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Men's Basketball

MEAC Men's Basketball Recap, Dec. 8

Morgan State 83, Iona 72
Georgetown 80, Coppin State 48
Longwood 77, North Carolina A&T State 60

Morgan State 83, Iona 72

BALTIMORE, Md. -- 
 Troy Baxter had a game-high 25 points, and Lagio Grantsaan scored 22 points, and Morgan State finished with a win to beat Iona 83-72 in the first meeting between the teams since 2001.

It marked Morgan State's first win against the Gaels in six tries. Iona leads the all-time series 5-1.

Malik Miller chipped in 11 points with six rebounds and De'Torrion Ware came off the bench to score nine points.

Defensively, the Bears held Iona to 46.6 percent (27-for-58) shooting from the field and 6-for-25 shooting from beyond the arc. Morgan also scored 28 points off of 18 turnovers by the Gaels. 

Baxter led Morgan State (2-1) shooting 7-for-17 from the field, 5-for-8 from 3-point territory and he hauled down seven rebounds. Grantsaan scored 17 of his 22 points (8-9 FG) in the first half, including five 3-pointers.

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Georgetown 80, Coppin State 48

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- 
Koby Thomas and Chereef Knox each had 12 points for Coppin State, but the Eagles fell 80-48 to Georgetown Tuesday evening in McDonough Arena.

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Longwood 77, North Carolina A&T State 60

FARMVILLE, Va. --
The North Carolina A&T State men’s basketball team fell to the Longwood Lancers, 77-60, on the road inside Willett Hall Tuesday evening in non-conference action.

Senior guard Kameron Langley, the reigning MEAC Defensive Player of the Week, finished with a season-high 16 points to go along with four assists and two steals. Sophomore Fred Cleveland, Jr. contributed nine points culminated by three 3-pointers.

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