Sophomore Dewayne Jackson
MSU Gamenotes
Game 6
Morgan State (2-3, 0-0 MEAC) vs. Loyola (2-2, 0-0 MAAC)
Monday, Nov. 29, 2010 – 7 p.m. (ET)
Hill Field House – Baltimore, Md.
Television – n/a
Radio - Sirius-153 / XM-91 [Lamont Germany, LeCounte Conaway & Mike Walker]; ESPN Radio 1300 [Mark Zinno & Gary Lambrecht]
Websites: www.MorganStateBears.com; www.Loyola Greyhounds.com
The Opening Tip
Morgan State, the 2010 MEAC champions, hosts Loyola on Monday, Nov. 29 at 7 p.m. in the Bears' home-opener at Hill Field House in Baltimore, Md. MSU 2-3 will look to rebound from a 59-52 loss against North Florida last Wednesday (Nov. 24) in the Division Championship of the Cancun Challenge in Mexico. Loyola fell to 2-2 following tough 51-48 loss at Vermont. Monday night's game will mark the 16th meeting between the teams.
The Last Time Out
CANCUN, Mexico -- North Florida had a balanced attack and pulled off another a win, beating Morgan State 59-52 in the Mayan Division championship game of the 2010 Cancun Challenge in Mexico on Wednesday. The Ospreys (3-3) led by 10 through the second half, withstood Morgan State's late rally and held on down the stretch to earn their first victory against a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference opponent.
Loyola's Last Game
BURLINGTON, Vt. - The University of Vermont made four free throws in the final 1:49 and held Loyola University Maryland scoreless for the final 2:37, en route to a 51-48 non-conference victory on Wednesday night in Patrick Gymnasium. Joey Accaoui hit a pair of free throws with 1:49 remaining to give Vermont a 49-48 lead, and Simeon Marsalis made two from the charity stripe with 10.2 seconds left for the host Catamounts (3-1 overall), who won the America East Conference and advanced to the 2010 NCAA Tournament.
Series History
♦ Monday night's game will be the 16th meeting between the two teams.
♦ The Greyhounds lead the series 10-6 since 1952, and have won in the last five meetings.
♦ In their last meeting on Dec. 2, 2009 at Loyola, Reggie Holmes scored 19 of his game-high 31 points in the first half, but Morgan State was unable to recover from a second half spurt as Loyola pulled away with a 78-66 victory at Reitz Arena in a regionally televised non-conference contest. Kevin Thompson added 16 points and 14 rebounds, while DeWayne Jackson chipped in 11.
Frequent Flyer Miles
Morgan State starts the season off with a couple of non-conference games located nowhere near 1700 East Cold Spring Lane. The Bears travelled 2,293 miles to play Loyola Marymount, followed by a 323 mile trip to Providence and a relatively short trip 89 miles to LaSalle. The Bears also play in the Cancun Challenge where they will need a passport to fly 1,390 to Mexico on Nov. 23-24 …That's over 4,000 travel miles logged.
Home Sweet Home
♦ Todd Bozeman has coached the Bears to a terrific home record since joining Morgan State. Bozeman has led the Bears to a 35-6 (.854) current home record inside the confines of Hill Field House, including wins over Towson on December 22, Delaware State (Jan. 23), UMES (Jan. 25), FAMU (Feb. 7), Bethune-Cookman (Feb. 8), Winston-Salem State (Feb. 13), Norfolk State (Feb. 27), N.C. A&T (March 1) and Coppin State (March 4).
♦ S.C. State's 71-68 win at Hill Field House on Feb. 15th handed the Bears its first home loss since Feb. 23, 2009 in a 49-47 loss against Hampton.
♦ The average margin of loss at home in the past three seasons is 8.6 pts, including a 83-63 loss vs. Seton Hall on Nov. 26, 2006 at Hill Field House.
Thompson's Hospitality
♦ MSU junior Kevin Thompson is set to lead the Bears this season...the 6-foot-9 forward was the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year and was the league's most dominant post player during the 2009-10 season ... As a sophomore, Thompson averaged 12.7 points per game, 11.9 rebounds (4th best in the nation) and completed the season with 22 double-doubles (pts & rebs). He has started the 2010-11 season by notching four double-double performances in five games, including a 10 points and 10 rebounds outing against North Florida..
Numbers Game
♦ Morgan State had an 11-game winning streak snapped by S.C. State on Feb. 15 and bounced back with a win against the MEAC's No. 2 ranked Delaware State on Feb. 17 ... The Bears won 18 of its last 23 games.
♦ Morgan State completed the 2009-10 season as the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference champs, it marked the Bears second consecutive MEAC Title and they also captured their third consecutive regular season title.
♦ DeWayne Jackson, the 2010 MEAC Rookie of the Year, had a career-high 31 point explosion against Loyola Marymount in the Bears season-opener, but was held to 6 points (0-5 3FG) at Providence and 7 points at LaSalle. He led the Bears with 12 points and 6 rebounds with 2 blocks against North Florida.
♦ Morgan State was picked to finish as the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference champs again this year … the Bears received 20 first place votes and totaled 476 points to garner the league's top position for the second year in a row.
♦ Morgan State is currently shooting 31 percent from three-point territory (22-70 3FG).
♦ Aric Brooks has been the most accurate from long-range thru the first five ballgames ... Brooks has connected on 4-of-9 triples (.444) ... Justin Black is shooting 43 percent (6-14 3FG).
