NCAAB

Howard Bison at Coppin State Eagles

· MEAC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - 1st ROUND
Howard Bison
9-23, 2-16 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
79 - 73
Coppin State Eagles
8-24, 5-6 Home

Howard holds off Coppin St in MEAC Tournament opener

Damon Collins had 13 points for 11th-seed Howard (9-23), which will face No. 3 seed Morgan State on Thursday in the quarterfinals.

The Bison closed the first half on a 25-13 run to take an 11-point lead at the half and extended its lead to 46-28 with 15 minutes to go. Keith Shivers answered with a layup and No. 6 seed Coppin State (8-23) trimmed its deficit 69-65 when Mufaro Murinda hit a 3 with 1:39 to go. Williams hit a 3-pointer 11 seconds later and Howard held on from there.

Dejuan Clayton led Coppin State with 16 points.

The Eagles rallied from an 18-point deficit to beat Howard 81-72 in the only regular-season meeting between the teams on Jan. 16.

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  • TV Channel: Howard at Coppin State 2021 College Basketball, week 18, is broadcasted on ESPN3.
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Statistics

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18-45 FG 19-53
40 Field Goal % 36
5-19 3PT 7-25
26 Three Point % 28
38-56 FT 28-48
68 Free Throw % 58
42 Rebounds 32
10 Offensive Rebounds 9
32 Defensive Rebounds 23
10 Assists 7
2 Steals 5
0 Blocks 4
16 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 0
16 Total Turnovers 11
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
0 Points Off Turnovers 0
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
30 Fouls 36

Game Information

Venue: Norfolk Scope Arena

Location: Norfolk, VA
Capacity:

2025-26 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Howard 11-3 - 24-11
Morgan State 10-4 1 14-16
Norfolk State 8-6 3 15-17
North Carolina Central 8-6 3 14-18
South Carolina State 7-7 4 10-22
Maryland Eastern Shore 5-9 6 9-23
Coppin State 5-9 6 7-24
Delaware State 2-12 9 8-23
Full Standings