B-CU beats Morgan State
BALTIMORE, Md. – Ricky Johnson scored 20 points as Bethune-Cookman snapped a nine-game losing streak to Morgan State with a 65-58 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference victory Monday afternoon.
Delino Dear posted an 11-point, 16 rebound double-double as the Wildcats (6-13 overall, 2-3 MEAC) defeated the Bears (4-16,2-4) for the first time since posting a 52-50 victory on February 8, 2006.
Brandon Stewart also scored 11 points for the Wildcats, who completed their first sweep of a conference two-game road swing since downing Delaware State and Maryland Eastern Shore in 2012. This also gives the Wildcats their first winning streak of the season.
Zech Smith had 13 points and 14 rebounds for the Bears, while Cedric Blossom and Blake Bozeman added 12 apiece.
B-CU hosts UMES Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m.
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NCCU Overcomes 12- Point Second-Half Deficit to Defeat Hampton
HAMPTON, Va. – Anthony McDonald scored a team-high 17 points, all after intermission, as North Carolina Central University overcame a 12-point second-half deficit to capture a 59-52 road win at Hampton University on Monday night inside the HU Convocation Center.
NCCU (14-5, 6-0 MEAC) remains the only unbeaten team in conference play and extends its win streak to eight games.
Dante Holmes scored 15 points for the Eagles, Nimrod Hilliard added 11 points and six assists, and Karamo Jawara grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds.
Dwight Meikle led Hampton with 26 points and eight rebounds. The Pirates shot 35.2 percent from the field (19 of 54), while making just one three-pointer on 17 attempts.
Up next, NCCU returns home on Saturday, Jan. 24 to play Coppin State at 4 p.m. inside McDougald-McLendon Gym, where the Eagles have won 29 straight, the third-longest home win streak in NCAA Division I.
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Coppin Overwhelms Rattlers
BALTIMORE, Md. – Christian Kessee’s career-high 23-point performance fueled Coppin State’s 87-75 victory over Florida A&M in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) men’s basketball game at the Physical Education Center Monday night.
Coppin State (2-16 overall, 1-4 MEAC) used a total team effort to end its 12-game losing streak. Senior guard Taariq Cephas stuffed the stat sheet with a season-high 22 points, six assists, six steals and five rebounds. Arnold Fripp added 17 points along with a season-high five assists for Coppin State, which finished with a season-best 22 helpers on its 32 field goals.
Coppin State will look to continue the good vibes going when it visits reigning MEAC Tournament champion North Carolina Central Saturday afternoon at 4:00 p.m. Coppin State will have an opportunity to end NCCU’s 29-game home court winning streak, the third longest in NCAA Division I.
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Spartans Surge Past N.C. A&T, 74-60
NORFOLK, Va. - Plagued by foul trouble throughout the first half, the Norfolk State men's basketball team was able to brush it off and surge past North Carolina A&T late in a 74-60 victory on Monday night at Joseph Echols Hall.
The Spartans connected on 28-of-46 overall (60.9 percent) to maintain second place in the MEAC. Thanks to N.C. Central's victory over Hampton on Monday night, the Spartans now sit alone in second in the conference at 5-1. They also improved their overall record to 12-9.
Junior RaShid Gaston added 16 points on 7-of-10 shots, while Robinson tied his career high with eight points to go with three rebounds and three assists. Russell finished with a career-high eight points on 4-of-5 shooting and added two rebounds, two steals and two assists.
The Spartans outscored the Aggies 28-16 in points in the paint and had a slight edge on the boards, 26-21.
NSU will head back out on the road with a road trip to South Carolina State and Savannah State next weekend. The Spartans will face the Bulldogs on Saturday
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Stephens, SCSU Stuns UMES In Overtime
PRINCESS ANNE, Md. – The University of Maryland Eastern Shore men’s basketball team lost in an incredible finish at W.P. Hytche Athletic Center as Edward Stephens drained a 25-foot three-pointer for the game-winner for South Carolina State. In their first overtime game of the year, UMES (10-10, 3-2) fell one big play short on Monday evening.
Five Hawks finished in double digits with Devin Martin and Devon Walker leading the way at 14 each. Myers added 13 points, while Dominique Elliott tallied 12. Ishaq Pitt collected 10 points to go along with eight rebounds and seven assists. Still, the Hawks’ downfall was poor free throw shooting with crucial misses in the final minutes. As a team, UMES made just 15-of-28 foul shots, a subpar 53.6% mark well below their season average. While the Hawks were 7-of-19 from beyond the arc, all seven makes came in the first half as the shooters went cold in the second half and overtime.
The Hawks must regroup before heading to Florida to face Bethune-Cookman on Saturday afternoon. UMES now sits at 10-10 overall with a 3-2 record in conference play. With the result, South Carolina State jumps ahead of UMES in the MEAC standings by a half game. Tip-off in Daytona Beach, Fla. is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. at Moore Gymnasium on Saturday, January 24.
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Bell Leads Second Half Surge In Hornets' Third Straight Win
Dover, Del. - Tyshawn Bell scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half to lead Delaware State to a 59-50 MEAC men’s basketball win over Savannah State in Memorial Hall this evening.
The Hornets won their season-high third straight game to improve to 9-9 overall and 3-1 in the MEAC. DSU also matched its win total for the entire 2013-14 season (9-21).
Delaware State was 20-for-45 from the field in the game (44.4%), including seven-of-17 from three-point territory (41.2%). The Hornets were 12-for-15 from the free throw line.
Savannah State shot 36.7% from the field (18-for-49) for the game. The Tigers were just six-of-22 from the floor in the second half (27.3%).
The Hornets won the rebound battle 34-26, although Savannah was better at protecting the ball, committing 13 turnovers compared to 18 for DSU.
Delaware State will be on the road for the next four games, beginning with a visit to North Carolina A&T on Saturday (Jan. 24). Game time is 6 p.m. The road swing also includes visits to North Carolina Central (Jan. 26), South Carolina State (Jan. 31) and NJIT (Feb. 3).
The Hornets return home on Feb. 7 against Bethune-Cookman (4 p.m.)
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