Dover, Del. (Jan. 24, 2022) --- Rahsaan  Edwards hit the game-winning basket on a driving lay-up with three seconds left to give South Carolina State a 64-62 MEAC victory over Delaware State in Memorial Hall this evening.
The score was tied at 62 when Delaware State's Martaz Robinson missed a three-point shot with eight seconds remaining. SC State's Raquan Brown grabbed the long rebound and quickly fed the ball to Edwards, who raced up court to hit the winning shot.
The Hornets had the last shot, but Robinson's desperation shot from near half court fell short, sealing Delaware State's 12^th straight defeat and dropping their record to 2-14 overall and 0-2 in the MEAC.
South Carolina State won its third in a row to improve to 10-1- and 2-2.
TJ Madlock led three double-figure scorers for SC State with 11 points.
Jemal Davis and Edward Oliver-Hampton each had 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Bulldogs.
Zach Kent (Magnolia, Del.) was high scorer for Delaware State with a game and season –high 15 points. Kent was six-for-nine from the floor, including three-of-four on three-point shots.
Dominik Fragala came off the bench to add14 points for the Hornets, highlighted by four three-point field goals.
Robinson added a season-high 11 points and Myles Carter 10 for Delaware State.
South Carolina State led by as many as 10 points in the first half and held a 39-33 lead at the break.
Delaware State continued to chip away at the Bulldogs lead in the second half, and pulled ahead 50-49 on a basket by Kent with 9:26 left to play.
The Hornets stretched their lead to 57-51 when Fragala hit his second of back-of-back three-pointers with 6:36 remaining in the game.
The Bulldogs outscored Delaware State 9-3 over the next three minutes and regained the lead 61-60 on a three-pointer by Oliver-Hampton at the 3:26 mark of the second half.
Delaware State pulled ahead 62-61 on a follow-up basket by Chris Sodom and SC State tied the score at 62 when Davis hit one of two free throws with 1:38 left to play.
Sodom had 10 rebounds and four blocks in the game.