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2011-12 MORGAN STATE BASKETBALL
Game 23
Monday, February 13, 2012 – 7:30 p.m. (EST)
Morgan State (5-17, 3-8 MEAC) vs. Delaware State Hornets (10-11, 7-3 MEAC)
Baltimore, Md. – Hill Field House
Radio: WEAA, 88.9 FM
LIVE STATS at www.morganstatebears.com
 
BEAR FACTS
Head Coach: Todd Bozeman
Alma Mater/Year: Rhode Island/1986
Record at MSU/Year: 106-80/6th
Career Record: 141-142  
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 the Delaware State Hornets on Monday, Feb. 13 in a conference matchup set to tip at 7:30 p.m. MSU will attempt to snap a five-game losing streak when the Hornets come to Hill Field House. DSU will attempt to add to its win total following an 84-81 victory at Coppin State on Saturday. Casey Walker led the Hornets with 24 points and had six rebounds.
 
BEAR BITS
• MSU has won eight of the last nine meetings against the Hornets.
 
• Justin Black scored a team-high 12 points, but the Bears lost to UMES for the first time since 2006. Percy Woods scored 21 points, including connecting on three 3-pointers and 10 foul shots, to lead the Hawks to a 68-56 win at Hill Field House.
 
• Morgan State will enter Monday night's contest having lost five straight, including six of its last seven games.
 
• The Bears have used five different starting lineups in their first 22 games.
 
• Kevin Thompson has scored in double-digits in 14 of 22 games, and has posted six double-doubles (pts & rebs) so far this season.
 
• 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 8.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.9 blocks so far this season.
 
• 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.
 
HOME COURT
During the Bozeman era the Bears have gone 46-15 (.754) home record inside the confines of Hill Field House, including a loss against Coppin State on Feb. 4.
 
A BEARS WIN WOULD...
•  Give the Bears a 4-8 record in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
 
•  Give Todd Bozeman his 107th victory as MSU's head coach.
 
•   Give the Bears its fourth home victory of the season.
 
•   Snap the Bears 5-game losing streak
 
THE SERIES VS. THE HORNETS
•  Monday night's game will be the 87th meeting between Morgan State and DSU in men's basketball. The Bears hold a 47-39 advantage in the series.
 
•  Last time vs. UMES (Feb. 23, 2011): Kevin Thompson pulled down 12 rebounds as Morgan State ruled the boards and defeated Delaware State 42-39 in the lowest-scoring game of the season for both teams. Without a player scoring in double figures, the Bears (15-10, 10-3, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) won their fifth straight by outrebounding Delaware State 42-24. Adam Braswell had nine points to lead MSU.
 
•  The last time Delaware State defeated the Bears was on Jan. 22, 2010. Jay Threat hit two free throws and Casey Walker drained a 3-pointer in the final moments to help Delaware State snap the Bears' 3-game winning streak with a 70-65 victory Saturday night before a packed crowd at Memorial Hall. Justin Black led the Bears with 14.
 
NOTE ON THE HORNETS
•  DSU had an 8-game losing streak before turning their season around by winning its last six games, including the Hornets' 84- 81 win at Coppin State on Saturday.
 
•  Junior guard Tahj Tate (Hyattsville, Md.) is among the conference leaders in the scoring department. Tate ranks as the No. 5 leading scorer by averaging 15.9 points per game and is shooting 77.8 percent from the free throw line (No. 9 in MEAC).
 
•  DSU is the league leaders in blocked shots by averaging 6.7 blocks per contest. The Hornets also rank No. 3 in the league in 3-point field goal percentage (.349) and No. 4 in field goal percentage (.433).
 
LOOKING AHEAD
MSU will host Liberty as a part of ESPN Bracketbusters weekend. The matchup will take place on Saturday, Feb. 18 at Hill Field House. Tip-off is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.