Gallo Scores Career High 27 in Victory over Towson

BALTIMORE -- Senior Tony Gallo scored a career-high 27 points, including 17 in the second half, as Coppin State snapped a four-game losing streak to Towson with a 71-57 victory over the Tigers on Wednesday in the Physical Education Complex.

Gallo, who led the Eagles in scoring for the eighth time in nine games, made six three-point field goals and was 7-of-9 from the free throw line. His previous career high was 26 points at Maryland Eastern Shore last year.

The Eagles, who improved to 4-0 at home, raised their record 4-5 overall and notched their first victory over the Tigers since 1993.

Coppin State also received 19 points from freshman Taariq Cephas and eight points and six rebounds from senior Michael Harper.

Towson, who dropped to 0-10 on the season, was paced by Marcus Damas who had 16 points and Robert Nwankwo who scored 15 points.

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O'Quinn, Spartans Pull Away from LIU, 73-62

NORFOLK, Va. – Kyle O’Quinn posted game highs of 22 points, 14 rebounds and six blocked shots to lead Norfolk State to its third win in the last four games, 73-62, over Long Island on Wednesday night at Echols Hall.

O’Quinn recorded his eighth double-double of the year and he had it by halftime, tallying 13 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks in the first half alone. His big half helped stake NSU (7-4) to an 11-point halftime lead.

Chris McEachin added 12 points for NSU, which held LIU to 34 percent shooting from the floor (22-of-65). Pugh and Johnson tallied 10 and seven points, respectively. McCauley contributed eight points and Pendarvis Williams seven. O’Quinn had a team-high four assists and added two of NSU’s 10 steals. McEachin added three blocked shots as the Spartans tallied a season-high 10 rejections.

Boyd led LIU with 13 points and nine rebounds. Jamal Olasewere added 12 points and seven boards.

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Bears Register First Win By Dropping UMBC, 73-60

BALTIMORE, Md. -- The Morgan State men's basketball team snapped a season-opening seven game losing streak with a late first half run that led to a 73-60 victory at University of Maryland Baltimore County on Wednesday night.
 
Senior forward Kevin Thompson led the Bears by posting his fourth double-double of the season with 17 points and 12 rebounds, to go along with a game-high four blocked shots. Redshirt-sophomore center Ian Chiles added 14 points, while Blake Bozeman scored 13 and Larry Bastfield chipped in 11.
 
Brian Neller led UMBC with 16 points, while Chandler Thomas and Chase Plummer scored 11 each.
 
The Bears had its finest shooting performance of the season as they shot 25 of 46 (54.3 percent) from the field and shot 47 percent (8-17) from beyond the arc.
 

UMBC had a tough time against MSU's pressure defense, hitting only 20 of 73 from the floor (31.5 percent) and went 4 of 21 from 3-point territory.

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Baylor Bounces B-CU 69-42

WACO, Texas - Quincy Acy had four of Baylor's 10 dunks, and Pierre Jackson had a team-high 12 points to go with consecutive assists on early slams that put the Bears ahead to stay in a 69-42 victory Wednesday night.

That was closer than last year's game, when the Wildcats (3-7) lost by 44 points.

Holloman had 13 points and Anthony Breeze 12 for Bethune-Cookman, the defending MEAC regular season champion and an NIT team last season.

All 10 Bears who played scored, half of them getting at least eight points.

The Bears, who have won 25 consecutive non-conference home games the past five seasons, had a 42-16 scoring advantage in the paint. They shot 56 percent (28 of 50) from the field, including 14 of 22 (64 percent) after halftime.

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