From the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference:
North Carolina A&T 70, Florida A&M 58
Morgan State 79, Coppin State 76
Norfolk State 94, Delaware State 66
North Carolina A&T 70, Florida A&M 58
EAST GREENSBORO – The North Carolina A&T took the court for the first time in two weeks and made the best of the experience. The Aggies men’s basketball team won their 26th straight home conference game Saturday afternoon by defeating Florida A&M, 70-58, inside the Corbett Sports Center in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) action.
N.C. A&T’s last game took place on Jan. 16, a blowout win over Carver College. N.C. A&T played the Carver game because FAMU had a COVID case, and therefore, did not travel to Greensboro for the originally scheduled date of the games, Jan. 16-17. Arch-rival N.C. Central then had a COVID case and postponed the two scheduled MEAC games for Jan. 23-24.
The Aggies finally got back on the floor in the makeup game against the Rattlers and quickly shook off the rust.
The Aggies (7-9, 3-0 MEAC) got out to an 8-4 lead with 14:56 left in the first half, but the Rattlers (2-7, 0-2 MEAC) responded with an 11-0 run over the next two minutes to claim a 15-8 advantage. The Aggies then got things rolling with a 15-4 spurt, aided by four points from junior wing Tyrone Lyons and senior facilitator Kameron Langley.
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Morgan State 79, Coppin State 76
BALTIMORE, Md. (January 30, 2021) – Despite finding themselves in a 14-point hole midway in the second half, the Bears fought back with four players in double-figures, and a clutch performance from senior standout Troy Baxter to complete and hold on to a 79-76 comeback win at Coppin State.
With the win, Morgan State improves to 9-4 overall and 4-2 in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference play. The Bears moved within a half-game of Coppin State atop the league’s North Division.
Baxter led all scorers with a season-high 28 points on 10-for 22 shooting and had seven rebounds and a block. Junior guard Sherwyn Devonish finished with 14 points and six rebounds, while junior guards Trevor Moore and De’Torrion Ware chipped in 13 points each for the Bears who were the tougher team down the stretch.
The Bears out-rebounded Coppin State by a commanding 55-38 margin, including 17 offensive boards that led to a 20-4 advantage in second chance points.
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Norfolk State 94, Delaware State 66
NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State men’s basketball team jumped out to a 25-point halftime lead on the way to an easy 94-66 win over Delaware State on Saturday afternoon at Joseph Echols Hall.
The Spartans connected on 15 3-pointers and led by as much as 33 in the second half in one of their biggest wins ever against another MEAC school. Junior Joe Bryant Jr. led the onslaught with 24 points, shooting a career-best 6-of-9 from 3-point range with five rebounds and five assists.
NSU shot better than 53 percent from the floor and made the third-most 3-pointers in a game in school history. The Spartans improved to 9-6 overall and 4-3 in the MEAC.
Along with Bryant, who finished one point short of his career high, senior Devante Carter shot 6-of-9 for 18 points, while junior Jalen Hawkins made 6-of-8 overall for 17 points.
