Hawks Drop Third Straight to Ball State
MUNCIE, Ind. - Redshirt sophomore Hillary Haley and junior Kevin White scored 13 and 11 points, respectively, as the University of Maryland Eastern Shore men's basketball team fell to Ball State, 65-47 in front of 2,903 at James E. Worthen Arena Monday night.
Haley, who was 5-for-12 from the floor and 3-for-9 from 3-point land, also had three rebounds, three steals and one assist.
White continues to dish out assists on the season as he had six for the night in addition to four rebounds, one block and one steal.
Sophomore Tyler Hines led the Hawks in rebounds with nine. He added in four points and one blocked shot.
The game started for the Hawks with a jumper by junior Freddy Obame Obame to make things 3-2, in response to a 3-pointer by the Cardinals' Jauwan Scaife.
Three straight 3-pointers by Haley under the 14-minute mark put UMES up 15-9. Ball State responded with eight points before a free throw by freshman Sean Berry tied the game at 16-16. After a free throw by the Cardinals' Terrence Watson, a jumper by White put the Hawks up once again at 18-17.
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Culpepper, Miners Run Past NSU in Sun Bowl Invitational
EL PASO, Texas - Guard Randy Culpepper led all scorers with 24 points, including 22 in a torrid first half, as host Texas-El Paso defeated Norfolk State 93-56 in the first game of the Bank of the West Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational on Monday night.
The Miners (8-2) scored the first 17 points of the game to send the Spartans (1-9) to their eighth straight defeat. Culpepper had 11 of those, including 3-pointers on three straight UTEP possessions in a span of just more than a minute. The last of those gave UTEP a 17-0 lead with 14:25 left in the first half.
The Spartans didn't get on the board until a traditional 3-point play by Christian Morris (Bronx, N.Y.) with 13:45 remaining in the first half. But things wouldn't get much better for the Spartans. Culpepper hit 9-of-10 from the floor in the first half, which ended with the Miners ahead 56-21. UTEP scored 25 points off 17 NSU turnovers while shooting 59 percent in the first 20 minutes.
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