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Men's Basketball

MEAC Men's Basketball Recap, Dec. 21

Coppin State 107, James Madison 100 (2OT)
Howard 63, Mount St. Mary's 62
Nevada 78, Norfolk State 66

Coppin State 107, James Madison 100 (2OT)

BALTIMORE, Md. -- 
Sam Sessoms, Mike Hood and Justin Steers all put up over 20 points as Coppin State defeated James Madison, 107-100 in double overtime in front of 3,378 fans on Wednesday afternoon at PEC Arena.

With the win, the Eagles matched a school-record with five non-conference Division I victories on the season.

For the first time since Jan. 20, 2018, Coppin had three players put up at least 20 points, led by Sessoms with a game-high 28 points. Hood drained six 3-pointers and finished with 23 points, while Steers tallied a career-high 22 points on 5-of-6 field goals and 12-of-14 free throws.

Steers also blocked a career-high five shots to go with three steals.

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Howard 63, Mount St. Mary's 62

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- 
Howard University redshirt junior forward Steve Settle III had missed all six shots from the floor, but came though when it counted most, scoring on a putback with 12 seconds remaining to help the Bison edge out Mount St. Mary's 63-62 in a non-conference game at Burr Gymnasium.
 
The win improved the Bison's record to 7-8 on the season.

Shy Odom finished with six rebounds to go along with team-high 14 points, while Jordan Woods contributed nine points and seven rebounds and Elijah Hawkins added 13 points and six assists.

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Nevada 78, Norfolk State 66

RENO, Nev. -- 
Norfolk State dropped a road contest at Nevada 78-66 on Wednesday afternoon, concluding the Spartans three-game stretch in Nevada.
 
Joe Bryant, Jr., posted a season-high 25 points on Saturday, making 9-of-14 attempts from the floor including a trio of 3-pointers. He added three rebounds, assists, one block, and one steal in a well-rounded performance.

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