Coppin State Eagles (11-8, 2-1 MEAC) at Howard Bison (9-8, 2-0 MEAC)

Washington; Monday, 5:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Howard hosts Coppin State after Saniyah King scored 23 points in Howard’s 75-56 victory against the Morgan State Bears.

The Bison have gone 5-3 in home games. Howard is 1-2 in one-possession games.

The Eagles are 2-1 against MEAC opponents. Coppin State is third in the MEAC with 21.8 defensive rebounds per game led by Laila Lawrence averaging 6.4.

Howard scores 62.8 points per game, 2.8 fewer points than the 65.6 Coppin State allows. Coppin State averages 64.3 points per game, 1.5 more than the 62.8 Howard allows to opponents.

The matchup Monday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Destiny Howell is averaging 15.8 points for the Bison.

Lawrence is averaging 17.3 points, 9.3 rebounds and 2.8 steals for the Eagles.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bison: 4-6, averaging 64.0 points, 36.1 rebounds, 11.4 assists, 8.0 steals and 2.2 blocks per game while shooting 36.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.5 points per game.

Eagles: 6-4, averaging 66.0 points, 32.1 rebounds, 14.8 assists, 9.8 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 39.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.0 points.

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