Associated Press
South Carolina State Bulldogs (6-9) at Morgan State Bears (6-10)
Baltimore; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Morgan State takes on South Carolina State after Kameron Hobbs scored 25 points in Morgan State’s 90-68 loss to the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
The Bears have gone 6-2 at home. Morgan State is second in the MEAC in rebounding averaging 32.9 rebounds. Daniel Akitoby paces the Bears with 6.2 boards.
The Bulldogs are 2-8 on the road. South Carolina State is second in the MEAC giving up 69.7 points while holding opponents to 44.0% shooting.
Morgan State makes 49.9% of its shots from the field this season, which is 5.9 percentage points higher than South Carolina State has allowed to its opponents (44.0%). South Carolina State averages 6.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.3 fewer made shots on average than the 8.0 per game Morgan State allows.
The Bears and Bulldogs face off Saturday for the first time in MEAC play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Akitoby is averaging 7.5 points and 6.2 rebounds for the Bears.
Drayton Jones is averaging 12.7 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.5 blocks for the Bulldogs.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bears: 3-7, averaging 81.4 points, 32.8 rebounds, 15.4 assists, 7.6 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 49.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 85.1 points per game.
Bulldogs: 4-6, averaging 70.6 points, 29.2 rebounds, 14.1 assists, 8.2 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 43.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.1 points.
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