Scores

Final

N Carolina Cent 64

(9-10, 3-3 MEAC)

Morgan St 71

(5-12, 3-3 MEAC)

7:30 PM ET, January 23, 2012

Hill Field House, Baltimore, MD

1 2 T
NCCU 32 3264
MORG 37 3471

Top Performers

North Carolina Central: D. Sutton 16 Pts, 8 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Stl, 2 Blk

Morgan State: K. Thompson 13 Pts, 5 Reb, 3 Ast, 3 Blk

Morgan St. 71, NC Central 64

Associated Press

BALTIMORE -- Larry Bastfield had a career-high 20 points and Morgan State used a second-half surge to defeat North Carolina Central 71-64 on Monday night.

Trailing 41-37 with 16:45 remaining, the Bears (5-12, 3-3 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) launched an 11-1 run to pull ahead. DeWayne Jackson hit a 3-pointer and made a layup to spark the spree.

The Eagles (9-10, 3-3) got within two, at 50-48 with 12:04 to go, but could not regain the lead. Morgan State led by as many as 10 with 3:40 to go.

The Bears, who came in having lost three of four, outshot N.C. Central in the second half 42.9 percent (12 of 28) to 26.7 percent (8 of 30).

Kevin Thompson added 13 points for Morgan State and Ameer Ali and Aric Brooks had 11 apiece.

Dominique Sutton and Ray Willis each scored 16 to lead the Eagles, who have lost four of six.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
NCCU
MORG
Points 64 71
FG Made-Attempted 21-53 (.396) 22-49 (.449)
3P Made-Attempted 2-14 (.143) 6-16 (.375)
FT Made-Attempted 20-27 (.741) 21-31 (.677)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 26 (0/0) 19 (0/0)
Largest Lead 7 10

Game Leaders

 
NCCU
MORG
PointsD. Sutton 16L. Bastfield 20
ReboundsD. Sutton 8K. Thompson 5
AssistsE. Chapman 4K. Thompson 3
StealsD. Sutton 2S. Duncan 2
BlocksD. Sutton 2K. Thompson 3
Team Stats: NC Central | Morgan State

2011-12 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Jan 23, 2012 @MORG 71, NCCU 64Recap

Next 5 Games

NCCU
MORG
01/28 DSU 4:00pm
01/30 UMES 7:30pm
02/04 @FAMU 6:00pm
02/06 @COOK 7:30pm
02/11 SAV 4:00pm
 01/28 @NORF 6:00pm
01/30 @HAMP 7:00pm
02/04 COPP 4:00pm
02/06 HOW 7:30pm
02/11 UMES 4:00pm
Complete Schedule: NC Central | Morgan State

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Norfolk State13-325-9
Savannah State14-221-11
North Carolina Central10-617-15
Delaware State12-415-14
Bethune-Cookman11-518-17
Coppin State9-714-16
North Carolina A&T7-912-20
Hampton6-1012-21
Howard6-1010-21
Morgan State6-109-20
Florida A&M6-1010-23
Maryland-Eastern Shore4-127-23
South Carolina State0-165-26
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