Maryland-Eastern Shore visits Reed and South Carolina State

Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks (5-12, 0-2 MEAC) at South Carolina State Bulldogs (2-17, 1-2 MEAC)

Orangeburg, South Carolina; Monday, 5:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: South Carolina State hosts Maryland-Eastern Shore after Shaunice Reed scored 21 points in South Carolina State’s 68-62 win against the Delaware State Hornets.

The Bulldogs have gone 2-5 in home games. South Carolina State has a 0-11 record in games decided by at least 10 points.

The Hawks are 0-2 against conference opponents. Maryland-Eastern Shore has a 1-11 record against teams over .500.

South Carolina State averages 50.3 points per game, 12.3 fewer points than the 62.6 Maryland-Eastern Shore allows. Maryland-Eastern Shore’s 37.9% shooting percentage from the field this season is 6.3 percentage points lower than South Carolina State has allowed to its opponents (44.2%).

The Bulldogs and Hawks face off Monday for the first time in MEAC play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Reed is scoring 11.2 points per game with 2.8 rebounds and 0.8 assists for the Bulldogs.

Mahogony Lester is averaging 6.6 points for the Hawks.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bulldogs: 1-9, averaging 52.4 points, 25.7 rebounds, 6.7 assists, 7.0 steals and 1.2 blocks per game while shooting 38.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.2 points per game.

Hawks: 1-9, averaging 57.1 points, 35.3 rebounds, 9.6 assists, 9.4 steals and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 37.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.8 points.

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