South Carolina State Bulldogs at Jacksonville Dolphins
· NCAA Men's Basketball
58 - 52
Simmons, South Carolina St hold off Jacksonville, 58-52
Jacksonville cut the SC State lead to three, 54-51 on a layup by DeAnthony McCallum with :50 left, but Destin Barnes missed a 3-point attempt to tie with :14 left
Zacchaeus Sellers had 12 points and eight rebounds and Damani Applewhite had 14 points and eight rebounds for South Carolina State (5-7), which snapped its six-game road losing streak. Simmons added 11 points and seven rebounds and Jahmari Etienne had 10 points.
David Bell had three blocks for the Dolphins (7-8). Bryce Workman added eight rebounds.
Destin Barnes, the Dolphins' leading scorer entering the contest at 11 points per game, was held to 4 points. He shot 14 percent from beyond the arc (1 of 7).
South Carolina State takes on Coppin State on the road on Saturday. Jacksonville matches up against North Alabama on the road on Thursday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 58 - 52 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 58 - 52 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Tariq Simmons made Free Throw. | 58 - 52 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Tariq Simmons made Free Throw. | 57 - 52 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Foul on Mo Arnold. | 56 - 52 |
Statistics
 SCST |
 JAX |
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|---|---|---|
| 21-65 | FG | 18-54 |
| 32 | Field Goal % | 33 |
| 6-25 | 3PT | 5-23 |
| 24 | Three Point % | 22 |
| 10-16 | FT | 11-19 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 58 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 35 |
| 12 | Assists | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 5 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 16 | Fouls | 18 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Attendance: 657 | Capacity:
2025-26 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard | 11-3 | - | 24-11 |
| Morgan State | 10-4 | 1 | 14-16 |
| Norfolk State | 8-6 | 3 | 15-17 |
| North Carolina Central | 8-6 | 3 | 14-18 |
| South Carolina State | 7-7 | 4 | 10-22 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 5-9 | 6 | 9-23 |
| Coppin State | 5-9 | 6 | 7-24 |
| Delaware State | 2-12 | 9 | 8-23 |
2025-26 Atlantic Sun Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay | 15-3 | +1 | 22-9 |
| Central Arkansas | 15-3 | +1 | 22-12 |
| Queens University | 13-5 | 2 | 21-14 |
| Lipscomb | 12-6 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 8-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
| West Georgia | 8-10 | 6 | 15-17 |
| Bellarmine | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Jacksonville | 7-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
| Stetson | 7-11 | 8 | 12-21 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 7-11 | 7 | 11-21 |
| North Florida | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
| North Alabama | 4-14 | 10 | 9-21 |