Miller, North Carolina Central Eagles take on the South Carolina State Bulldogs

Published Jan. 14, 2022 2:02 a.m. ET

Associated Press

North Carolina Central Eagles (6-9) at South Carolina State Bulldogs (7-10, 0-2 MEAC)

Orangeburg, South Carolina; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Randy Miller Jr. and the North Carolina Central Eagles take on Antonio Madlock and the South Carolina State Bulldogs on Saturday.

The Bulldogs have gone 3-5 at home. South Carolina State is sixth in the MEAC with 28.5 points per game in the paint led by Cam Jones averaging 0.9.

The Eagles are 1-8 in road games. North Carolina Central is second in the MEAC with 10.9 offensive rebounds per game led by Dontavius King averaging 1.8.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Madlock is averaging 11.9 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.6 steals for the Bulldogs. Omar Croskey is averaging 1.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for South Carolina State.

Miller is averaging 13.2 points for the Eagles. Kris Monroe is averaging 10.8 points over the last 10 games for North Carolina Central.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bulldogs: 6-4, averaging 73.3 points, 38.9 rebounds, 12.4 assists, 7.4 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 37.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.1 points per game.

Eagles: 5-5, averaging 63.6 points, 30.3 rebounds, 9.5 assists, 8.3 steals and 1.3 blocks per game while shooting 38.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 77.5 points.

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