Men's Basketball 12/5/2022 12:05:00 PM

Game Central | Men's Basketball vs. Miles College

GAME CENTRAL
Savannah State University Tigers (3-3, 1-1 SIAC)
Vs.
No. 8 Miles College Golden Bears (6-1, 2-1 SIAC)

TIME: 7:30 p.m., Dec. 5, 2022
LOCATION: Savannah, Ga. | Tiger Arena
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Savannah, Ga. – The Savannah State men's basketball team enter tonight's cross-divisional matchup with Miles College off a tough non-conference loss to Clayton State.

Savannah State has had a warm season so far, with big wins and some narrow losses. They won their first Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) game and then lost their second. They come into tonight .500 on the season and in SIAC action.

The Tigers will play on the road for the rest of December. In January, they will host seven home conference games.

LAST GAME
Coming off a big mid-week win over Flagler, Savannah State men's basketball dropped a non-conference game to Clayton State on Saturday, 62-49. Clayton State opened Saturday's game with a 6-0 run in the first three minutes. Za'Khari Cobb broke the run with with back-to-back field goals.
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PLAYER OUTLOOK
In the opening six games of the young season, Savannah State has seen good production from the veterans with some key effort from a couple of newcomers. #30 Eleik Bowles leads the scoring, averaging 18.0 points a game. #2 Ayjay Plain (10.3 p/g), Cobb (9.3 p/g) and #12 Larson Ashford (5.7 p/g) have all been key starters. Coming off the bench, freshman #10 Zion Davis is averaging 6.2 points/game while #15 Chancellor Wilson (4.2 p/g) has also been productive.

LAST GAME VS. MILES
Savannah State last faced Miles a year ago, on Dec. 19. 2021 at the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame Classic in Birmingham. The Tigers fell 53-65. Miles would go on to win the West Division with a 17-1 conference record, but SSU would go on to win the SIAC Championship. Both teams played in the NCAA Division II Championship after Miles earned an at-large bid. Savannah State is winless against Miles since rejoining the SIAC in 2019. They've dropped all five meetings with the Golden Bears.

OPPONENT SCOUTING REPORT
Hoping to repeat last year's highly successful season, Miles—who's ranked No. 8 in the D2SIDA South Region Media Poll—is off to a great start. They come into Tiger Arena with only one loss on the season. That loss was on Saturday against new SIAC member Edward Waters. They are led by junior guard #3 Rodney Battle who's putting up 18.0 points a game.

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Players Mentioned

#12 Larson Ashford: F; 6' 4"; Senior

#32 Eleik Bowles: F; 6' 4"; Junior

#11 Za'Khari Cobb: G; 6' 4"; Junior

#2 Ayjay Plain: G; 6' 4"; Sophomore

#10 Zion Davis: G; 6' 3"; Freshman

#15 Chancellor Wilson: F; 6' 6"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#12 Larson Ashford
: 6' 4"; Senior
: F

#32 Eleik Bowles
: 6' 4"; Junior
: F

#11 Za'Khari Cobb
: 6' 4"; Junior
: G

#2 Ayjay Plain
: 6' 4"; Sophomore
: G

#10 Zion Davis
: 6' 3"; Freshman
: G

#15 Chancellor Wilson
: 6' 6"; Freshman
: F