Coppin State 86, Howard 82
Maryland Eastern Shore 79, North Carolina Central 66
South Carolina State 79, Delaware State 74
Morgan State 85, Norfolk State 74

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Coppin State’s Mike Hood (28) and Sita Conteh (21) both recorded career-highs and combined for 49 points and nine 3-pointers to lead the Coppin State men’s basketball team to an 86-82 victory over Howard in a nationally televised affair on Monday night at Burr Gymnasium. The Eagles now stand at 5-6 in the MEAC while the Bison fall to 7-4 in league play.
 
A redshirt junior from Kansas City, Mo., Hood hit 7-of-10 shots from the floor, including 4-of-5 from long distance, and made 10-of-12 from the stripe to go for a new career-high.  Hood’s season-high was 18 points at DePaul but he had scored 21 points against Yellowstone Christian when he played at Montana State last season.
 
Conteh, who has received much more playing time as of late, made 6-of-13 from the floor with five 3-pointers for his 21 points.  A redshirt senior from the Bronx, Conteh also grabbed seven rebounds.
 
Nendah Tarke was also in double figures for Coppin, recording 14 points, seven rebounds, three assists and two steals while Justin Steers just missed on a double-double, recording nine points and 10 rebounds along with a key block in the closing seconds of the game.

Greg Spurlock added a season-high eight points. 
 

DURHAM, N.C. -- In a game that was a tale of two halves, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore men's basketball team used a strong second half to comeback to defeat the North Carolina Central University Eagles 79-66 on Monday night.
 
The victory on Monday was the first time that the program has defeated the Eagles since January 21, 2009 ending an 18 game winning streak for NCCU against Eastern Shore. The win also ended a three-game losing streak for the Hawks.
 
Down 43-31 at halftime, the Hawks outscored the Eagles 48-23 after halftime. A big reason for that was The Shore shooting 58.1% from the field and 64.3% from behind the arc in the second half. The team also committed just three turnovers in the second half after having 13 in the first.
 
Chace Davis finished with his highest scoring output as a collegiate player as he finished with 22 points while going 6-8 from 3-point range. Pollard, Jr. tied his season high in points with 19, but had a season high in assists dishing out five.
 
NCCU's Kris Monroe had 23 points to lead all scorers. Eric Boone grabbed eight rebounds to lead that category.

ORANGEBURG, S.C. -- Rashaan Edwards scored 21 points to lead the South Carolina State men’s basketball team to a 79-74 win over visiting Delaware State on Monday night at the Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center.
 
With the win, the Bulldogs improved to 15-12 overall and 7-4 in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference play. The Hornets fell to 2-21 on the season and 0-11 in the league.
 
For SC State, Jemal Davis finished with a double-double of 11 points and 12 rebounds, while Antonio “TJ” Madlock and Edward Oliver-Hampton also contributed 11 points apiece.
 
Myles Carter led Delaware State with a game-high 27 points on 10-of-13 shooting from the field. Dominik Fragala had 21 points and D’Marco Baucum had 12 points.

BALTIMORE, Md. -- Lagio Grantsaan finished with 17 points and eight rebounds to spark Morgan State to an 85-74 victory over Norfolk State on Monday night before a raucous crowd at Hill Field House.
 
Grantsaan made 6 of 9 shots from the floor, including 4 of 5 from the free throw line, for the Bears (9-13, 4-6). De'Torrion Ware pitched in with 15 (6-8 FG), while Sherwyn Devonish added 11 points and nine assists and Malik Miller added 11 points with six boards.
  
Joe Bryant Jr., the league's scoring leader (18 ppg), paced the Spartans (18-6, 9-2) with a game-high 20 points. Jalen Hawkins added 18 points while Kris Bankston added 12 points.