GREENVILLE, SC—South Carolina State (2-8) resumes play in their holiday road swing Friday (Dec. 16) against Furman University (6-4) in a non-conference matchup at Timmons Arena. Tipoff is 7 p.m. and will be televised live on ESPN3.
SERIES HISTORY: This will be 16th meeting between the two schools with Furman leading the series 11-4 over South Carolina State. The last time the two teams met on the hardwood the Paladins claimed a 59-55 victory over the Bulldogs on Nov. 23, 2010 in Orangeburg. SC State captured their last victory over Furman on Dec. 18, 2009 in a 93-91 overtime win in Greenville, SC at Timmons Arena.
LAST TIMEOUT: South Carolina State (2-8) dropped a tough 93-65 decision to their third ACC opponent of the season at Clemson University on Tuesday (Dec. 13) in Littlejohn Coliseum. Senior guard Eric "EJ" Eaves tossed in a team-high 20 points, hitting 3-of-4 from behind the arc. Junior forward
Tashombe Riley added 14, while senior guard
Greg Mortimer finished with 13 in the loss.
BULLDOG BITES: Eaves leads the way in scoring with 14.3 points per game. Junior forward
Tashombe Riley contributes a little over 10.5, while freshman forward
Ian Kinard leads the front court in rebounding with 4.3 rebounds. Senior guard/forward
Greg Mortimer adds 9.7 points and junior guard James "JJ" Richardson is at 8.6 ppg for the Bulldogs.
PALADIN QUICK HIT: Junior guard Devin Sibley leads Sibley leads Furman averaging 15 points per game, while guard Daniel Fowler has added 12.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game. Senior forward Kris Acox, who has shot 55.4% from the field this season, has contributed 11 points and team-best 6.1 rebounds per game.
Up next South Carolina State returns to action on Thursday (Dec. 22) on the west coast against St. Mary's College of California in Moraga, CA. Tipoff is 7 p.m. (PST)/10 p.m. (EST)
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www.scsuathletics.com or call the Office of Athletic Media Relations at (803) 536-7060.
