SAVANNAH, Ga. – Savannah State University men's and women's basketball teams host in-state rival Georgia Southern Thursday in Tiger Arena.
 
The Lady Tigers enter the game with a 2-4 record, while GS women's basketball enters the game 2-5 with the game starting at 6 p.m.  The Tigers has recorded a 2-6 record, while the GS men's basketball team has a 3-3 record with the game starting at 8 p.m.
 
The last time out, the Tigers fell to San Diego State 100-67 and leads the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and the National Collegiate Athletic Association with 16.3 3-point field goals per game (16.3), total 3-point field goals made (130).  SSU also leads the MEAC in assists per game (20.3), which ranks fifth in the NCAA, total assists (162), which ranks second in the NCAA, and scoring offense (90.3), which ranks 10^th in the NCAA.
 
Individually, Casey Wells is second in the MEAC with 27 3-pointers made, which ranks fifth in the NCAA, while Dexter McClanahan is third in the MEAC with 21 3-pointers made, which ranks 27^th in the NCAA.
 
The Tigers are led by McClanahan with 14.1 points per game and 5.5 rebounds per game, while Wells is averaging 13.3 points per game, Troyce Manassa is averaging 12.4 points per game and Austin Dasent with 11.3 points per game. 
 
The Eagles have won the last two games against Florida A&M (83-72) and Radford (65-64) in Savannah.  GS is led by Ike Smith with 19.8 points per game, while Tookie Brown is averaging 13.0 points per game and 4.3 rebounds per game and Mike Hughes with 10.3 points per game and 3.7 rebounds per game.
 
The Lady Tigers fell to Jacksonville University 55-40 in Tiger Arena Tuesday last time out.  Senior guard Kenyata Hendrix is tied for the school record in 3-pointers with 153 career made 3-pointers, while senior center Tiyonda Davis needs four blocked shots to set the school record in the Division I era.  Davis has recorded 219 career blocks and ranks second in the MEAC and fourth in the NCAA with 4.0 blocks shots per game. 
 
The Lady Tigers are led by Lauren "Gaby" Moss with 13.5 points per game and is averaging 3.7 rebounds per game, while Hendrix is averaging 10.5 points per game, Davis is averaging 8.8 rebounds per game and 8.7 points per game and senior forward Jeremica Edwards is averaging 8.3 rebounds per game and 7.0 points per game. 
 
The Eagles have won the first two games of the season, but has lost the last five games.  GS is led by Patrice Butler with 15.4 points per game and 6.7 rebounds per game, and Angel McGowan is averaging 12.7 points per game and 3.2 rebounds per game. 
 
The men's team travels to Oregon to face the University of Oregon Saturday at 6 p.m. and Oregon State University on Dec. 11 at 6 p.m.
 
The women's team finishes the three-game homestand with Jacksonville State University Saturday at 4 p.m. in Tiger Arena. 
 
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