South Carolina State 58, Howard 55
Maryland Eastern Shore 79, Morgan State 72
North Carolina Central 70, Norfolk State 67
South Carolina State 58, Howard 55
ORANGEBURG, S.C. – Three Bulldogs scored double-figures as South Carolina State knocked off visiting Howard, 58-55, in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference showdown at Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center Monday (Jan 31st).
Omar Croskey led the way with 16 points and three (3) rebounds, while teammates Jemal Davis added 13 points and six (6) boards. Deaquan Williams recording the games only double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds in the win.
Freshman T.J. Madlock provided a solid performance in 34 minutes of play with five (5) points and 10 rebounds.
Maryland Eastern Shore 79, Morgan State 72
PRINCESS ANNE, Md. — The University of Maryland Eastern Shore men's basketball team won the second consecutive game on Monday night as they defeated the Morgan State University Bears 79-72.
Donchevell Nugent scored a game-high 23 points off the bench to go along with five rebounds. Nathaniel Pollard, Jr. had his second double-double of the season with 14 points and 10 rebounds, while London finished with 13 points.
Chad Venning scored 15 points to lead Morgan State. Keith McGee and Sherwyn Devonish each had 13 points for the Bears.
North Carolina Central 70, Norfolk State 67
DURHAM, N.C. – The North Carolina Central University men's basketball program led Norfolk State for just 97 seconds, but it was the moments that counted after Kris Monroe hit a critical three to help the Eagles to a 70-67 triumph over the Spartans on Monday, Jan. 31 inside McDougald-McLendon Arena.
Monroe and Alex Caldwell combined to hit nine of the Eagles' 10 triples in the contest, and both registered 17 points, while Monroe tacked on seven rebounds. Justin Wright once again led the Eagles in scoring, and registered his fourth 20-point game of the season, and pulled down six caroms. Defensively, both Wright and Dontavius King secured six rebounds, and Eric Boone swiped four steals.
Bryant led the Spartans with 18 points and six rebounds, and Dana Tate Jr. collected 17 points with a game-best eight boards. Jalen Hawkins was the third player for NSU in double-digits with 12 points, five rebounds, and five steals.
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About the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) is in its 51st year of intercollegiate competition with the 2021-22 academic school year. Located in Norfolk, Va., the MEAC is made up of eight outstanding historically black institutions across the Atlantic coastline: Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina Central University and South Carolina State University.