Men's Basketball | 3/10/2019 9:20:00 PM
Men's Basketball - MEAC Championship
First Round - Session 1
#6 Savannah State Tigers (11-19)
vs.
#11 Delaware State Hornets (5-24)
GAME/TIME: Monday, March 11, 2019 – 6 p.m. Â
LOCATION:Â Norfolk, Va. Â |Â Scope Arena
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SAVANNAH, Ga.-
Playing in their final Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament, the Savannah State men's basketball team is the sixth seed and will square off against 11th-seeded Delaware State on March 11 at the Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia at 6 p.m.
SSU, who won a share of the regular season title last year, finished the 2018-19 regular season at 11-19 overall and 8-8 in MEAC play. The Hornets are 5-24 overall and 2-14 in the conference..
In their only meeting this season on February 2, Savannah State defeated DSU on the road, 76-73.
The Tigers have defeated DSU in their past four meetings.
Savannah State enters the tournament averaging 76.4 points a game while giving up 87.4 points.
Jaquan Dotson leads the Tigers offense with 13.4 points and 6.8 rebounds a game while Zach Sellers adds 12.5 points and 4.3 assists per game.
Smith (9.9), Romani Hansen (9.6) and Tyrell Harper (9 points, 5 rebounds and 2.8 assists) also contribute to the SSU offense punch.
Delaware State has lost three games in a row and six of their last seven. The Hornets score 63 points every outing while surrendering 76.9 points a game.
All-MEAC player Kevin Larken averages 15.9 points and 9 rebounds a game for DSU.
