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Kendrick D. Lewis, SCSU Media Relations

Men's Basketball

SC State Resumes Road Play Against Delaware State

DOVER, DE—The South Carolina State men's basketball team will resume MEAC road play on Saturday (Jan. 17) against host Delaware State in a pivotal league showdown at Memorial Hall. Tipoff for the women's contest is 2 p.m., with the men following immediately afterwards in a 4 p.m. start.

INSIDE THE GAME: The Bulldogs are coming off a two-game road split with NC Central (45-76) on Saturday and N.C. A&T(52-50) on Monday to snap a five-game losing streak. SC State is currently 3-1 in the MEAC and 5-14 overall. Freshman guard Edward Stephens leads the team in scoring with 10.3 per game, while sophomore guard Karon Wright adds 8.2 and has 39 three-point field goals to lead the team. Junior forward Darryl Palmer is the leader on the boards with 7.1 and 7.4 points.
 
Meanwhile, Delaware State (7-9 overall, 1-1 MEAC) is coming off a 79-76 win over Howard in their last outing on Monday (Jan. 12). Freshman guard Todd Hughes came off the bench to lead the Hornets with a career-high 25 points. Senior Amere May added 17 points, while Kendall Gray recorded his fourth straight double-double and 10th on the season with 14 points and 18 rebounds. All-MEAC forward Gray is among the top in the conference and NCAA Division I in rebounding in 12.0 per game. He also leads the league in blocks and double-doubles.  May is currently second in the league in scoring with 18.3 per contest.
Game Coverage: Live stats and free video streams are available for both games.

Live Stats
CLICK LINK BELOW: http://www.dsuhornets.com/liveStats/liveStats.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=12900


Video Streams
CLICK LINK BELOW: https://www.youtube.com/user/DelawareStateU?DB_OEM_ID=12900&feature=g-high-lss

THE LAST TIME THE TEAMS MET:  (Bulldogs lead the series 53-29 over the Hornets).DSU and SC State have split their last two meetings. Delaware State won the only 2013-14 encounter 61-53 in Memorial Hall.  Darryl Palmer led South Carolina State with 11 points in last year's game.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Edward Stephens

#1 Edward Stephens

6' 2"
Freshman
Karon Wright

#32 Karon Wright

5' 10"
Sophomore
Darryl Palmer

#30 Darryl Palmer

6' 8"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Edward Stephens

#1 Edward Stephens

6' 2"
Freshman
Karon Wright

#32 Karon Wright

5' 10"
Sophomore
Darryl Palmer

#30 Darryl Palmer

6' 8"
Junior