BALTIMORE- Five Eagles (2-9) reached double figures during a 93-96-overtime road loss to the University of San Francisco Friday night at the War Memorial at the Sobrato Center.
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Tim Derksen's tip-in of Devin Watson's missed layup with 10 seconds left in overtime turned a one-point USF deficit into a one-point lead.
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After Derksen's go-ahead basket and a Coppin State turnover, Derksen hit two foul shots in the final second for the game's last two points as the Dons held off the Eagles.
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Terry Harris Jr., was on fire as he torched the Dons for a career high 27 points, on 8-of-14 accuracy from the field. Harris Jr., was a perfect 3-of-3 for 3-point range and 8-of-8 from the charity stripe, including 18 points on 5-of-6 shooting on 3-of-3 from 3-point land and 5-of-5 from the free throw line. Â
It was Harris' second 20-point scoring game this season. He added three rebounds, two steals and two blocks before fouling out late in the second half.Â
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James Sylvester tied his career high with 18 points off the bench. Sylvester added three rebounds on 3-of-4 shooting from long distance. He is now shooting 48.3% from 3-point range on the season. Â
Junior Joshua Treadwell came off the bench to score 15 points and grab three rebounds on 5-of-7 shooting from the floor. He has six double-digit scoring games this season. Â
Sylvester and Treadwell helped the Eagles win the battle of the benches, 35-18.
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Seymore poured in 13 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals in a team high 43 minutes. He went 6-of-6 from the free throw line. Seymore leads the Eagles with 33 assists and 13 steals on the season.
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Kessee added 12 points, four assists, three rebounds and one steal in 42 minutes of game action. He has made two or more 3-pointers in seven games this year. Kessee is first amongst the Eagles with 19 made 3-point field goals.Â
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Coppin State has made at least one 3-point basket in 171 consecutive games.Â
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The Eagles made a season high 11 3-pointers on a season high 52.4% accuracy. Coppin State went 86.7% from the free throw line with 26 made free throws.
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CSU led at halftime for only the second time this season.Â
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Devin Watson led the Dons with 31 points, eight rebounds and five assists. Tim Derksen added 23 points and six rebounds.Â
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The Eagles will square off against the University of California Saturday evening in Haas Pavilion to finish off its two game west coast road trip. Tipoff is 7:00 p.m. (ET) and the game can be seen on the PAC-12 Network. Â
