Jah leads SMU against Coppin State after 22-point outing

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Coppin State Eagles (2-8) at SMU Mustangs (4-6, 0-1 ACC)

Dallas; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: SMU plays Coppin State after Sahnya Jah scored 22 points in SMU's 78-69 loss to the Syracuse Orange.

The Mustangs are 3-3 on their home court. SMU averages 69.6 points while outscoring opponents by 1.3 points per game.

The Eagles have gone 0-5 away from home. Coppin State is 1-0 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

SMU's average of 6.1 made 3-pointers per game is 1.3 fewer made shots on average than the 7.4 per game Coppin State allows. Coppin State's 33.9% shooting percentage from the field this season is 5.4 percentage points lower than SMU has given up to its opponents (39.3%).

TOP PERFORMERS: Tyi Skinner averages 1.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Mustangs, scoring 13.6 points while shooting 30.4% from beyond the arc. Zahra King is shooting 53.5% and averaging 13.5 points.

Paris McBride is shooting 32.5% from beyond the arc with 1.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Eagles, while averaging 6.9 points. Khila Morris is averaging 11 points and 3.1 assists.

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