CLEMSON,SC—The South Carolina State men's basketball team will be on the road today taking on ACC foe Clemson University in a non-conference matchup in Little John Coliseum . Tip-off is at 7:30 p.m.

      Coach Tim Carter (50-50) who is enter his fourth season at the helm for the SC State Bulldogs (2-2) will be looking to pull an upset over the Clemson Tigers(4-1) and first-year head coach Brad Brownwell.

        In the last meeting the Bulldogs nearly pulled off the upset before dropping a close 70-67 defeat to the #14 Tigers on last season at Littlejohn. SC State is coming off an tough 59-55 loss to Furman University, while Clemson defeated Seton Hall in overtime 64-58.

      The Bulldogs is led in scoring by senior guard/forward Darnell Porter (6-4, 180, Long Beach, CA) with 17.3 ppg and 5.0 rbg. JUCO transfer Brandon Riley(6-2, 180, Eatonton, Ga) is second in scoring with 12.7 ppg, while senior forward Rio Pitt (6-7, 215, Amityville, NY) adds 10.3 ppg and grabs 7.7 rebounds per contest.

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