LINCOLN, NE—The South Carolina State men's basketball team resume non-conference play after the holiday break versus Big 10 foe Nebraska Friday (Dec. 29
th) showdown inside Pinnacle Bank Arena.
AT A GLANCE
Game 13: South Carolina State versus Nebraska
Date: Fri., Dec. 29
Tipoff: 6:31 p.m. (CT) /7:30 (ET)
Arena: Pinnacle Bank Arena
BULLDOG BITE:
South Carolina State comes to Lincoln with a 4-10 record following a 101-84 win over Brewton-Parker on Dec. 22. In that game,
Davion Everett came off the bench for the first time this season and had 21 points and 12 rebounds in 24 minutes of work. He was one of four double-figure scorers from the bench in the win, as SCSU shot 50 percent in the second half en route to outscoring Brewton-Parker 57-40 in the final 20 minutes.
Erik Martin is in his second season in charge of the Bulldog program after serving as an assistant to Bob Huggins for 16 seasons at West Virginia and one season at Kansas State. Martin played collegiately at both TCU and Cincinnati, where he helped the Bearcats to a Final Four appearance in 1992.
The Bulldogs, who wrap up non-conference action with a trip to Oklahoma State on Dec. 31, have been tested during the 2023-24 season. The Bulldogs have faced South Florida, Tulsa, Missouri, and Pittsburgh during non-conference action. Everett leads the Bulldogs in both scoring (10.4 ppg) and rebounding (7.0 rpg), as he grabs an average of 3.5 offensive boards per game. SCSU has nine players averaging at least five points per game and 11 players averaging double-figure minutes.
Wilson Dubinsky is the team's top 3-point threat with 30 of the team's 69 3-pointers and is shooting 35 percent from beyond the arc, as he averages 8.6 points per game.
SERIES HISTORY: Nebraska owns a 2-0 record against South Carolina State, but the programs have not met since an 83-57 Husker win on Nov. 17, 2013. The other meeting came during the 2008-09 season when the Huskers downed the Bulldogs, 77-63. NU is 14-0 all-time against the current members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).
Meanwhile, Nebraska (10-2) comes off a nine-day break following an 83-75 win over North Dakota on Dec. 20. Nebraska rallied from a 14-point second-half deficit by scoring 51 points and shooting 58 percent from the floor in the final 20 minutes. C.J. Wilcher led six Huskers in double figures with a season-high 16-point effort, including 4-of-6 from 3-point range, while Juwan Gary posted his second straight double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds.
NEXT UP: South Carolina State returns to action in the second of a non-conference battle versus Oklahoma State (Dec. 31), before beginning Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) play with Norfolk State on Jan. 6
th at home.
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