (48.3%).

The matchup Monday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Tyler Koenig is averaging 6.3 points for the Eagles. Khali Horton is averaging 1.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Cameron Clark is averaging 7.8 points for the Bulldogs. Johnson is averaging 16.1 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Eagles: 1-9, averaging 63.6 points, 26.3 rebounds, 11.8 assists, 5.6 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 40.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 88.9 points per game.

Bulldogs: 2-8, averaging 64.9 points, 27.5 rebounds, 12.1 assists, 6.2 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 42.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 82.8 points.

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