2019-20 DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY MEN'S BASKETBALL
"HORNETS" (3-22; 2-9 MEAC) vs. COPPIN STATE "Eagles " (8-20; 4-9 MEAC)
Sat., Feb. 22, 2020 - 4:00 p.m.     
Baltimore, Md. (Physical Education Complex - 4,100)
Live TV:  n/a
Live Video: DSUHornets.com ; Live Audio: HSRN.com 
Live Stats: DSUHornets.com
Twitter updates: @DSUmbb
Delaware State Head Coach Eric Skeeters (Coppin State, '97): 8-47 at DSU and career  (second season);
2-1 vs. CSU; 4-23 MEAC regular season  

THE GAME 
Delaware State (3-22; 2-9 MEAC) has lost its last five games, the last two in heartbreaking  fashion.  The Hornets is coming off a 70-69 loss to Bethune-Cookman last Monday. The Wildcats scored the winning points on two free throws with 6.1 seconds left. DSU had the last possession in the game, but John Crosby's potential game-winning shot from close range rolled off the rim as time expired. DSU's previous game was a 97-95 double overtime loss to Florida on Feb. 15. DSU led late in the regulation and first overtime before allowing late baskets by the Rattlers to force extra sessions in that game. Crosby is the MEAC's top scorer, averaging 19.9 points per game to rank 30th among all NCAA Div. I players. He has reached the 20-point mark in 12 games this season, including four with 30-or-more points. Crosby needs two points to become the first DSU player since Amere May in 2014-15 to reach the 500-point mark in a season. Carter has reached double figures in scoring in four of the last five  games after scoring 10-or-more points in five of the Hornets' first 19 contests. Ameer Bennett (jr.) is DSU's second leading scorer (10.2 ppg) and top rebounder at 6.1 per game to rank ninth in the MEAC entering Monday's games. Wiley is fifth in the MEAC in assists at 3.4 per game (84 total), while Crosby is sixth in the category (3.3 pg).

Coppin State (8-20; 4-9 MEAC) is currently ninth in the MEAC standings. The Eagles have dropped two straight and three of their last four games. CSU is coming off an 80-60 loss to Norfolk State last Monday. Koby Thomas led four Eagles in double figures with 15 points in the game, while Dejuan Clayton added 13 points and Brenan Medley-Bacon had a team-high 11 rebounds. Thomas is tops on the team and 12th in the MEAC in scoring at 12.9 points per game. Clayton is 15th in the league with a 12.2 point per-game average. Medley-Bacon is fourth in the MEAC in rebounding at 8.5 per game.        

HORNETS vs. Eagles Series History (CSU leads 47-32)   
This is the second meeting between the teams this season. DSU won the first contest 77-68 on Feb. 1 in Dover, Del. Pinky Wiley (jr.) led the way for the Hornets in the contest, scoring a season-high 25 points on 11-for-15 shooting from the field, including two three-pointers (2-for-5). He also had a team-high seven rebounds in the game. Myles Carter (jr.) came off the bench to tie his career-high with 17 points , while John Crosby (sr.) added 14 for the Hornets in the first DSU/Coppin State meeting. Delaware State has won the last two meetings, although the Eagles hold a 47-32 series lead.