ORANGEBURG, SC—South Carolina State men's basketball return to action Saturday (Dec.2
nd) on the road with intrastate rival Charleston Southern in a non-conference battle inside the Buccaneer Fieldhouse.
Tip-off is schedule for 5:30 p.m., immediately after the women's contest and can be seen live on ESPN+.
The Bulldogs (2-6) look to bounce back after a tough disappointing 78-86 road loss to Furman on Tuesday (Nov.28) in Greenville, SC.
Davion Everett led the way with a game-high 23 points and five rebounds in the loss.
Everett leads the way for SC State with 11.3 points, while freshman guard
Mitchell Taylor is second at 10.7 ppg.
Meanwhile, Charleston Southern (2-5) look to snap a four-game losing skid, while coming off an 52-81 defeat to neighboring The Citadel in their last outing. The Bulldogs have three players scoring double figures with RJ Johnson (16.6 ppg) leading the way, followed by Taje' Kelly (15.4 ppg) and DJ Patrick with 11.9 points respectively.
NEXT UP: South Carolina State will host Bethune-Cookman on Saturday (Dec. 9) in a 2 p.m. start, followed by Jacksonville on Monday (Dec. 11) in a 7 p.m. tip-off.
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