Men's Basketball | 2/26/2018 4:56:00 PM

GAME CENTRAL

Men's Basketball
Savannah State Tigers (11-16, 10-4 MEAC)
vs.
N.C. Central Eagles (14-14, 8-6 MEAC)

GAME/TIME: Monday, February 26, 2018 – 8 p.m.  
LOCATION:  Savannah, Ga.   |  Tiger Arena (6,000)
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Savannah, Ga. -- SSU enters today's game looking to snap a three-game losing streak. The Tigers are currently in a three-way tie with N.C. A&T and Norfolk State for the third place spot in the MEAC standings with a 10-4 record. Bethune-Cookman is #1 with Hampton at #2.

 
Game Notes:
Tiger Bites
· The last time the Tigers dropped three straight was in December of 2017 when they loss five straight games; four of which were AP Top 25 teams.

· SSU's leading scorer Dexter McClanahan went over 1,000 career points in the Tigers win over N.C. A&T. After his 18-point night, he now has 1,055 points at SSU.

· SSU leads the nation in total 3-pointers made with 361, 3-pointers per game averaging 12.4 and three point attempts with 1,201. The Tigers are in the top 10 nationally in: Scoring offense (3rd) averaging 86.9 ppg; steals per game (4th) averaging 9.7; total steals (5th) with 280; and turnovers forced (2nd) averaging 18.41.

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 eight statistical categories. The Tigers lead the conference in: 3-pt field goals attempted (1,201), scoring offense (86.9), steals per game (9.7), 3-pt field goals per game (12.4), total 3-pointers made (361), total steals (280), turnover margin (4.3), and turnovers forced (18.41).
 
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 64 and is averaging 2.2 made threes per game. McClanahan is also 6th in the conference in total points with 456 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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North Carolina Central University
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