SAVANNAH, GA—The South Carolina State men's and women's basketball teams look to bounce back when they hit the road to take on Savannah State Saturday (Jan. 26^th) at the Tiger Arena.

The women's game tips off at 4 p.m. while the men's contest will follow around 6 p.m.

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In their last outing, the Bulldogs dropped an tough 69-74 decision to Norfolk State, while the Lady Bulldogs fell short 50-57 to the Lady Spartans on Monday (Jan. 21^st ) in Orangeburg, SC.
Meanwhile the SSU women fell to Norfolk State 78-42 on January 19, NSU men  rallied to beat Savannah State 82-76.

South Carolina State women (9-9, 2-3 MEAC) has a trio of players who average in double figures in Taylor Brown (13.7), Rhein Beamon (10.6) and Kemoni Jenkins (10.5). Brown also averages 8.9 rebounds per game.

Savannah State (4-14, 1-3 MEAC) is led by juniors Daquan Dotson and Zach Sellers who contributed 13.1 and 11.9 points per game respectively. Sellers adds 4.9 assists per game while Tyrell Harper chips in a team-leading 6.6 rebounds per contest.

The Bulldogs  (4-17, 2-3 MEAC) offense is anchored by 6-foot-8 junior Damani Applewhite who averages 17.3 points and 7.8 rebounds per game. Janai Raynor-Powell scores 10.1 points per game.


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