The South Carolina State Bulldogs (4-4), the Mid-Eastern’s top shooting team, will meet the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (3-4) at Moore Gym. Action starts at 7:30 pm ET on Monday, Dec. 7.
The Wildcats dismantled Trinity Baptist 78-49 on Thursday. Mario Moody fueled the Wildcats, recording his second double-double of the season with 14 points and 11 rebounds. The Bulldogs are coming off a 79-67 win against Florida A&M on Saturday. Greg Mortimer was the game’s top scorer, posting 21 points on 7-for-10 shooting.
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Ranked 98th, the South Carolina State Bulldogs have an offensive rating of 110.7. The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats rank 196th with a defensive rating of just 101.9.
The South Carolina State Bulldogs average a field goal percentage of 45.7% this season. The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats are a winless 0-3 when opponents have a FG% of 45.7% or greater.
The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats rank lower for their field goal percentage (279th) than they do for their effective field goal percentage (258th), but the South Carolina State Bulldogs have a better FG% ranking (114th) than eFG% ranking (134th).
Bethune-Cookman, the 74th-ranked team in blocked shots, records an average of 4.7 per game. South Carolina State does worse, ranked 284th with 2.4.
Though Bethune-Cookman is one of the best in the country in forcing turnovers with opponents averaging a TO% of 23.8% (ranked 24th), South Carolina State is undefeated (1-0) when its TO% is 23.8% or greater.
