South Carolina State at Howard

South Carolina State has owned this series recently, winning the past four times. This includes a 58-57 victory against Howard in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference opener on Jan. 3. The Bulldogs won despite shooting 13 fewer free throws than Howard. South Carolina State has the better conference record at 4-2. The Bison prefer an up-tempo style. South Carolina State contrasts that style, though, with a grind-out, slow pace. That will bother Howard, as it did in the first meeting, when the Bison missed 23 of 27 shots from beyond the arc. Take South Carolina State.