Ken Murray - Baltimore Sun

BUFFALO, N.Y. - The end, for Reggie Holmes, came with 31 seconds left in a blowout loss, when he retreated to the Morgan State bench one last time Friday.

The beginning of the end came when West Virginia assigned 6-foot-9 Devin Ebanks to guard Holmes in their NCAA East Regional opener.

Holmes hit his first shot -- a trademark triple -- but spent the rest of the afternoon at HSBC Arena with Ebanks shadowing his every move, hand in Holmes' face, game in West Virginia's pocket.

The final was 77-50, Mountaineers, but the story was the job Ebanks did on Morgan's all-time leading scorer. It was a defensive masterpiece for which Holmes had no answers.

When Ebanks exited the game for good in the second half, Holmes was 1-for-10 with five points. Minus Ebanks, Holmes cranked in three more field goals to finish with 12 points on the day and 796 on the season. Ebanks, who scored 16 points and had 13 rebounds in addition to hounding the 6-4 senior, spent three days watching tape on Holmes.

Holmes finished his magnificent Morgan career in a shooting slump. He hit just 11 of 33 shots in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament, and closed out the postseason at a modest 30 percent (15-for-50).

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