Box Score SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Troyce Manassa scored a game-high 21 points to lead Savannah State to a, 76-64, victory over South Carolina State on Saturday (Feb.27) at Tiger Arena.
 
Manassa shot 5-of-10 from the field and hit all 10 of his free throws. Lenjo Kilo finished with 13 points and Brian Pearson added 10 for the Tigers (13-13, 8-6 MEAC).
 
Senior guard/forward Gabe McCray led South Carolina State (16-13, 11-4) with 16 points and six rebounds. Sophomore guard Ed Stephens and junior Greg Mortimer had 11 points apiece for the Bulldogs, who were plagued by turnovers all game long, finishing with a season-high 19 total.
 
Despite the costly turnovers, the Bulldogs shot 50% (8-of-16) from behind the three-point arc on the day, while winning the rebounding battle 26-24.
 
The Bulldogs held a 36-35 lead at the break but Savannah State opened the second stanza on a 15-4 run, capped by a Manassa jumper, for a 50-40 lead. Ty Solomon hit a jumper for the Bulldogs to cut it to 55-48 with 9:53 left, but a 10-2 Tigers run made it 65-50 and effectively iced it.
 
South Carolina State close out the regular season on Thursday (March.3) when they host the visiting Wildcats of Bethune-Cookman in a pivotal MEAC doubleheader. Tipoff for the women is 5:30 p.m., with the men following immediately afterwards in a 7:30 p.m. start.

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