shaq at vmi
Shaquille Duncan led the Bears with a career-high 17 points and 14 rebounds with three blocks in 28 minutes.
81
Winner Morgan State MSU 3-3
80
VMI VMI 3-5
Winner
Morgan State MSU
3-3
81
Final
80
VMI VMI
3-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
Morgan State MSU 39 34 8 81
VMI VMI 49 24 7 80

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Leonard Haynes - MSU Athletics Media Relations

CHILES GAME-WINNER IN OT LIFTS MORGAN STATE PAST VMI, 81-80

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The Play - "Miracle at Lexington"

LEXINGTON, Va. – Redshirt-junior Ian Chiles made the biggest shot of his career with a game-winning jump-hook with 2.2 seconds left in overtime to lift the Morgan State Bears to a 81-80 victory over the VMI Keydets Saturday afternoon at Cameron Hall.
 
The win improved Morgan State's record to 3-3 overall and it marked their second straight win over a Big South Conference opponent, having defeated Liberty on Thursday night. 
 
Chiles' bucket came after the Bears defense forced a tough shot by VMI guard Rodney Glasgow (7 pts, 6 assists). Morgan State Shaquille Duncan pulled down the rebound and the Bears' bench called a timeout with 2.2 seconds left.
 
Following the timeout, junior forward Thair Heath checked into the game to   inbounds the ball. Heath, a former high school football player, completed a full court pass to Chiles. The 7-foot-2 center, who was being defended by VMI guard Brian Brown (5-11), simply caught the pass and turned over his left shoulder with a jump-hook off-glass for the game-winner. 


 
Chiles came up big for the Bears down the stretch. Not only did he seal Morgan State's victory, he also went 4-for-4 from the free throw line and scored 6 of the Bears' 8 points in the extra period.  He finished the game with 13.
 
The Bears overcame a 13-point deficit with 19:22 to play in regulation. They rattled off a 16-4 run to cut the game to one with 9:25 left. DeWayne Jackson hit a pair of free throws to tie the game at 66 (6:43).
 
From that point forward the Keydets did not score another field goal, and the Bears went on a 6-0 run. A layup by Duncan at the 3:53 mark gave the Bears a 72-66 cushion.
 
VMI (3-5) responded behind the play of Stan Okoye who finished with a game-high 29 points and 11 rebounds.  
 
Okoye was fouled with 24.4 seconds remaining and split a pair of free throws as the Bears held on to a 73-71 advantage.  With 12.3 to go, Glasgow was fouled and sent to the line where he hit a pair and tied the game. Anthony Hubbard's last second shot was blocked at midcourt to send the Bears into overtime knotted at 73 apiece.
 
VMI took advantage of turnovers in the final 3 minutes of the first half as Brian Brown came off the bench and scored 8 of his 17 points, including a 3-pointer that helped spark a 12-2 run. Morgan State went into the break trailing the Keydets 49-39.
 
The game was tied 16 times and there were 12 lead changes in the contest.
 
For the second game in a row the Bears made the most of its size advantage. MSU outscored the Keydets by a 56-30 margin in the paint and outrebounded VMI 56-43.
 
Shaquille Duncan played the role of 'Chairman of the Boards' Saturday. Seven of Duncan's game-high 14 rebounds came on the offensive end, and he finished with a career-high 17 points (8-8); both of which were career-highs.
 
Junior Anthony Hubbard also posted a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds. DeWayne Jackson finished with 15 points (7-9 FT), nine rebounds and a team-high five assists. 

NEXT UP: Morgan State will take on the Illinois State Redbirds in a non-conference matchup on Dec. 16. Tip-off is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. at Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena in Normal, Illinois.
 
 
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