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Coppin State faces Rider on 7-game road slide

Coppin State Eagles (1-7) at Rider Broncs (1-4)

Lawrenceville, New Jersey; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Coppin State will attempt to stop its seven-game road losing streak when the Eagles take on Rider.

The Broncs are 1-0 on their home court. Rider is sixth in the MAAC with 23.4 defensive rebounds per game led by Caleb Smith averaging 4.2.

The Eagles are 0-4 on the road. Coppin State is 0-6 against opponents over .500.

Rider is shooting 36.0% from the field this season, 10.3 percentage points lower than the 46.3% Coppin State allows to opponents. Coppin State averages 65.3 points per game, 17.1 fewer points than the 82.4 Rider gives up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Aasim Burton is scoring 11.2 points per game and averaging 3.4 rebounds for the Broncs. Zion Cruz is averaging 1.0 made 3-pointers.

Demariontay Hall is averaging 10.3 points and 5.8 rebounds for the Eagles. Khali Horton is averaging 8.4 points.

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