Men's Basketball | 2/18/2018 3:31:00 PM
GAME CENTRAL
Men's Basketball
Savannah State Tigers (13-14, 10-2 MEAC)
at
Hampton University Pirates (14-14, 9-4 MEAC)
GAME/TIME: Monday, February 19, 2018 – 7 p.m.
LOCATION: Hampton, Va. | Convocation Center
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Savannah, Ga. -- The Tigers play Hampton in the second of three consecutive road games on Monday at 7 p.m. in Hampton, Va.. SSU defeated Hampton, 103-101 when the two teams met earlier this year.
Tiger Bites
· SSU's loss to Norfolk State snapped a nine-game win streak for the Tigers. The longest win streak for SSU was in 2011-12 when the Tigers won 13 straight en route to winning the MEAC regular season championship.
· Despite Saturday's loss to Norfolk St., the Tigers are still in 1st place with in the MEAC standings with a 10-2 conference record. North Carolina A&T and Bethune-Cookman are right on SSU's heels with 9-3 records. Hampton is fourth at 9-4.
· SSU leads the nation in total 3-pointers made with 331, 3-pointers per game averaging 12.3 and three point attempts with 1,094. The Tigers are in the top 10 nationally in: Scoring offense (5th) averaging 86.1 ppg; steals per game (4th) averaging 9.7; total steals (4th) with 263; turnover margin (10th) averaging 4.4 and turnovers forced (3rd) averaging 18.48.
Notes:
FENNER SETS NEW RECORD
Alante Fenner is coming off a 46 point performance in the Tigers win over Morgan St. He was named the MEAC and BoxToRow Player of the Week for his performances in two SSU wins last week.
#1 IN THE MEAC
The Savannah State Tigers rank #1 in the MEAC in nine statistical categories. The Tigers lead the conference in: 3-pt field goals attempted (1,094), assist per game (15.7); scoring offense (86.1), steals per game (9.7), 3-pt field goals per game (12.3), total 3-pointers made (331), total assists (424), total steals (263), turnover margin (4.4), and turnovers forced (18.48).
MOVING BACK DOWN
In April 2017, the Savannah State administration made the decision to move SSU athletics from Division I to Division II. The move will become effective following the 2018-19 season.
MCCLANAHAN LEADING SSU
Dexter McClanahan is 8th in the conference in three-point field goals made with 58 and is averaging 2.3 made threes per game. McClanahan is also 8th in the conference in scoring averaging 16.0 ppg.
BLOCK PARTY
Savannah State forward Jahir Cabeza was named co-Defensive Player of the Week after recording eight blocks in two games last week. Cabeza had six blocks in SSU's win Morgan St. and added another two in the Tigers victory over N.C. A&T. Cabeza is also leading the conference in blocks per game averaging 1.5 in conference games only.
TOUGH SCHEDULE
SSU's non-conference schedule features six teams that are ranked in the AP Top 25 poll (Michigan State, Wichita State, Cincinnati, Baylor, Texas Tech and Texas A&M).
Savannah State 2017-18 Game Notes: Click Here
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Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Preseason Awards: Click Here
Hampton University
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