NORFOLK, Va. – The South Carolina State men's basketball team return to action on Saturday, Feb. 21, versus host Norfolk State in a key MEAC showdown at 4:00 p.m. inside Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall.
The game will be televised live on ESPNU.
NSU VS. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE
- Saturday marks the 56th all-time meeting between the programs.
- Norfolk State leads the series 36-19
- NSU won earlier this season in Orangeburg, 89-82
- Series dates back to the 1997-98 season (NSU Division I/MEAC era)
- Teams split last regular season
- NSU defeated S.C. State 66-65 in the MEAC Championship game
Spartan Notes
- Norfolk State leads the MEAC in multiple categories:
- Scoring Offense: 75.5 ppg
- Team Field Goal Percentage: 46.4% (715-1,542)
- Team 3-Point Percentage: 33.9% (159-469)
- Opponent 3-Point Percentage: 31.5% (202-642)
- Double-Figure Scorers (Conference Play)
BULLDOG BITE
- South Carolina State enters the matchup with a 7-18 overall record and 5-4 MEAC mark.
- SCSU last encountered NC Central on Wednesday, Feb. 18 and secured an 85-72 victory over the Eagles.
- Jayden Johnson led SCSU with 20 points against NCCU shooting 6-of-10 from the field including 3-of-5 from three-point range and 5-of-6 at the free throw line.
- Chris Parker (18), James Marrow (12), Owen Bronston (12) and Cameron Clark (11) joined Johnson in double figures. Parker recorded a team high seven rebounds in the game.
- Clark leads the Bulldogs in rebounding with 5.3 reb per game with Parker just behind with 5.2 per game.
- SCSU averages 65.8 points per game as a team while allowing opponents 79.6 ppg.
- The team shoots 40.8% on FGA, 34.0% on 3FG, and 64.4% at the FT line.
- Head coach Erik Martin is in his 4th season leading the Bulldogs with a 46-75 record.
- Saturday's game against the Spartans will be the Bulldogs third game in six days.
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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