Loyola Uses Strong Second Half to Defeat Coppin State

BALTIMORE -- Michael Murray scored 10 points and collected 10 rebounds, but Loyola used a strong second-half performance to defeat Coppin State 67-51 on Wednesday in the Physical Education Complex.

Loyola (7-1) overcame a 30-27 halftime deficit by limiting Coppin State (1-5) to just 22.6 percent shooting in the second period on its way to outscoring the Eagles 40-21.

Dylon Cormier scored 27 points, grabbed eight rebounds and had four assists to lead Loyola. Anthony Winbush added 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Greyhounds.

Charles Ieans added nine points, three rebounds and a blocked shot for Coppin State.

The Greyhounds closed the game on an 11-1 run, sparked by five points from Cormier, to seal the victory.

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Pirates fall to Radford on the road, 73-64

RADFORD, Va. - The Hampton University men's basketball team lost on the road on Wednesday night, as Radford beat the Pirates 73-64 at the Dedmon Center Arena.

Ke'Ron Brown led the Pirates (0-6) with a career-high 16 points, while Deron Powers added 13 points and David Bruce chipped in 12 points.

Dwight Meikle had a team-high seven rebounds.

The Pirates started the game on a 5-0 run to take an early lead over the Highlanders (5-3), but Radford went on a 14-0 run and a 17-4 run to extend its lead to 18 points at 31-13. Hampton fought back with a 12-0 run of its own to end the half as Radford led 39-33. The Highlanders shot lights out in the first half, shooting 51.9 percent (14-for-27) from the floor.

Hampton cut the lead to 71-64 with 1:13 to play after a dunk from Du'Vaughn Maxwell, but the Pirates couldn't cut the deficit any more.

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Eastern Kentucky too much for Hornets, 84-51

Richmond, KY --- Glenn Cosey led four Eastern Kentucky players with 21 points in the Colonels' 84-51 win over Delaware State at McBrayer Arena this evening.

Eastern Kentucky improved to 6-0 on the season, while the Hornets dropped their fifth straight game to fall to 3-5.

Miles Bowman recorded his first career double-double for DSU, scoring a team-high 15 points and leading all players with 13 rebounds.

Tahj Tate added 11 points for the Hornets. DSU's Kendall Gray had a game-high five blocks to give him 28 for the season. Gray has 14 blocks in his last three games. He was sixth among NCAA Division players in blocks at 3.8 per game entering the contest.

Eastern Kentucky took control of the game midway through the first half. Cosey, who scored 11 of EKU's first 13 points, capped off a 13-2 run with a three-pointer to give the Colonels a 28-11 lead with 8:19 left in the first half. EKU opened up its biggest first half lead, 41-19, when Cosey converted a three-point play with 3:43 to go before intermission.

The Colonels led 43-23 at the break.

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