South Carolina State visits Morgan State after Johnson's 24-point game

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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 victory against the Howard Bison.

The Bears have gone 3-4 at home. Morgan State is fourth in the MEAC scoring 69.2 points while shooting 41.2% from the field.

The Bulldogs are 1-0 against MEAC opponents. South Carolina State has a 1-7 record against opponents over .500.

Morgan State's average of 5.9 made 3-pointers per game is 2.2 fewer made shots on average than the 8.1 per game South Carolina State allows. South Carolina State averages 64.7 points per game, 16.2 fewer points than the 80.9 Morgan State gives up.

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

TOP PERFORMERS: Elijah Davis is averaging 12.8 points, 4.8 assists and 1.6 steals for the Bears. Alfred Worrell Jr. is averaging 15.6 points over the last 10 games.

Obie Bronston Jr. averages 2.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Bulldogs, scoring 11.2 points while shooting 37.1% from beyond the arc. Johnson is shooting 48.2% and averaging 14.5 points over the past 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.