Maryland Eastern Shore 86, Temple 78
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- Maryland Eastern Shore stunned the Temple University Owls on Tuesday, leaving the Liacouras Center with an 86-78 victory.
The Hawks found themselves trailing 16-7 with 14:10 on the first half clock. What followed was a 26-9 Hawk run spanning nearly seven minutes of clock to give the good guys a 33-25 advantage with just under eight minutes left in the first.
The Hawks played their best 3-point shooting game of the season, knocking down nearly 46 percent (11 of 26) of their shots from beyond the arc. UMES also set a new season-high for assists, logging 20 in the game.
Da'Shawn Phillip scored a career-high 18 points, leading all scorers in the win and shooting 7-of-10 from the field. Nathaniel Pollard, Jr., tallied his second double-double in as many games, posting 14 points and 10 boards while tying his career mark in assists with five.
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North Carolina Central 81, The Citadel 74
DURHAM, N.C. -- Junior guard Justin Wright and senior forward Dan Oladapo achieved season-high scoring performances to lift North Carolina Central to an 81-74 victory over The Citadel on Tuesday night inside McDougald-McLendon Arena.
Wright finished with a game-high 24 points, including 15 points in the second half, while Oladapo recorded 21 points and a game-high nine rebounds, equaling his season-best output on the boards.
Down the stretch, Oladapo and Wright combined for 22 of the Eagles' final 32 points, to remain unbeaten in six home games this season.
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Wagner 58, Delaware State 51
DOVER, Del. -- Wagner scored the last nine points of the game to post a hard-fought 58-51 victory over Delaware State in Memorial Hall Tuesday evening.
The loss overshadowed a solid performance by Brandon Stone, who led all players with 23 points on 9-for-14 shooting from the field, including two 3-pointers on five attempts.
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Longwood 104, South Carolina State 77
FARMVILLE, Va. -- Rakeim Gray and Cameron Jones each had 21 points Tuesday evening, but it wasn't enough as South Carolina State fell 104-77 to Longwood in Willett Hall.
Rahsaan Edwards added 18 points for the Bulldogs.
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