Ellis Free Throws Lift Coppin State Past Morgan State
BALTIMORE, Md. - Akeem Ellis hit two free throws with 0.5 seconds remaining in regulation lifting Coppin State to an 88-86 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference victory over Morgan State on Saturday in Hill Field House.
Morgan State's DeWayne Jackson tied the game at 86-86 when he drilled a three-pointer from the top of the key with 11.2 seconds to play.
After a Coppin State timeout, the Eagles worked the ball to Ellis who drove the lane and was fouled by Kevin Thompson with 0.5 seconds to play. After Ellis made the two free throws, Justin Black misfired on a three-pointer as the buzzer sounded.
Coppin State (12-11, 7-3 MEAC) shot 47.5 percent from the floor and 41.9 percent from the three-point line in posting its third straight victory, and sixth in the last eight games.
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Eagles Earn Victory with a Dominating Performance over the Rattlers
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The North Carolina Central Eagles dominated the Florida A&M Rattlers in all aspects of the game to take a 78-61 win at the Alfred Lawson Jr. Multipurpose Center and Teaching Gymnasium.
Yannick Crowder led the Rattlers in scoring with 17 points. Amin Stevens added 15, while Reggie Lewis chipped in 10 points. Stevens completed the double-double with 11 rebounds. Crowder continued his impressive pace with four blocked shots.
The Rattlers were done in by poor shooting, and what head coach Clemon Johnson described as poor effort. "We just didn't put forth the effort tonight. It's a team still trying to grow up and it caught us. We kind of went through the motions for 35 minutes tonight and played for five minutes. I told them in the locker room we were playing like we were hoping to win...not playing to win," A disappointed Johnson said.
The Rattlers shot a dismal 14-of-25 (56 percent) from the field in the first half and 6-for-24 (25 percent) in the second half for a game total of 40.8 percent. The stats from long range offered a dreary performance as well with FAMU shooting 3-for-17 from 3-point range, to finish with 17.6 percent for the game.
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Hornets Send NSU to 2nd Straight MEAC Loss, 67-50
DOVER, Del. - Amere May led four Delaware State players in double figures with 14 points as the Hornets dealt Norfolk State its second straight loss, 67-50, on Saturday night at Memorial Hall.
Kyle O'Quinn led NSU (16-8, 8-2 MEAC) with 15 points. But the Spartans committed 16 turnovers against the measured pace of DSU (8-11, 5-3), leading to 24 Hornet points.
NSU held just one lead of the game, at 1-0, after a Chris McEachin free throw at the 17:15 mark of the first half. But DSU scored the next 13 points as NSU suffered a long early field goal drought for the second contest in a row. After going more than 11 minutes with a basket to begin Monday's loss to Coppin State, the Spartans went nearly nine minutes without a field goal Saturday. McEachin broke the dry spell with a layup at the 11:16 mark to cut DSU's lead to 13-3.
The Spartans missed their first nine shots from the floor and hit just 36 percent (8-of-22) in the first half, which ended with DSU leading 30-20.
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Hillary Haley Finishes With Game High in Hawks Win
PRINCESS ANNE, Md. - Hillary Haley led all scorers with 21 points while three other University of Maryland Eastern Shore players finished with double digits. Haley helped lead UMES to a 78-65 win over Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference opponent Howard Saturday evening in the W.P. Hytche Athletic Center.
UMES had its best night shooting from the floor this season. The Hawks averaged 54-percent (25-of-46) shooting for the game, a season-high for UMES. Its 16-of-27 (.593) shooting in the second half is a seasons best for a half or game. Of players having taken at least eight attempts, Haley was the leader for the Hawks.
Haley was 8-of-15 (.533) from the field including two made three pointers. From the free-throw line he was perfect making all three attempts. He hit both three-point shots within five minutes of the second half. Haley's first three helped give UMES a five-point separation (31-26) from the Bison. His second three-point shot gave the Hawks its largest lead of the night at 19 points (55-36) at the 11:09 mark in the second half.
Teammates Tyler Hines and Percy Woods each finished with 16 points for the Hawks. The pair was almost identical statistically. Hines made 6-of-7 (.857) from the field and 4-of-5 (.800) at the free-throw line. He finished in the top three in rebounding for the Hawks with five rebounds.
Woods increased his season average Saturday to 10.6 points per game while posting a season average of 36.4 percent shooting from the field. Against Howard Woods made 5-of-6 (.833) from the field and was 2-for-2 from behind the three-point line. At the free-throw line he was 4-of-6 (.667).
Read more at UMESHawks.com.
B-CU's Dukes Record Career-High in Win over N.C. A&T
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -Kevin Dukes scored a career-high 30 points to lead Bethune-Cookman to a 92-79 win over North Carolina A&T on Saturday.
Dukes was 11 of 18 from the field, going 8 of 14 from 3-point range, to lead four Wildcats in double figures. Adrien Coleman added 16 points, Anthony Breeze 10 and Garrius Holloman had 11 points, 10 rebounds and four assists for Bethune-Cookman (10-13, 7-2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference).
It was the fifth win in six games for Bethune-Cookman, which outrebounded the Aggies 34-25. The Wildcats had won four straight before falling to Florida A&M 68-62 on Jan. 28.
The Wildcats shot 53.2 percent from the field (33 of 62), and made 11 of 23 3-pointers.
Adrian Powell led the Aggies (10-14, 5-4) with 18 points and Nic Simpson added 14.
Read more at BCUAthletics.com.
Recap to come:
Savannah State 73, South Carolina State 60