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Game 26
Opponent: #5 South Carolina State Bulldogs
Date: Thursday, March 10, 2022
Site: Norfolk Scope Arena, Norfolk, Va.
Game Time: 6:00 p.m. EST
Live Stream: ESPN+ 
Radio: Heritage Sports Radio Network (HSRN.com)
MSU Coaches: MSU - Kevin Broadus (78-61, 3rd yr) • SCSU - Tony Madlock (15-15, 1st yr) 
Websites: www.MorganStateBears.com | www.scsuathletics.com
 
SETTING THE STAGE
No. 4-seeded Morgan State (12-13) battles No. 5-seeded South Carolina State (15-15) Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the MEAC Tournament with a spot in Friday's semifinals game on the line. The winner will face the winner of No. 1-seeded Norfolk State/No. 8-seeded Delaware State.
Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. and will be streamed live on ESPN+. 

THE SERIES
• Thursday's contest will mark the 84th meeting between the schools ... SCSU leads the series 44-39.
• Morgan has won the last four meetings since 2020.
• The last time the two teams met on the hardwood the Bears pulled out a 76-66 win over the Bulldogs on Feb. 14, 2022 in Baltimore, Md. Trevor Moore scored 17 points and Malik Miller scored 13 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the season. Lagio Grantsaan added 13 points and Sherwyn Devonish added 10 points and a game-high six assists off the bench. 
• The Bears swept the season series with S.C. State, winning 88-81 in Orangeburg on January 10 and snapped a two-game losing skid.
• South Carolina State's last win against the Bears was on Feb. 9, 2019 -- Damani Applewhite scored a game-high 21 points, including the go-ahead dunk with 2:07 left, and the Bulldogs rallied to beat Morgan 85-81 at the Smith-Harold-Middleton Memorial Center. Stanley Davis scored 20 points on 8-for-11 shooting from the field to lead four teammates in double-figure scoring for the Bears

SCOUTING THE EAGLES (15-15)
• South Carolina State enters the MEAC Tournament coming off a 67-62 loss  at North Carolina Central on March 3 in their regular season finale. It marked the Bulldogs' third consecutive loss. T.J. Madlock finished with a team-high 23 points and fiver rebounds, while Rahsaan Edwards added 13 points in the loss.
• Tony Madlock was named the new South Carolina State head men's basketball coach on March ,25th , 2021after spending the last three seasons as an assistant at Memphis University alongside former NBA All-Star Penny Hardaway. Madlock, who has 25 years of experience as a college assistant and one season (2017-18) as interim head coach at Ole Miss, spent four seasons with the Rebels prior to Memphis.
• SCSU finished the 2020-21 season 1-17 overall and 1-7 in MEAC play ... The Bulldogs ended their season with an 63-58 loss to Florida A&M.
• The Bulldogs are currently 15-15 overall and completed the regular season with a 7-7 mark in conference play and will enter the MEAC Tournament as the No. 5 seed.
• Freshman 6-3 guard T.J. Madlock is averaging 12.4 ppg, 5.4 rpg and is shooting 40.5 percent from the floor leads the Bulldogs. Redshirt sophomore 6-6 guard Cameron Jones (Memphis, Tenn.)  is averaging averaging 10.9 ppg and is shooting 38.5 percent from the field and 26.1 percent from 3-point territory, followed by 6-8 Hampton transfer Edward Hampton-Olivier (Palmer Park, Md.) with 7.7 ppg and 6.4 rpg, and Deaquan Williams is chipping in 6.1 ppg and 6.2 rpg.
• The Bulldogs are averaging 71.0 points per game, while holding its opponents to 69.8 points.
• SCSU is shooting 39 percent from the field and 30 percent from beyond the arc.

A WIN WOULD...
• Be MSU's fifth consecutive win.
•  Be MSU's fifth consecutive win vs. South Carolina State since 1/6/20.
•  Improve MSU's neutral site record to 2-2 this season.
•  Be MSU's sixth win in its last seven games played.

MEAC TOURNAMENT
Tickets for the 2022 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Basketball Tournament (March 9-12 at Norfolk Scope Arena, Norfolk, Va.) are now on sale through member institution box offices and online via Ticketmaster. To purchase tickets or for more information on the 2022 MEAC Basketball Tournament, go to www.MEACHoops.com. Tickets on Ticketmaster can be accessed here.

OFFENSIVE OUTPUT
• The Bears are currently averaging 75.7 points (No. 2 in MEAC) thru 25 games.
• Morgan exploded for 118 points in its 2021-22 season opener versus St. Mary's College of Maryland and followed it up with a 126-71 win against Penn State Allegheny. The Bears beat Goucher 100-41.
• The Bears are shooting 43.7 percent from the field (ranked No. 4) and 31.5 percent from beyond the arc (No. 6).

TURNOVER MARGIN
Through games played on Sunday, March 6, Morgan ranked No. 15 in the nation in turnover margin (4.0 ratio, with 392 turnovers and 492 opponent turnovers).

BEAR D 
Morgan is allowing opponents to 72.3 points per game (rank No. 6 in MEAC) and 43.4 percent shooting from the field (No. 8).
• MSU's opponents have shot at a 34.9 percent clip on average from beyond the arc ... this ranks No. 6 in the conference.
• The 19.6 turnovers per game Morgan's defense forces ranks No. 2 in the country ... MSU's 8.5 steals per game ranks No. 29 in the nation.

STREAKING
Morgan has made at least one 3-pointer played in its last 176 games ... That 3-point streak began after the Bears went 0-for-11 against North Carolina Central on Feb. 20, 2016 (Hill Field House). 
• Morgan has made at least three 3-pointers in 129 of 140 games since the start of the 2017-18 season. • The Bears made a school single-game record 15 three-pointers (on 32 attempts) at South Carolina State on Jan. 10, 2022…Morgan won that road game, 88-81 in overtime.

HOME COOKING 
Morgan completed the 2021-22 season with an 8-3 mark inside Hill Field House.
• The last time the Bears lost at home was against North Carolina Central (74-64) ... their previous loss was on Jan. 23, 2022 against Howard (91-82) on Jan. 23, 2022.

HOW TO WATCH GAMES: All men's and women's basketball home games will be video streamed for free through the MorganStateBears.com website. The latest broadcast and video stream information will always be listed on men's and women's basketball schedule pages at MorganStateBears.com.
 
MEN'S & WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RADIO: All home games and select away games for MSU men's and women's basketball will once again be available through Heritage Sports Radio Network (HSRN.com). Lamont Germany will handle play-by-play responsibilities and will also host pre-game and post-game shows. Including exclusive interviews with members of the teams and women's coach Ed Davis and men's coach Kevin Broadus. Fans can download the HSRN app for free and listen to the MSU broadcasts from anywhere. Simply search for HSRN when using the iHeartRadio app.

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ABOUT MORGAN
Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is a Carnegie-classified high research (R2) institution offering nearly 140 academic programs leading to degrees from the baccalaureate to the doctorate. As Maryland's Preeminent Public Urban Research University, and the only university to have its entire campus designated as a National Treasure by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Morgan serves a multiethnic and multiracial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible. For more information about Morgan State University, visit www.morgan.edu.