ORANGEBURG, SC—The South Carolina State men's and women's basketball teams will close out the regular season at home when they take on Savannah State Thursday (March.1) at Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center.

The Lady Bulldogs (10-17 overall, 5-10 MEAC) seek a season sweep over the Lady Tigers (4-23 overall, 1-14 MEAC) after knocking off SSU early this season 71-60 at Savannah. Graduate guard Bryeasha Blair finished with a game-high 27 points in the win.

Blair leads the Lady Bulldogs in scoring with 14.9 ppg and 4.3 rebounds. Junior's Kemoni Jenkins and Keysha Lewis each adds a little over 9.1 per contest. Junior forward Jasmine Williams is the leader in the frontcourt at 6.5 rebounds and 5.4 ppg.

On the men's side, the Bulldogs (10-19 overall, 6-8 MEAC) look to seek an early season 99-111 defeat to the Tigers (14-16 overall, 11-4 MEAC) on Feb. 3, 2018 in Savannah, Ga. Senior guard Patrell Rogers finished with a team-high 26 points and seven rebounds, while sophomore forward Damani Applewhite added 24 points and seven rebounds in the loss.

The Bulldogs have three players in double-figures with Donte Wright leading the way with 13.2 ppg. Applewhite is second with 12.6 points and 6.9 rebounds and Rogers chips in 10.7 per outing.

Both teams will compete in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Basketball Tournament held March 5-10 in Norfolk, VA at the Scope Arena. For more information, visit www.meacsports.com

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