Harris and South Carolina State host Coppin State

Coppin State Eagles (7-18, 4-4 MEAC) at South Carolina State Lady Bulldogs (5-17, 2-5 MEAC)

Orangeburg, South Carolina; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: South Carolina State faces Coppin State after Iemyiah Harris scored 23 points in South Carolina State's 85-66 loss to the Howard Bison.

The Lady Bulldogs are 3-8 in home games. South Carolina State ranks seventh in the MEAC with 19.4 defensive rebounds per game led by Angie Juste-Jean averaging 3.3.

The Eagles are 4-4 in conference play. Coppin State has a 1-15 record against teams above .500.

South Carolina State's average of 5.1 made 3-pointers per game is 1.1 fewer made shots on average than the 6.2 per game Coppin State allows. Coppin State's 33.4% shooting percentage from the field this season is 8.2 percentage points lower than South Carolina State has allowed to its opponents (41.6%).

The Lady Bulldogs and Eagles meet Thursday for the first time in conference play this season.

Shanaii Gamble is averaging six points and 6.8 rebounds for the Eagles. Erin Henry is averaging 1.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Lady Bulldogs: 2-8, averaging 49.6 points, 25.9 rebounds, 10.0 assists, 9.1 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 35.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.1 points per game.

Eagles: 5-5, averaging 63.5 points, 39.7 rebounds, 10.8 assists, 10.2 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 33.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.1 points.

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