UMBC takes on Coppin State following King’s 20-point showing

By Canadian Press on December 29, 2025.

UMBC Retrievers (6-6) at Coppin State Eagles (2-14)

Baltimore; Monday, 6 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: UMBC visits Coppin State after Jah’likai King scored 20 points in UMBC’s 94-69 loss to the South Florida Bulls.

The Eagles have gone 1-0 in home games. Coppin State is sixth in the MEAC scoring 64.8 points while shooting 39.5% from the field.

The Retrievers are 2-4 on the road. UMBC is 3-5 against opponents with a winning record.

Coppin State is shooting 39.5% from the field this season, 4.6 percentage points lower than the 44.1% UMBC allows to opponents. UMBC’s 46.5% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.1 percentage points lower than Coppin State has given up to its opponents (48.6%).

TOP PERFORMERS: Demariontay Hall is averaging 8.8 points and 5.7 rebounds for the Eagles. Khali Horton is averaging 8.0 points over the last 10 games.

King is scoring 14.9 points per game with 4.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists for the Retrievers. DJ Armstrong is averaging 11.1 points and 2.5 rebounds while shooting 39.6% over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Eagles: 2-8, averaging 67.6 points, 29.9 rebounds, 12.6 assists, 7.5 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 41.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 88.5 points per game.

Retrievers: 5-5, averaging 73.9 points, 32.3 rebounds, 14.0 assists, 4.6 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 47.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.3 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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