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Rideau Jr. carries SC State to 1st win of season
February 27, 2021 GMT
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) Floyd Rideau Jr. had 15 points off the bench to lift South Carolina State to a 63-57 win over Florida A&M on Saturday, snapping the Bulldogs’ season-opening 16-game losing streak.
“I’m getting emotional,” said a joyful head coach Murray Garvin. “Young people don’t get enough credit for their resiliency during this pandemic. I give credit to those guys. They’ve hung in there. They have great character.”
Omar Croskey had 13 points for South Carolina State (1-16, 1-6 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference).
“I’m just really happy for them,” added Garvin. “If you guys could have seen the locker room afterward. It’s not about me. It’s about this university and the young men in that locker room.”
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ORANGEBURG, S.C. Blake Harris came off the bench to score 19 points to lead NC A&T to a 97-86 win over South Carolina State on Saturday.
Tyler Maye had 14 points for NC A&T (4-9, 1-0 Mid-Eastern Conference), which broke its four-game road losing streak. Tyrone Lyons added 13 points and seven rebounds. Webster Filmore had 13 points.
Both teams set season records for scoring during the game. NC A&T scored 45 points in the first half, a season best for the visiting team, while the 50 second-half points for South Carolina State were the best of the season for the home team.