By james art 
Associated Press
South Carolina State Bulldogs (9-10, 3-1 MEAC) at North Carolina Central Eagles (9-12, 2-2 MEAC)
Durham, North Carolina; Saturday 4pm EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Eagles -1.5; over/under is 145.5
PERFORMANCE: South Carolina State takes on North Carolina Central after Davion Everett scored 21 points in South Carolina State’s 78-64 win over the Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks.
The Eagles are 6-3 on their home court. North Carolina Central is 5-6 in games decided by 10 or more points.
The Bulldogs are 3-1 in conference games. South Carolina State ranks second in the MEAC, allowing 70.3 points while holding opponents to 44.9 percent shooting.
North Carolina Central is shooting 46.1 percent from the field this season, 1.2 percentage points more than the 44.9 percent South Carolina State is allowing opponents. South Carolina State is averaging 6.5 3-pointers per game this season, 0.7 more per game than North Carolina Central is allowing.
The Eagles and Bulldogs play Saturday for the first time in the MEAC this season.
TOP REPRESENTATIVES: Po’Boigh King is averaging 16.1 points for the Eagles. Keishon Porter is averaging 12.5 points over the last 10 games.
Drayton Jones shot 56.4 percent and averaged 12.8 points for the Bulldogs. Omar Croskey is averaging 1.5 3-pointers in the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Eagles: 5-5, averaging 81.6 points, 36.2 rebounds, 17.5 assists, 8.6 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 47.7 percent from the field. Their opponents are averaging 75.0 points per game.
Bulldogs: 5-5, averaging 75.5 points, 29.4 rebounds, 13.8 assists, 8.4 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 46.8 percent from the field. Their opponents are averaging 71.5 points.
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The Associated Press produced this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.