Obanla and Maryland-Eastern Shore host Coppin State

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Coppin State Eagles (3-17, 1-2 MEAC) at Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks (7-13, 3-0 MEAC)

Princess Anne, Maryland; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Maryland-Eastern Shore faces Coppin State after Zion Obanla scored 20 points in Maryland-Eastern Shore's 74-70 victory over the Norfolk State Spartans.

The Hawks have gone 4-1 at home. Maryland-Eastern Shore ranks third in the MEAC with 14.1 assists per game led by Michael Teal averaging 3.3.

The Eagles have gone 1-2 against MEAC opponents. Coppin State is fourth in the MEAC with 8.9 offensive rebounds per game led by Demariontay Hall averaging 2.5.

Maryland-Eastern Shore's average of 5.6 made 3-pointers per game is 4.9 fewer made shots on average than the 10.5 per game Coppin State gives up. Coppin State's 39.8% shooting percentage from the field this season is 3.3 percentage points lower than Maryland-Eastern Shore has given up to its opponents (43.1%).

The Hawks and Eagles face off Saturday for the first time in MEAC play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Joseph Locandro is shooting 41.1% from beyond the arc with 1.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Hawks, while averaging 10.9 points. Jaden Cooper is averaging 10.8 points over the last 10 games.

Khali Horton is averaging 8.5 points for the Eagles. Hussain Williams is averaging 8.0 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Hawks: 3-7, averaging 65.2 points, 28.1 rebounds, 14.7 assists, 5.8 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 45.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.2 points per game.

Eagles: 1-9, averaging 62.4 points, 27.7 rebounds, 11.7 assists, 5.9 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 39.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 86.8 points.

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