Fripp scores 19 as Coppin State falls to Denver
DENVER – Arnold Fripp scored a career-high 19 points and grabbed a team-best six rebounds during Coppin State’s 80-54 loss to the University of Denver at Magness Arena in a non-conference men’s basketball game Sunday.
It was the third time on the Eagles’ season-opening four-game road trip that Fripp reached double digits and led the team in scoring. He is averaging a team-best 14 points. He was 7-of-10 from the field against the Pioneers and made all three of his 3-point shot attempts. Fripp has 13 career double-figure scoring games in his Coppin State career.
Taariq Cephas made four-of-eight shots from the field to finish with nine points. Daquan Brickhouse and Christian Kessee added seven points for the Eagles.
The Eagles will enjoy a week off from competition before playing their home opener on Monday, Dec. 1 against Division II Goldey-Beacom College at 7:30 p.m. That game is a “Blue Out” and all fans are encouraged to wear blue.
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Trapp’s 3-pointer sparks Bethune-Cookman past Central Conneticut State
WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – Mikel Trapp’s three-pointer with 1:57 remaining put Bethune-Cookman ahead, then the redshirt senior sank four free throws in the final 15 seconds as the Wildcats downed Central Connecticut State 65-60 Sunday to close out the CBE Hall of Fame Classic.
Trapp finished with 18 points, including three from behind the arc, as the Wildcats (2-3) snapped a three-game losing streak.
Central Connecticut (0-5) led 35-27 at halftime, but Clemmye Owens (17 points) scored the Wildcats’ opening eight points of the second half to key Bethune-Cookman’s second half start.
Quentin Brewer doubled-doubled with 11 points and 10 rebounds, while Tony Kynard finished with eight points and Dear seven points and four rebounds.
Mobley led the Blue Devils with 22, while Faronte Drakeford scored 14 of his 20 in the first half.
Bethune-Cookman hosts Tennessee-Martin Tuesday night at Moore Gymnasium.
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Creighton uses the foul line to pull away from NCCU
OMAHA, Neb. – Creighton University used the foul line and just enough offense to pull away from North Carolina Central University in the second half, as the Bluejays shot 22-for-25 at the foul line, while NCCU attempted just three free throws on the way to 65-45 defeat on Sunday afternoon in front of a crowd of 17,290 inside CenturyLink Center in opening round action of the 2014 Emerald Coast Classic.
The Eagles began the game without the services of senior point guard Nimrod Hilliard due to injury, but fought tooth-and-nail with the Bluejays through the first frame as there were four ties and seven lead changes.
Creighton struggled from-the-field through the first 20 minutes shooting 28.6 percent, including a dismal 2-for-12 (16.7 percent) from-deep, but managed to take a five point advantage into the locker room after senior guard Devin Brooks drilled a prayer from the right side as time expired to make it 27-22 at the break.
The Eagles committed 11 fouls in the first frame to just six for Creighton as the Bluejays shot 9-for-10 from the foul line, while the maroon and gray went 0-for-2.
Both senior Karamo Jawara and Dante Holmes topped the scoring for NCCU as each dropped-in seven points. Brooks led CU with eight points hitting the Bluejays’ only two three-pointers of the frame.
Despite the adverse injury situation, NCCU held the offensive-minded Bluejays to 35.3 percent shooting from-the-field, including just 29.2 percent from-the-outside. On the year, the maroon and gray are forcing opponents to shoot 27.3 percent from beyond-the-arc.
Anthony McDonald finished with a team-high 17 points on 5-of-11 shooting from-the-perimeter, while Isaiah Zierden ended the afternoon with a season-high 20 points as he went 4-for-7 from downtown. Jawara added 11 points and seven rebounds along with three assists and two steals as well.
NCCU (1-2, 0-2 road) flies back east to battle the Bearcats of Cincinnati on Tuesday night, Nov. 25 at 7:00 p.m. (EST) from Fifth-Third Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. The NCCU Sports Network will hit the air with the Nationwide Insurance Pregame Show at 6:40 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on Fox Sports Ohio and on ESPN3.
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