JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—The South Carolina State men's basketball team will play their seventh (7
th) straight road game Saturday (Dec. 1
st) when they travel to the sunshine state to take on Jacksonville University in a non-conference matchup. Tip-off is 6 p.m. The game will be televised live on ESPN+.
MEDIA:
TV: http://www.espn.com/watch/_/id/eec4b9d9-b6d3-4704-ba63-458e8fbf99b2/south-carolina-state-vs-jacksonville
LIVE STATS: http://www.judolphins.com/sports/mbkb/2018-19/boxscores/20181201_oqva.xml
BULLDOGS AT A GLANCE: The Bulldogs look to get things back on track after a hard fought 70-83 defeat to College of Charleston on Wednesday. Preseason All-MEAC selection junior forward
Damani Applewhite led the way with a team-high 22 points and five rebounds, while
Aramani Hill added 13 and
Rayshawn Neal chipped in 10 points and six (6) assist in the loss. Applewhite is having a careers season with 19.4 ppg and 6.6 rebounds, while senior guard
Janai Raynor-Powell controls the tempo at 11.4 per outing.
JU AT A GLANCE: The Dolphins are 3-5 on the year after suffering a tough, 77-65, loss to Western Carolina in their last outing. JD Notae led the way with a team-high 19 points and eight (8) rebounds, while Jace Hogan added 16 points and five rebounds in the loss. Notae is the leader with 16.1 points and shooting 45.2% from 3-point range, while Hogan adds 12.2 pm the season.
WHAT'S UP NEXT
South Carolina State returns home to take on Voorhees in an non-conference matchup Thursday (Dec. 6
th ) at Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center. Tip-off is 7:30 p.m.
For more information on South Carolina State Athletics visit
www.scsuathletics.com or call the Office of Athletic Media Relations at (803) 536-7060.