DOVER - Coppin State (7-21, 5-10) takes on Delaware State (7-23, 5-10) on Thursday night in a MEAC regular season finale. Game time is 7:30 p.m. (ET). Since both teams joined the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference the programs have met 68 times, with Coppin State leading the series 44-24. The Eagles fell in their earlier meeting on February 1, 2016 (71-67).
ABOUT THE EAGLES· The Eagles have gone 7-21, and have just one regular-season game remaining on Thursday before the MEAC Basketball Tournament in Norfolk, VA next week … Coppin State went 2-6 in the month of February with two key home wins coming against Howard 90-66 (Feb. 13) and against NC Central 71-60 (Feb. 18) … In January, CSU went 3-2 with key road wins against Bethune Cookman and Florida A&M … In November they won back-to-back games against Division II opponents Goldey-Beacom and Chestnut Hill.
· Most recently, four Eagles scored in double figures as Coppin State lost their sixth overtime game of the season, falling 74-72 to Morgan State. The game featured nine lead changes and four ties.
· The Eagles are currently amidst a six-game stretch that features four home games and two road games to close out the regular season … Coppin State closes the regular-season schedule on the road versus Delaware State (Mar. 3).
· Coppin State has made a 3-PT FG in 187 consecutive games, the longest streak in the NCAA.
REGULAR SEASON FINALE· With just one game remaining in the regular season, Coppin State travels to Delaware State on Thursday, Mar. 3. Game time is 7:30 p.m. Earlier this season Delaware State downed the Eagles 71-61 in the PEC Arena on Feb. 15. Most recently, Delaware State (7-23, 5-10) dropped their last three games versus Hampton (82-72), at Maryland Eastern Shore (74-65), and at Hampton (79-65).
ABOUT THE HORNETS· Under the direction of second-year head coach Keith Walker, Delaware State has gone 7-23 this season, posting a 5-10 mark in MEAC play. The Hornets are 6-6 at home (Memorial Hall) and 1-17 on the road. They have gone 3-2 in their last five home MEAC games.
EAGLES ON THE ROAD· Coppin State holds a 2-14 road record this season while going 2-5 in away MEAC games. The Eagles last road trip was a televised game against the Spartans of Norfolk State ( 77-85). In the month of February the Eagles went 0-4 in road games.
