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MEAC Men's Basketball Recaps, Dec. 22

Howard 80, UNC Wilmington 75      
Washington State 86, Bethune-Cookman 58      
Nebraska 85, Delaware State 68      
Drake 81, Md. Eastern Shore 57      
George Mason 86, Morgan State 79      
Radford 66, North Carolina A&T 60      
Old Dominion 61, Norfolk State 50      
Virginia 82, Hampton 48  
The Mount 66, Coppin State 53
 
Howard 80, UNC Wilmington 75      

EL PASO, Texas - Freshman RJ Cole and sophomore Charles Williams combined for 72 points and propelled the Howard University men's basketball team over UNC-Wilmington (UNCW), 80-75, at the Weststar Bank Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational. 

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Washington State 86, Bethune-Cookman 58      
      
PULLMAN, Wash. -
Soufiyane Diakite recorded his second double-double of the season with a career-high 16 points and 11 rebounds, but Bethune-Cookman saw a 40-all game at halftime turn into an 86-58 setback Friday night at Beasley Coliseum.

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Nebraska 85, Delaware State 68      
      
LINCOLN, Neb. - 
Nebraska rode hot first half shooting to its second straight win, topping Delaware State 85-68 at Pinnacle Bank Arena this evening.

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Drake 81, Md. Eastern Shore 57      

Des Moines, Ia. - After a back-and-forth first half, Maryland Eastern Shore men’s basketball couldn’t keep pace with Drake, falling 81-57 to the Bulldogs on Friday night at the Knapp Center.

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George Mason 86, Morgan State 79         

FAIRFAX, Va. - Justin Kier scored 22 points, including the go-ahead layup late in the second half, and George Mason slipped past Morgan State for an 86-79 win Friday night.

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Radford 66, North Carolina A&T 60      

LAS VEGAS - North Carolina A&T almost be the odds in Las Vegas Friday afternoon but their inability to come away with a loose ball late prevented the Aggies from defying the odds in a 66-60 loss to Radford at Orleans Arena.

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Old Dominion 61, Norfolk State 50      

NORFOLK, Va. - A back-and-forth game throughout finally went Old Dominion's way at the end, as a closing 18-3 run for the Monarchs gave them a 61-50 win over the Norfolk State men's basketball team on Friday night in a crosstown contest at Scope Arena.

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Virginia 82, Hampton 48    

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - A 20-5 run in the final six minutes of the first half provided 13th-ranked Virginia with the working margin as they defeated Hampton 82-48 on Friday night at John Paul Jones Arena.

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The Mount 66, Coppin State 53

BALTIMORE, Md. - Mount St. Mary's used a pair of runs in the first half to defeat Coppin State University's men's basketball team, 66-53 at the PEC Arena on Friday night.  The Eagles fall to 0-13 on the season with the loss while the Mountaineers improve to 6-7.

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