BALTIMORE- The Coppin State men's basketball team is headed back on the road to face the Creighton University Bluejays at CenturlLink Arena Omaha in Omaha, NE. The game is scheduled for a 9:15 p.m. ET tipoff and can bee seen on the Fox Sports 1 Network.
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Coppin State (2-11, 0-2 MEAC) leads the all-time series against Creighton 1-0, with the Eagles winning the last meeting 66-60 on November 27, 1989.
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The Eagles have three players currently scoring in double figures.
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Junior forward Terry Harris, Jr., leads CSU in scoring (12.8) and rebounding (6.4). Harris, Jr., is tied for 31
st nationally with five double doubles on the season.
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He is eighth in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in rebounding and offensive rebounding (2.4). Harris, Jr., has eight double-digit scoring games this season.
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Christian Kessee leads the Eagles with 24 made 3-pointers on the season. Kessee is scoring on an 11.7 point per game clip. He is averaging over two made 3-point field goals per contest (2.4).
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Kessee has started every game so far this year and has scored in 10 or more points in nine games this season.
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James Sylvester leads all scorers off the bench with 10.8 points per game. He is adding 4.4 rebounds while shooting 48.5% accuracy from 3-point range.
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Sylvester is second in the MEAC in 3-point field goal percentage and fourth in the MEAC in offensive rebounding (2.6). He leads the Eagles with 32 offensive rebounds. Sylvester is second on the team with 16 made 3-pointers.
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Junior
Trevon Seymore is averaging 8.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game on a team high 29.2 minutes of game action. He is eighth in the MEAC is assists per game.
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Through the Eagles last three contests Seymore is averaging 11.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 2.3 steals on 13-of-14 shooting from the free throw line. He is sixth in the MEAC in steals per contest. Seymore leads CSU with 18 steals on the season.
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Joshuas Treadwell is contributing 9.3 points and 3.3 rebounds per game off the bench. He is eighth in the MEAC in free throw percentage at (82.1%) accuracy. He has sunk 11 of his last 12 shots from the charity stripe.
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Treadwell has seven double figure scoring games this season.
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Meanwhile the Creighton Bluejays (8-4) are 3-3 in its last six games.
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Maurice Watson, Jr., leads the Bluejays with 12.7 points and 6.3 assists per game. Geoffrey Groselle is chipping in 11.9 points and 6.8 rebounds per contest.
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Coppin State will complete the 2015 calendar year on the road when it squares off against #4 ranked Iowa State in the Sukup Basketball Complex in Ames, Iowa on December 30 scheduled for a 8:00 p.m. ET tipoff.Â
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