ORANGEBURG, SC (February 18, 2022) —The South Carolina State men’s and women’s basketball wrap up their last two home games of the regular season this weekend when they welcome UMES on Saturday (Feb. 19th) and Delaware State Monday (Feb. 21st) at Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center.
Tip-off for the women’s contest begins at 2 p.m., followed by the men’s in a 4 p.m. start. You can listen to the game live on https://espnorangeburg.com/
SERIES: The Bulldogs lead the series 9-4 after 13 meetings between the two schools. The Bulldogs captured the last three meetings including an 69-60 win over the Hawks in Princess Anne, MD earlier this season. Meanwhile on the women side, the Lady Bison lead the series 7-5 in their last 12 meetings. SC State poste back-to-back victories over the Lady Hawks including an 54-50 road win earlier this season.
LAST TIMEOUT: Both team suffered setbacks against Morgan State on last Saturday. On the men’s side the Bulldogs fell 66-76 to the Bears, while the Lady Bulldogs dropped and 48-76 decision the Lady Bears .
SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS: SC State (13-12, 5-4 MEAC) is averaging 73.0 points per game as a team; 42.5 rebounds; 7.2 steals and 3.4 blocks.
SCOUTING THE LADY BULLDOGS: SC State (3-20, 3-6 MEAC) is averaging 49.5 points per game as a team; 38.0 rebounds; 5.9 steals and 4.6 blocks.
UP Next for SC State
South Carolina State will close out the regular season home finale Monday (Feb. 21st) when they host visit Delaware State at Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center. Tip-off is 5:30 p.m for the women and 7:30 p.m. for the men.