Clement Nets 24 Points To Lift NCCU To 67-61 Victory Over UMES
DURHAM, N.C. (www.NCCUEaglePride.com) - North Carolina Central junior guard Landon Clement recorded a game-high 24 points to top three Eagles scoring in double figures as NCCU held of Maryland Eastern Shore for a 67-61 win on Monday inside McDougald-McLendon Gymnasium.
Clement, who tallied 14 points before intermission, connected on 9-of-16 from the field, including 4-of-9 from long distance, with a pair of free throws on the afternoon. NCCU senior guard C.J. Wilkerson added 17 points and a team-best four steals, while junior forward Nick Chasten contributed 13 points and a team-high eight rebounds. Junior point guard Justin Leemow distributed five assists to go along with seven points and three steals.
UMES (3-12) was paced by junior forward Hillary Haley with 15 points, while rookie guard Joseph Swift came off the Hawks bench for 13 points, four assists and four steals. Junior guard Dishawn Bradshaw posted 10 points as the third double-digit scorer for UMES.
NCCU (6-8) out-rebounded UMES 37-28 and utilized 13 offensive boards to net 12 second chance points, doubling that of their opponent.
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SC State Suffers 62-60 Defeat To Delaware State
ORANGEBURG, SC-JUCO transfer Presano Bell poured in a career-high 18 points and grabbed six rebounds, while junior guard Brandon Riley chipped in 11 but it wasn't enough as South Carolina State dropped in tough 62-60 decision to Delaware State Monday in MEAC play.
South Carolina State falls to 5-10 overall, 1-1 in the MEAC, while Delaware State improves to 6-8 overall, 2-0 in conference play.
SC State held its biggest lead of the game eight, 58-50 with 4:23 left in the contest. Delaware State rallied back to spark a 10-0 run to take the lead off a 3-pointer by Desi Washington with 1:08 left. SC State's Presano Bell would not be denied as he battle in the post to score a game tying layup 60-60 with 0:09 seconds left in the contest.
Jay Threatt hit a jumper as time expired to lift Delaware State to a 62-60 victory over South Carolina State.
Delaware State was led in scoring by Marques Oliver with 17 points, Desi Washington chipped in 14 and Threatt added 11 in the victory.
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Second Half Surge Helps Spartans Snap Losing Skid
NORFOLK, Va. - Rob Hampton scored a team-high 19 points and Kyle O'Quinn recorded a double-double of 17 points and 13 rebounds to help Norfolk State snap its 11-game losing streak with an 86-65 win over Florida A&M on Monday night at Echols Hall.
Hampton and O'Quinn also helped spark a 16-1 Spartans' run to start the second half, breaking open what was a close game at halftime and propelling the Spartans (2-12, 1-2 MEAC) to their sixth straight win over FAMU (5-10, 0-3).
Aleek Pauline added 14 points and six assists to help NSU avoid dropping its 12th straight game, which would have established a new school record. The 11-game losing streak tied last year's team for the longest in school history. And like last year, NSU snapped its streak against the Rattlers.
Amin Stevens finished with 23 points and 12 rebounds for FAMU, which lost its fifth in a row.
O'Quinn blocked five shots for the second straight game, one factor in the Spartans' ability to hold FAMU to just 32.3 percent shooting in the second half and 38.6 for the game.
Hampton dished out a season-high seven assists for NSU, which tallied a season high 18 as a team. McEachin had four steals and Pauline added three for the Spartans.
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Eagles Resume Winning Ways At Home
BALTIMORE -- Michael Harper led four players in double figures with 18 points and Coppin State improved to 6-1 at home with an 84-53 drubbing of Howard on Monday in the Physical Education Complex.
Harper was 8-of-12 from the floor, including making 2-of-4 three-point attempts, to pace the Eagles. Jordan Lee added 14 points off the bench, while Akeem Ellis and Vince Goldsberry added 10 points each.
Coppin State, which shot a blistering 54.0 percent from the floor, saw its bench outscore Howard 52-4. The Eagle reserves actually outscored the starters by a 52-32 margin.
The Eagles, who improved to 6-8 overall and 1-2 in the MEAC, scored 48 points and shot 58.8 percent from the floor in the second half.
Howard (2-13, 0-3 MEAC) shot 37.0 percent from the floor and committed 21 turnovers. The Bison were also outscored 40-16 in the paint and were out-rebounded by a 36-29 margin.
Anton Dickerson led the Bison with 16 points, while Alphonso Leary added 13 and Mike Phillips scored 10.
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Pirates Suffer First MEAC Loss At Morgan State
BALTIMORE, Md. -Hampton suffered its first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) loss of the season Monday night, falling 78-72 to Morgan State at the Hill Field House.
Junior guard Darrion Pellum led the Pirates with 23 points on 6-for-14 shooting, making eight of his 11 free throws. Senior guard Brandon Tunnell added 17 points on 8-for-11 shooting, while senior forward Charles Funches poured in 14 points, going 10-for-14 from the free throw line, to go along with a team-high eight rebounds.
The Pirates (12-4, 2-1 MEAC) shot 46.0 percent (23-for-50) from the floor, including a 50.0 percent (12-for-24) effort in the first half. Junior forward Danny Agbelese had all five of the team's blocked shots.
The Bears (7-7, 3-0 MEAC) shot 42.1 percent (24-for-57) from the floor for the game, including a 48.0 percent (12-for-25) clip in the second half. Morgan State held a 40-31 rebounding edge against the Pirates, and the Bears turned 16 offensive rebounds into 22 second-chance points.
Dewayne Jackson led four Bears in double figures with 21 points, while Kevin Thompson added 19 points and 10 rebounds. Brooks poured in 18 points, while Ameer Ali - who also pulled down 10 rebounds, added 10 points.
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Reed's 24, Dukes' 3-pointer Lift B-CU Over Aggies 72-69
GREENSBORO, N.C. - CJ Reed had scored 20 second-half points Monday night, but the Bethune-Cookman junior had no hesitation when it came to dishing it to Kevin Dukes in the final minute against North Carolina A&T.
Dukes made the most of the opportunity, draining the go-ahead three-pointer with 30 second remaining and then adding two free throws with 3.4 seconds remaining as the Wildcats pulled off a 14-point comeback for a 72-69 victory over the Aggies before a Corbett Events Center crowd of 2,028 and a national ESPNU audience.
Reed finished with 24 points as the Wildcats (8-8 overall, 3-0 MEAC) won their season-high third straight game. The 3-0 conference mark matches last year's start, but this year all three games have come on the road.
Alexander Starling had 10 points and a game-high eight rebounds for the Wildcats, who shot 53 percent from the field in the second half and forced 22 Aggie turnovers. Nic Simpson led the Aggies with 25, while Thomas Coleman added 22.
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Marshall 71, Savannah State 57- Recap to Follow