Maryland-Eastern Shore visits South Carolina State on 13-game road slide
Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks (4-14, 0-2 MEAC) at South Carolina State Bulldogs (8-10, 2-1 MEAC)
Orangeburg, South Carolina; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -14; over/under is 143.5
BOTTOM LINE: Maryland-Eastern Shore hits the road against South Carolina State looking to end its 13-game road skid.
The Bulldogs are 3-2 on their home court. South Carolina State is fourth in the MEAC with 34.0 points per game in the paint led by Michael Teal averaging 5.3.
The Hawks are 0-2 in MEAC play. Maryland-Eastern Shore is 3-11 against opponents over .500.
South Carolina State is shooting 46.2% from the field this season, 0.6 percentage points lower than the 46.8% Maryland-Eastern Shore allows to opponents. Maryland-Eastern Shore has shot at a 43.5% clip from the field this season, 1.7 percentage points below the 45.2% shooting opponents of South Carolina State have averaged.
The matchup Monday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Drayton Jones is averaging 12.9 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.6 blocks for the Bulldogs.
Ketron Shaw is scoring 18.7 points per game with 6.2 rebounds and 3.0 assists for the Hawks.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bulldogs: 4-6, averaging 74.5 points, 28.6 rebounds, 13.6 assists, 8.6 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 46.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.2 points per game.
Hawks: 2-8, averaging 64.2 points, 29.6 rebounds, 11.1 assists, 5.3 steals and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 42.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 80.8 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
