Worrell leads Morgan State against Coppin State

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Morgan State Bears (8-13, 4-2 MEAC) at Coppin State Eagles (3-19, 1-4 MEAC)

Baltimore; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Morgan State visits Coppin State after Alfred Worrell Jr. scored 33 points in Morgan State's 79-78 victory over the Norfolk State Spartans.

The Eagles are 1-3 on their home court. Coppin State is eighth in the MEAC at limiting opponent scoring, giving up 85.1 points while holding opponents to 48.7% shooting.

The Bears have gone 4-2 against MEAC opponents. Morgan State averages 12.6 turnovers per game and is 4-4 when committing fewer turnovers than opponents.

Coppin State is shooting 40.2% from the field this season, 7.4 percentage points lower than the 47.6% Morgan State allows to opponents. Morgan State's 43.0% shooting percentage from the field this season is 5.7 percentage points lower than Coppin State has given up to its opponents (48.7%).

The Eagles and Bears meet Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Khali Horton is averaging 8.2 points for the Eagles. Hussain Williams is averaging 9.4 points over the last 10 games.

Worrell is shooting 40.4% and averaging 16.9 points for the Bears. Walter Peggs Jr. is averaging 1.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Eagles: 1-9, averaging 66.8 points, 27.0 rebounds, 11.7 assists, 6.7 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 41.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 85.8 points per game.

Bears: 6-4, averaging 77.6 points, 30.2 rebounds, 13.9 assists, 5.1 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 44.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.1 points.

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