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2011 MORGAN STATE BASKETBALL
Game 8
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 – 7 p.m. (ET)
Morgan State (0-7, 0-0 MEAC) vs. UMBC (1-7, 0-0 America East)
Radio – WEAA, 88.9 FM and FOX 1370 FM
Baltimore, Maryland – RAC Arena

BEAR FACTS
Head Coach: Todd Bozeman
Alma Mater/Year: Rhode Island/1986
Record at MSU/Year: 102-71/6th
Career Record: 137-133  
Basketball SID:  Leonard L. Haynes IV
Office Phone: 443-885-3831
E-Mail: lhaynesiv@aol.com   
Ticket Info: 443-885-3830

2011 MSU SCHEDULE & RESULTS
 
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GAME TIME
• Morgan State will face America East Conference member UMBC in Baltimore at the RAC Arena on Wednesday, Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. (ET). This represents the 27th regular season meeting between the Bears and UMBC. MSU leads the series 14-12 since 1970 and defeated the Retrievers 75-62 at Hill Field House on Dec. 18, 2010.

A BEARS WIN WOULD...
• Snap the Bears' seven-game losing streak.
•  Give the Bears its first true road victory since February 14, 2011 in Orangeburg versus South Carolina State (72-66).
•  Improve Todd Bozeman's record against the Retrievers to 7-1.
•  Improve the Bears' all-time record against UMBC to 15-12.

UMBC's LAST TIME OUT
•  UMBC outscored host Towson, 10-4, in the final 2:10, hitting 10 of 12 free throw attempts, and defeated the Tigers, 62-58 in the 53rd meeting between the two teams. Junior guard Ryan Cook led all scorers with 17 points and converted the tying and go-ahead free throw attempts down the stretch.

BEAR BITS
• The Morgan State Bears gave it their all, but were unable to pull out the victory and lost to the Ohio Bobcats 61-53 on Saturday at the OU Convocation Center. DeWayne Jackson led the Bears (0-7) with 15 points, while Kevin Thompson had 13 points and 12 rebounds.

• MSU is off to an 0-7 start, including four road losses at UNLV (55-92), USC (62-65), Cal Poly (61-62), Tennessee State (64-69) and Ohio (53-61). 

• Kevin Thompson has led the Bears in rebounding 76 times ... he recorded 13 double-doubles (pts & rebs) during the 2010-11 season and has posted three double-doubles so far this season.

• Senior point guard Larry Bastfield is the only Bear to have started in every game (31) last season...currently he has started in 38 straight games.

• Redshirt sophomore Ian Chiles (7-foot-2) is the first 7-footer since MSU legend Marvin Webster to grace the campus of Morgan State University ... Chiles, a Cliffside Park, N.J. product, is currently averaging 10.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2 blocks so far this season.

• The Bears will look to rebound from last year's fourth place MEAC finish and reclaim the conference title for the fourth time in five years.
 
• The Bears completed the 2010-11 season with a 17-14 mark and posted a 10-6 conference record.
 
• Morgan State was selected to win the MEAC Regular Season Title, edging out last year's MEAC Tournament Champion Hampton. The Bears received eight (8) first place votes and a totaled 616 points to take hold of the conference's top spot going into the season.
 
CHASING 1,000
•  Junior forward DeWayne Jackson has 896 points, and needs 104 more to become the 21st member of the 1,000-point club at Morgan State.

LOOKING AHEAD 
• Morgan State will return home to Hill Field House on Wednesday, Dec. 21, when the Bears host Loyola Marymount at 7 p.m. The matchup with the Lions will be followed by a four-game stretch of road games, starting with Saint Joseph's on Dec. 28 and wrapping up at Savannah State on January 7.