Morgan State hosts Johnson and South Carolina State

South Carolina State Bulldogs (2-14, 1-0 MEAC) at Morgan State Bears (3-12, 0-1 MEAC)

Baltimore; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: South Carolina State visits Morgan State after Jayden Johnson scored 24 points in South Carolina State’s 58-57 win over the Howard Bison.

The Bears have gone 3-4 at home. Morgan State is 2-4 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 13.1 turnovers per game.

The Bulldogs are 1-0 against MEAC opponents. South Carolina State averages 14.4 turnovers per game and is 0-4 when turning the ball over less than opponents.

Morgan State is shooting 41.2% from the field this season, 7.8 percentage points lower than the 49.0% South Carolina State allows to opponents. South Carolina State averages 6.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.4 fewer made shots on average than the 7.5 per game Morgan State gives up.

The Bears and Bulldogs match up Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Christian Meeks is averaging 5.6 points and 5.1 rebounds for the Bears. Alfred Worrell Jr. is averaging 2.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Johnson is averaging 11.9 points and 3.7 assists for the Bulldogs. Obie Bronston Jr. is averaging 10.4 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bears: 2-8, averaging 64.3 points, 26.9 rebounds, 11.9 assists, 4.6 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 39.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 80.3 points per game.

Bulldogs: 2-8, averaging 64.8 points, 26.4 rebounds, 11.7 assists, 6.1 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 41.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 85.4 points.

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