Rattlers Fall to Georgia State, 76-67
Final Stats
ATLANTA, Ga. - The Florida A&M University Men's Basketball team dropped a 76-67 decision to Georgia State University, here Saturday evening at GSU Sports Arena.
FAMU (5-6) was paced by Amin Stevens as he recorded a double-double scoring 25 points and pulling down 11 rebounds. Avery Moore was the only other Rattler to score in double figures as he scored 10 points.
GSU (4-4) had three players to score in double-figures as Jihad Ali scored a team high 15 points. Brandon McGee recorded a double-double for the Panthers as he scored 14 points and pulled down 11 rebounds.
The Panthers would take an 18-12 lead on a made basket by Devonta White, capping a 12-6 run by GSU with 10:16 to go in the half.
A pair of free throws by Moore would cut GSU's lead to 22-20 with 6:29 to go in the first.
The Rattlers would cut the Panthers' lead to two as Stevens connected on three pointer with 51 seconds left in the half as FAMU trailed GSU 31-29 into the break.
FAMU finished the first half shooting 32.1 percent (9-of-28) from the field, while GSU shot 33.3 percent (10-of-30).
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14-Point Lead Melts in Akron; B-CU Falls in OT
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AKRON, Ohio - The question for Bethune-Cookman coach Clifford Reed was how the Wildcats would recover from Wednesday's blasting at Baylor in their final game before holiday break.
The response was nearly pulling off a signature victory.
A 14-point second half Wildcat lead faded as Akron rallied for a 77-66 overtime victory before 1,900 at Rhodes Arena.
B-CU (5-7) dominated the first 25 minutes and led 38-24 on a Mikel Trapp lay-up with 16:41 remaining after Alexander Starling started the second half by finishing a pair of three-point plays.
The Zips (5-4) faced a seven-point, 56-49 deficit with 1:44 to play before rallying with the 3-point shot. Akron made three straight 3s, capped by a long-distance shot from Brett McClanahan to tie it at 58 and send it into overtime with 43 seconds left.
On the Zips' first overtime possession, Nikola Cvetinovic hit a layup for a 60-58 lead, their first of the game. The shot sparked a 10-2 run, highlighted by back-to-back 3s from Steve McNees and McClanahan, to snap a two-game losing skid.
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Morgan State staves off UMBC, 75-62
Final Stats
BALTIMORE, MD - Two weeks off seemed to do the Morgan State Bears some good. The Bears hot shooting led to a 75-62 victory over the UMBC Retrievers this evening at Hill Field House.
Morgan State (4-4) shot 60.5% from the field for the game. Forward DeWayne Jackson led five Bears who scored in double figures on the evening with 15 points.
The Bears got hot offensively from the start feeding their big man in Kevin Thompson early for a lay-up and a short jumper. Defensively, MSU limited UMBC (0-11) to one field goal in the first six minutes of the game. With everything in sync, the Bears jumped out to a 22-8 lead with 9:41 remaining in the first half.
UMBC head coach Randy Monroe stressed to his team early in the game that they have to fight for what you want. It wasn't much of a fight from the Retrievers' side early.
The Bears extended their advantage to 34-12 on another short jumper from Thompson with 4:15 left. But UMBC responded defensively by limiting the Bears to two field goals while cutting the deficit to 40-27 at the half.
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UMES Can't Contain No. 8 Pitt, Hawks Fall, 97-64
Final Stats
PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Redshirt junior Hillary Haley led the University of Maryland Eastern Shore men's basketball team in scoring with 17 points as the Hawks fell to Pittsburgh, 97-64, at Petersen Events Center Saturday evening.
Junior Tyler Hines added in 13 points for UMES (2-8) while fellow junior Dishawn Bradshaw had 12. Bradshaw led the team with four rebounds and five assists on the night.
The Panthers (11-1) scored first in the game, but the Hawks stayed close throughout the first half. Pitt took a lead of seven points before a trey by Haley brought the score to 11-7 at the 16:40 mark.
Over the next four minutes, Bradshaw and freshman Louis Bell also each drained 3-pointers to bring the score within two at 15-13 with less than 13 minutes remaining in the half.
Hines made a spectacular play at the 10:16 mark with a one-handed rebounded put-back to bring the score to 22-15 and repeated nearly the same play just 30 seconds later to come within five at 22-17.
Haley scored five straight points for UMES to bring the Hawks within four at 26-22 with 6:48 left on the clock in the first half to force the Panthers' head coach Jamie Dixon to call a timeout.
Coming out of the timeout, Pitt went on a 14-1 run to force Allen to take a timeout for UMES with 3:55 left in the half.
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