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03/11 03:42 CDT Coppin State faces North Carolina Central in MEAC Tournament Coppin State faces North Carolina Central in MEAC Tournament By The Associated Press North Carolina Central Eagles (9-19, 5-9 MEAC) vs. Coppin State Eagles (9-22, 6-8 MEAC) Norfolk, Virginia; Thursday, 12 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Coppin State plays in the MEAC Tournament against North Carolina Central. The Coppin State Eagles' record in MEAC play is 6-8, and their record is 3-14 in non-conference games. Coppin State is 5-17 in games decided by at least 10 points. The North Carolina Central Eagles' record in MEAC action is 5-9. North Carolina Central has a 2-3 record in one-possession games. Coppin State is shooting 33.7% from the field this season, 4.8 percentage points lower than the 38.5% North Carolina Central allows to opponents. North Carolina Central averages 62.7 points per game, 4.9 fewer than the 67.6 Coppin State allows to opponents. The teams meet for the third time this season. Coppin State won 75-68 in the last matchup on Feb. 14. Sydney Burris led Coppin State with 23 points, and Aniya Finger led North Carolina Central with 13 points. TOP PERFORMERS: Paris McBride is averaging 9.2 points, 3.5 assists and 1.6 steals for the Coppin State Eagles. Khila Morris is averaging 14.2 points over the last 10 games. Morgan Callahan is averaging 11.5 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.8 steals for the North Carolina Central Eagles. Aysia Hinton is averaging 2.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Coppin State Eagles: 5-5, averaging 65.7 points, 38.8 rebounds, 11.9 assists, 9.8 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 35.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 60.7 points per game. North Carolina Central Eagles: 5-5, averaging 65.4 points, 38.2 rebounds, 12.2 assists, 10.0 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 37.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 59.6 points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.