SC State Cruises to 91-65 Victory over FAMU
ORANGEBURG, SC-Senior guard/forward Jason Flagler poured in a game-high 26 points, while junior Darnell Porter chipped in 22 points along with six 3-pointers as South Carolina State cruised to victory 91-65 over Florida A&M Monday at Smith -Middleton-Memorial Center.
South Carolina State improves to 16-12 overall, 10-6 in the MEAC, while Florida A&M falls to 8-21 overall, 4-11 in the league.
A layup by senior Jason Flagler gave the Bulldogs their first lead of the night 29-28 at the 6:56 mark. Senior Brandon Smalls nailed a 3-pointer to put SC State ahead eight, 43-35 with 2:16 left in the first-half.
South Carolina State closed out the first-half with a 45-40 lead.
Junior Darnell Porter open the second-half nailing four 3-pointers sparking a 19-3 lead to give the Bulldogs a 23 point lead, 66-43 at the 16:46 mark. Porter back-to-back 3-pointers with 5:20 left in the game put SC State ahead 28, 82-54.
Freshman point guard Tyvon William's layup gave the Bulldogs their biggest lead of the night 30 with 3:30 left. South Carolina State went on to an impressive 91-65 victory over Florida A&M in MEAC action.
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Pirates Trounce Lancers, 95-81
HAMPTON, Va. - The Hampton University men's basketball team came out of the gates strong, stretching its win streak to four games as the Pirates upended Longwood 95-81 Monday night in a non-conference game at the HU Convocation Center.
Hampton set a season high in points scored, while overcoming a chippy contest that saw a combined six technical fouls and a flagrant foul. The Lancers opened the second half with a few buckets, closing to within 48-42 at the 17:46 mark on a Dana Smith layup, but the Pirates (12-17) responded with a layup from Mike Tuitt and five straight points from Kwame Morgan II.
Michael Freeman threw down a one-handed slam dunk in transition with 1:25 to play, punctuating an emotional evening and cementing Hampton's fourth straight win. Three technicals were called in the final 1:25, with Hampton closing the contest making six of eight free throws.
Vincent Simpson led four Pirates in double figures with 22 points on 7-for-10 shooting and a 6-for-8 effort from the line, while Darrion Pellum, Charles Funches and Morgan each added 16. Freeman led the Pirates with seven rebounds.
Hampton shot 50.8 percent (30-for-59) from the floor, making eight of its 23 3-point attempts. Longwood shot 54.9 percent (28-for-51) from the floor, though the Lancers (12-19) out-rebounded Hampton 35-31.
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Balanced Effort Leads Spartans Past Coppin State, 67-57
BALTIMORE, Md. - Brandon Wheeless scored a career-high 16 points to pace three Spartans in double figures as Norfolk State earned a hard-fought 67-57 win over Coppin State on Monday night at the Physical Education Complex.
Wheeless, starting for injured second-leading scorer Rob Hampton, hit 7-of-15 from the floor and grabbed six rebounds in a career-high 37 minutes of action for NSU (10-18, 8-7 MEAC). Kyle O'Quinn (Jamaica, N.Y.) added his ninth double-double of the season with 14 points and a career-high 19 rebounds, and Michael Deloach also scored 14 points.
The Spartans never trailed. There was one tie in the game, at 2-all, before Deloach hit a 3-pointer to give NSU a 5-2 lead. Coming off a draining double-overtime loss at Morgan State two days prior, NSU could not shake the Eagles (8-20, 3-12). But the Spartans got 12 first-half points from their bench, five apiece from Marcos Tamares and Reggie Revels, to take a 34-30 lead into the half.
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Cage 'Cats Win 16th Game at Winston-Salem 66-45
Winston-Salem, North Carolina - Bethune-Cookman University (16-14) led by four points at halftime and out-scored Winston-Salem State by 17 points in the second half for a convincing 21 point road win, 66-45 over the Rams Monday night.
B-CU captains C. J. Reed (14 points) and Alexander Starling (13 points) led nine Wildcat players who scored in the ball game. The 'Cats shot 49 percent from the field in the contest and out rebounded WSSU 38-25 on the glass.
Albert Abrahams contributed 7 points and a team-high 7 rebounds in the non-conference win. Starling was 5-5 field goals to help B-CU shoot 27-55 field goals overall versus Winston-Salem State.
The Wildcats forced 15 WSSU turnovers and held the Rams to 40 percent shooting to sweep the season series 2-0 against Winston-Salem State.
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Bears Scoring Outburst Downs A&T
BALTIMORE, Md. - Morgan State scored 41 points over the last 12.5 minutes of the game to down the Aggies 81-67 during a nationally televised game on ESPNU from Hill Field House. The Bears' 41-point outburst added to a unique season that has seen the Aggies be successful against the top teams in the conference, but unsuccessful against some of the lower teams in the MEAC.
It has also been a season that has seen the Aggies go through long stretches without being able to score despite taking good shots. It appeared all of the above happened on Monday.
Over the first five minutes of the game, the Aggies trailed by 14. But thanks to three consecutive made 3-pointers - two by Austin Witter - helped the Aggies tie the game at 23. The Bears regained the lead at 28-27 with a Reggie Holmes 3-pointer before the Aggies ended the half on a 10-4 run aided by two Tavarus Alston 3-pointers, including one at the buzzer.
Six-and-half minutes into the second half; the Aggies were poised to pull off another upset in the conference. A Thomas Coleman layup gave the Aggies a 47-36 advantage. A minute later, an Alston jumper put the Aggies in front 50-40.
Morgan State took over from there. The Bears went on a 24-6 run over the next six minutes to take a 64-56 lead. Witter ended the run with a 3-pointer from the top of the key. The Aggies could not sustain it. They went 0-for-5 from the field and 0-for-2 from the line during a 15-2 Bears run that put the game away.
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