ORANGEBURG, SC - The Wildcats begin their longest road trip of the season as they take on the South Carolina State Bulldogs. The contest tips off at 2:00 p.m. as BCU will look to take their second game in a row.


Saturday, December 9
Opponent:  South Carolina State (2-7)
Time: 2:00 p.m.. EST
Location: Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center
Live Stats: https://www.scsuathletics.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary



BCU was victorious in their previous game against Incarnate Word.

The opening 20 minutes saw neither team lead by more than four points as Bethune-Cookman's (3-4, 0-0 SWAC) Dhashon Dyson's driving layup tied things up at 9-9 apiece.

Incarnate Word (3-3, 0-0 SLC) took its largest lead of the half at 19-15 on a Sky Wicks and-one, but the Wildcats quickly knotted things at 19-all on a Zion Harmon layup. Harmon tied things up again at 22-22 on a stepback three from nearly five feet behind the three-point arc. He finished the half with 19 points to lead all scorers as the Wildcats and Cardinals entered the break tied at 40. 

A 20-10 run out of the half, ten of those from Harmon, put B-CU up, 60-50 with 12 left to play.

The Cardinals stabilized, pulling to within 71-64 on a floater by Elijah Davis before four straight from Seneca Willoughby pushed the Wildcats back up 11. 

Incarnate Word threatened again with just over three minutes remaining, cutting the deficit to 79-72 on a made three from Dylan Hayman. Josiah Hammons layup with 2:36 to play put the Cardinals within 83-77.

From there, the Wildcats closed on a 12-7 run, capped off by a Damani McEntire steal, his seventh of the game, to seal the 96-82 win. 



South Carolina State is 2-7 and is currently on a six-game losing streak, with all of those losses coming on the road. SCSU is undefeated in their two home games.

The Bulldogs are led in scoring by junior forward Davion Everett. He is averaging 11.1 ppg on 54% shooting. Everett is also the team's leading rebounder at 7.2 per game.

As a team, SCSU is shooting just 28% from three-point range and 64% from the free-throw line. They have been a solid rebounding team this season with a rebound margin of 1.3 over their opponents.




The Wildcats and Bulldogs have faced one another on 21 occasions. BCU leads the all-time series 12-9. Most recently, the Wildcats defeated South Carolina State 69-65 in 2020.

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