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01/17 03:43 CST No. 2 South Carolina Gamecocks play the Coppin State Eagles,
look for 12th straight win
No. 2 South Carolina Gamecocks play the Coppin State Eagles, look for 12th
straight win
By The Associated Press
South Carolina Gamecocks (18-1, 5-1 SEC) at Coppin State Eagles (4-15, 2-2 MEAC)
Baltimore; Sunday, 12 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: No. 2 South Carolina will look to keep its 11-game win streak
intact when the Gamecocks take on Coppin State.
The Eagles are 3-2 on their home court. Coppin State is the MEAC leader with
11.5 offensive rebounds per game led by Shanaii Gamble averaging 2.5.
The Gamecocks are 5-0 on the road. South Carolina has a 16-1 record against
opponents above .500.
Coppin State's average of 4.7 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.7
fewer made shots on average than the 5.4 per game South Carolina gives up.
South Carolina has shot at a 51.5% clip from the field this season, 9.3
percentage points higher than the 42.2% shooting opponents of Coppin State have
averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Khila Morris is scoring 12.4 points per game with 4.2 rebounds
and 2.9 assists for the Eagles. Erin Henry is averaging 9.8 points and 3.5
rebounds while shooting 33.9% over the past 10 games.
Madina Okot is averaging 14.8 points, 10.9 rebounds and 1.6 blocks for the
Gamecocks. Tessa Johnson is averaging 2.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10
games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Eagles: 3-7, averaging 55.4 points, 34.0 rebounds, 9.6 assists,
10.1 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 32.2% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 63.7 points per game.
Gamecocks: 10-0, averaging 88.8 points, 40.8 rebounds, 16.8 assists, 11.2
steals and 6.4 blocks per game while shooting 50.0% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 52.5 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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