How to watch Morgan State vs. South Carolina State basketball game
Who’s Playing
SC State Bulldogs @ Morgan State Bears
Current Records: SC State 6-9, Morgan State 6-10
How To Watch
- When: Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 4 p.m. ET
- Where: Hill Field House — Baltimore, Maryland
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online Streaming: Catch select College Basketball matches on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
What to Know
SC State is preparing for their first MEAC matchup of the season on Saturday. Their road trip will continue as they head out to face the Morgan State Bears at 4:00 p.m. ET at Hill Field House. The Bulldogs are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they’ve averaged 75 points per game this season.
Last Sunday, SC State couldn’t handle Georgia and fell 79-72. SC State got off to an early lead (up 17 with 0:01 left in the first quarter), but sadly they weren’t able to maintain that momentum.
SC State’s defeat shouldn’t obscure the performances of Jayden Johnson, who went 5 for 8 en route to 16 points plus two steals, and Dubinsky Wilson, who scored 12 points along with two steals. The dominant performance also gave Wilson a new career-high in offensive rebounds (two).
Meanwhile, Morgan State was expected to have a tough go of it on Sunday, and, well, they did. They suffered a grim 90-68 loss to Minnesota. The Bears have now taken an ‘L’ in back-to-back games.
The losing side was boosted by Kameron Hobbs, who earned 25 points plus six rebounds. His afternoon made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 22.4 points. Another player making a difference was Daniel Akitoby, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds.
SC State has not been sharp recently as the team has lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-9 record this season. As for Morgan State, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as both are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. SC State hasn’t had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 75 points per game. However, it’s not like Morgan State struggles in that department as they’ve been averaging 81. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
SC State beat Morgan State 72-61 when the teams last played back in March. Will SC State repeat their success, or does Morgan State have a better game plan this time around? We’ll find out soon enough.
Series History
Morgan State has won 7 out of their last 10 games against SC State.
- Mar 02, 2024 – SC State 72 vs. Morgan State 61
- Feb 03, 2024 – Morgan State 72 vs. SC State 70
- Feb 13, 2023 – SC State 74 vs. Morgan State 62
- Jan 09, 2023 – Morgan State 90 vs. SC State 85
- Mar 10, 2022 – Morgan State 80 vs. SC State 77
- Feb 14, 2022 – Morgan State 76 vs. SC State 66
- Jan 10, 2022 – Morgan State 88 vs. SC State 81
- Feb 17, 2020 – Morgan State 78 vs. SC State 72
- Jan 06, 2020 – Morgan State 77 vs. SC State 63
- Feb 09, 2019 – SC State 85 vs. Morgan State 81
