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 plays Maryland-Eastern Shore after Shaunice Reed scored 21 points in South Carolina State’s 68-62 win over the Delaware State Hornets.

The Bulldogs are 2-5 in home games. South Carolina State has a 0-1 record in one-possession games.

The Hawks are 0-2 in conference games. Maryland-Eastern Shore is the MEAC leader with 35.2 rebounds per game led by Mahogony Lester averaging 5.0.

South Carolina State is shooting 36.7% from the field this season, 0.1 percentage points lower than the 36.8% Maryland-Eastern Shore allows to opponents. Maryland-Eastern Shore averages 3.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.6 fewer made shots on average than the 7.0 per game South Carolina State allows.

The matchup Monday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Reed is shooting 26.5% from beyond the arc with 0.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Bulldogs, while averaging 11.2 points.

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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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.