ORANGEBURG, SC – The South Carolina State (11-11 overall, 3-3 MEAC) men's basketball team will host the visiting Eagles of North Carolina Central (10-10 overall, 4-1 MEAC) in a pivotal Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) showdown at Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center. Tip-off is 8 p.m.
 
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LAST TIME OUT
The Bulldogs one of the hottest teams in the league have won 4-of-5 games. In their last meeting SC State knocked off Howard 58-55 on Jan. 29^th, 2022.
 
SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS: SC State is averaging 73.3 points per game as a team; 42.9 rebounds; 7.3 steals and 3.3 blocks.
 
2 x MEAC Rookie of the Week T.J. Madlock leads the way for SC State with 11.5 points and 4.5 rebounds, while Cameron Jones, adds 10.9 ppg,  and 4.4 rebounds per outing.
 
SERIES HISTORY (Series lead 2-12)

• NC Central leads the series 2-12 in the last 14 meetings.
• The last time the two teams met on the hardwood NC Central won a close 63-64 win over the Bulldogs in Durham, NC on Feb. 2^nd, 2021.

UP Next for SC State
South Carolina State will resume league play on the road in a rematch with Coppin State on Saturday (Feb.12^th) and Morgan State on Monday (Feb.14th) in Baltimore, MD.


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