UMES snaps 10-game losing streak against Delaware State
PRINCESS ANNE, Md. - Despite a 29.2 first half field goal percentage and being down seven points going into the locker room at half time, the Maryland Eastern Shore men's basketball team defeated Delaware State, 53-50, in the MEAC season opener at the W.P. Hytche Athletic Center.
UMES regains Delmarva Peninsula bragging rights for the first time in five-plus years.
The Hawks have not beaten the Hornets since a 69-66 overtime victory on February 7, 2004 in Dover, Del. Since then, DSU has won 10 straight against UMES.
Additionally, the Hornets have won seven straight games at the Hytche, losing last on January 6, 2001 to the Hawks, 59-54.
Haley led all scorers with 14 points in the game, going 5-for-13 from the floor (1-for-3 from 3-point range) and 3-for-3 from the free throw line. He also had four steals, two assists, one rebound and one blocked shot in 35 minutes of play.
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Bears Spoil Eagles Opener in Physical Education Complex
Baltimore, Md. - Reggie Holmes scored 24 points and Morgan State spoiled Coppin State's first game in the Physical Education Complex with an 80-67 MEAC victory over the Eagles on Saturday.
The Bears used a big second half from Holmes and a decisive rebounding and free throw advantage to beat the Eagles in the first game in the 4,100-seat PEC. A snowstorm kept the crowd below capacity, but 3,189 fans braved the weather to witness the historic first game.
They witnessed Holmes pour in 18 second-half points and the Bears hold a 47-31 rebounding advantage while also outscoring the Eagles 28-13 from the free throw line.
Morgan State, which improved to 5-3 overall and 1-0 in the MEAC, also received 15 points and 14 rebounds from Kevin Thompson and 11 points and nine rebounds from DeWayne Jackson.
Coppin State was led by Ceslovas Kucinskas who scored a career-high 15 points, while Vince Goldsberry scored 14 points off the bench.
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Reed, Wildcats Hand Rattlers Heartbreaking One-Point Loss
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The FAMU Men's Basketball team dropped a 58-57 heartbreaker to archrival Bethune-Cookman in a MEAC contest at the Oceanfront Center Saturday afternoon.
FAMU's Brandon Bryant twice tied the score in the final minutes of the game, 55-55, on a 3-pointer with 2:28 left and again at 57-57 on a pair of free-throws with 22 seconds left.
FAMU called time out after securing a rebound in the final seconds. The Rattlers were all out of time outs and were assessed a technical foul. B-CU's Reed missed the first and made the second technical foul shot. B-CU's Alexander Starling deflected a FAMU pass out of bounds as the clock ran out.
FAMU (0-10, 0-1 in MEAC) was led by sophomore Yannick Crowder with 13 points and six rebounds, followed by sophomore David Buchanon with 12 points, and senior Brandon Bryant with 10 points. Junior Larry Jackson pulled down a game-high nine boards for FAMU Saturday.
Bethune-Cookman (5-3, 1-0) got 17 points and six rebounds from Alexander Starling and 15 points from guard C.J. Reed.
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Aggies Edge NSU Men 93-84 in OT
NORFOLK, Va. - Dwane Joshua and Tavarus Alston scored 23 points apiece to help North Carolina A&T squeak out a 93-84 overtime win over Norfolk State on Saturday evening at Echols Hall in the MEAC opener for both teams.
Kyle O'Quinn had 25 points and 12 rebounds for the Spartans (1-7, 0-1 MEAC), who lost their sixth in a row.
NSU led by 10 points at the midway mark of the second half. But the Aggies (4-5, 1-0) clawed back behind some timely buckets from Alston and Joshua and some sub-par free-throw shooting from the Spartans to force OT. Once in the extra stanza, A&T shot 62.5 percent (5-of-8) from the floor while holding the Spartans to 20 percent (2-of-10) shooting.
It was a battle of long-range shooting in the first half, with NSU getting the upper hand early. The Spartans, who hadn't made more than seven 3-pointers in a game this season, canned seven treys in the first half alone. Rob Hampton hit three of those en route to 16 first-half points, and Michael Deloach dished out seven of his career-high 10 assists to help NSU claim a 41-37 lead going into the break. A&T managed six 3-pointers, but shot just 35.5 percent from the floor in the first 20 minutes.
The third triple of the night by James Williams and a long two-pointer by O'Quinn gave the Spartans their largest lead of the night at 65-55 with 9:55 left. But the Aggies crept back into it and finally forged a tie at 73-all on a jumper by Alston with 2:53 left. Tim Zephyr hit two foul shots at the other end to give NSU a 75-73 lead, but Alston again tied it with a jumper with 2:15 remaining.
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Howard Defeats Hampton in Big Apple Classic
NEW YORK - A dunk from Paul Kirkpatrick with five seconds to play helped Howard push past Hampton with a 56-54 victory Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in the 2009 Big Apple Classic.
Howard picked up its first win of the season, going to 1-8 with a 1-0 mark in MEAC play.
The Pirates held a 54-51 lead with 36 seconds to play after Adam Walker hit a jumper for the Bison, but Vincent Simpson tied the game with 16 seconds left with a 3-pointer. Kirkpatrick's dunk came 11 seconds later, and Simpson let a 3-pointer fly with two seconds remaining, but the shot fell short.
There were four ties in the second half alone, with Hampton and Howard switching the lead back and forth a combined seven times in the period. The Bison never led by more than six in the second half, when Kirkpatrick gave Howard a 52-46 lead with 2:06 to play on a jumper.
Hampton (2-7, 0-1 MEAC) led by no more than three in the second half, going up 30-27 with 14:42 remaining on a Simpson jumper. Darrion Pellum (Hampton, Va.) led the Pirates with 14 points on 4-for-10 shooting and a 4-for-4 effort from the free throw line, while Simpson had 10 points.
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Flagler Lead Bulldogs over Rams 63-60
WINSTON-SALEM, NC-Senior guard/forward Jason Flagler recorded his first double-double of the season with 13 points and 14 rebounds, while junior Darnell Porter chipped in 13 and freshman center Jodd Williams added 12 as SC State defeated Winston-Salem State 63-60 Saturday at the C.E. Gaines Center.
The Rams found themselves in an early struggle after falling into a 21-11 deficit midway through the first half. The Rams would make a push in the final minutes of the half, cutting the deficit down to one point, 25-24 at the 2:14 mark. It was a 10-2 WSSU run that nearly erased the deficit, but the effort wouldn't stand as the team allowed four unanswered points to take a 29-24 deficit into the locker room at the half.
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