NORFOLK, Va. – The South Carolina State men's basketball team return to league play in a two-game road swing beginning with Norfolk State Saturday inside Joseph G. Echols Hall in a 4:30 p.m. start.
THE MATCHUP: The Bulldogs enter the game with a 9-11 overall, 3-2 mark in the MEAC, while the Spartans the top-ranked team holds a 14-8 overall, 4-1 record in the league.
LAST TIME OUT
- Norfolk State defeated Howard 92-75 at Echols Hall to move back into first place in the MEAC standings.
- South Carolina dropped a tough 77-82 road loss to North Carolina Central.
SERIES HISTORY
- Norfolk State leads the all-time series with South Carolina State 33-18
- The Spartans have won the last 14 games against the Bulldogs.
- Norfolk State swept South Carolina State last year, earning a 79-72 victory on the road and 71-67 overtime win at home.
BULLDOG SCOUT
- South Carolina State enters Saturday's game with a 9-11 record, 3-2 in the MEAC.
- The Bulldogs are led by forward Drayton Jones, averaging 12.9 points and 5.1 rebounds per game.
- South Carolina State leads the MEAC with 36.0 bench points per game, ranking fifth in the nation.
- Head coach Erik Martin is in his third season with the Bulldogs.
SCOUTING THE SPARTANS
- Brain Moore, Jr. leads the way for Norfolk State at 19.0 ppg, while Christian Ings is second at 12.7 and Jalen Myers at 10.7.
- Myers is the top rebounder for the Spartans at 4.2, followed by Jaylani Darden at 3.7.
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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