BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The South Carolina State men's basketball team return to action on the road versus host Samford in a non-conference battle Friday (Nov.7) inside Pete Hanna Center . tipoff is 7:30 p.m. (CST) an 8:30 p.m. (EST).

The game be seen on ESPN+ here and live stats can be found here.

Samford and South Carolina State are meeting for the eighth time in program history, with Samford leading the all-time series 5-2, including an 88-81 victory on the road last season. 
 
LAST TIMEOUT: SC State is coming off an tough 104-45 loss to nationally-ranked #11 Louisville on the road. Meanwhile, Samford is coming off an 85-72 defeat in their season opener at Tulane on Monday night. The Dogs were led by transfer guard Jadin Booth, who scored 34 points in the Samford debut.

BULLDOG BITE: Head coach Erik Martin is in his fourth season as head coach at South Carolina State. The Bulldogs were picked to finish 3rd in the MEAC Preseason Poll, and Jayden Johnson was named the MEAC Preseason Player of the Year. Junior guard Rayniel Wright leads the team in scoring after scoring 11 points in their opener.

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South Carolina State University is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level intercollegiate athletic program. The university currently fields teams in 14 sports: women's volleyball, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's indoor track & field, softball, men's and women's outdoor track and field, women's soccer and football with all teams competing in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), except for women's soccer.

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