ORANGEBURG, SC—The South Carolina State men's basketball team return to action Tuesday (Jan. 20) in a non-conference showdown with Mid-Atlantic Chrisitan inside Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center. Tipoff is set for 7:00 p.m.
 
LAST TIME OUT: South Carolina State dropped a tough 82-89 setback to Norfolk State in league play. Sophomore point guard Jayden Johnson led the way with a team-high 16 points in the loss.
 
Meanwhile, Mid-Atlantic is coming off back-to-back wins Warren Wilson (89-66) and Barber-Scotia (95-72).  The Mustangs are led by Andre Bowles with 16.3 points and 5.7 rebounds and Janus Shepherd with 13.3 points and 3.2 rebounds.
 
NEXT UP: South Carolina State returns to action Saturday in an exciting MEAC showdown with Maryland Eastern Shore in a 4:30 p.m. tipoff inside Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center.

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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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