KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The South Carolina State men's basketball team returns to action Tuesday (Dec. 30) on the road versus SEC foe No. 19/20 Tennessee inside Food City Center. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m. ET.
GAMEDAY INFO
No.20/19 Tennessee (9-3) versus SC State (1-13)
Tipoff: Tuesday, Dec. 30|8:00 p.m. (EST)
LOCATION: Food City Center
WATCH: SEC Network|ESPN
LIVE Stats
Fans can watch Tuesday's game on SEC Network and stream on the ESPN App. Kevin Fitzgerald (play-by-play) and Pat Bradley (color) will have the call.
LAST TIMEOUT: The Bulldogs facing yet another SEC opponent is coming off a tough 70-95 loss to intrastate rival South Carolina in their last outing. Meanwhile, UT is coming off back-to-back wins over # 11 Louisville (83-62) and Gardner-Webb (94-52).
BULLDOG BITES
• South Carolina State is the last of three teams on Tennessee's schedule it has never met before. UT previously beat both Northern Kentucky and North Florida.
• The Volunteers have played just three prior games against the current MEAC membership. They are 2-0 versus Norfolk State, with wins each of the past two seasons, and 1-0 against Coppin State.
• Rick Barnes owns a perfect 9-0 record versus the MEAC's current schools. He is 3-0 against Coppin State, 2-0 versus Morgan State, 2-0 against Norfolk State, and 2-0 versus South Carolina State.
• Both of Barnes' prior meetings with the Bulldogs came during the 1997 calendar year, while he was the head coach at Clemson. His Tigers posted a 63-44 home win on 1/4/97 and then an 84-60 home victory on 12/28/97.
• Coming off a 20-13 (11-3), South Carolina State was picked fourth in the MEAC. Sophomore guard Jayden Johnson was the MEAC Preseason Player of the Year.
• Junior guard Owen Bronston Jr. leads the Bulldogs with 11.7 ppg.
ABOUT SC STATE ATHLETICS
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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