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GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Robert Council tossed a 32-yard pass to Andrew King on Thursday night to lift Morgan State to a 21-18 win over North Carolina A&T in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference upset. 

The Bears' (2-2, 1-0 MEAC) defense stepped up and forced the Aggies to punt, leaving the Bears with 1:54 seconds and 78 yards to go to win the game.  
 
Council hit Tyrone Hendrix on the sideline, but it was ruled out of bounds. Upon further review, the officials ruled that Hendrix successfully made the catch inbounds.
 
On the very next play, Council hit Travis Davidson over the middle for a 35-yard gain before going  out of bounds at the 14.  Following an incompletion and an intentional grounding call, the Bears had 3^rd and 28 with 18 seconds left.
 
Council took the snap out of shotgun, bought time in the pocket while avoiding Aggie defenders, and threw a 32-yard strike to Andrew King for the game-winner with 10 seconds to go.
 
"I saw the defense coming and I tried to make something happen with my feet," Council said. "I just threw it up and he caught it. Our work pays off."
 
The Aggies' (2-1, 0-1) hailmary on the final play of the night was intercepted by Deshaun Summers to seal the Bears' victory.
 
Council finished the night by completing 14-of-29 passes for a career-high 251 yards and two touchdowns.
 
"What a finish," Morgan State coach Donald Hill-Eley said. "That's the type of game you love to have. Guys kept fighting to the last play. It was amazing."
 
Council threw to tight end Kristian Johnson for a 34-yard race to paydirt to help lift the Bears to a 14-6 lead with 13:05 left in the ballgame.

But the Aggies responded with an 8-play, 84 yard drive, capped by a 19-yard touchdown run by Mike Mayhew at the 9:52 mark. A two-point conversion pass was caught out of bounds, as the Bears held a 14-12 lead.
 
On MSU's next possession, on 3^rd and 10, center Jerry Evans' snap to Council was fumbled and recovered by Chris Neal deep in Bears territory.  Four plays later, Mayhew lit up the scoreboard for his second touchdown of the night when he crossed the endzone from 7 yards out.  The Aggies held an 18-14 lead with 6:43 left and seemed to have all the momentum.
 
Mayhew finished the game with 23 carries for 105 yards and became the Aggies' all-time leading rusher.
 
Kindle connected with wideout Larry Raper for a 55-yard bomb that helped setup a 1-yard plunge by Dominque Drake to put the Aggies ahead 6-0 with 6:42 left in the first quarter. Zach Cimaglia missed the extra point wide left.
 
Lewis Kindle completed 14-of-25 passed for 166 yards, including two interceptions.
 
The Bears began moving the ball with Council under center. The sophomore made a big play when he scrambled for 31 yards to give the Bears its best field position of the contest, but three plays later Seth Higgins re-entered the ballgame and was intercepted by nose tackle Chris Neal.
 
The Bears struggled to move the ball throughout most of the first half, but finally got on the scoreboard when they got the ball to the league's leading rusher.
 
Travis Davidson broke four tackles during a 45-yard touchdown run late in the second quarter. The score marked the first touchdown scored against the Aggies' defense in 10 quarters.
 
Bear Bits
Dominique Drake hit by freshman Deshaun Summers in the backfield – injury with 5:37
 
CB Joe Rankin recorded his third interception of the season, marking his eighth during his career.

RB Travis Davidson accounted for 104 all-purpose yards, including a 45-yard TD

TE Krisitan Johnson finished with a game-high four receptions for 91 yards, including a 34-yard TD

WR Andrew King recorded his first career touchdown and had three catches for 55 yards

LB Elandon Roberts finished with a game-high 14 tackles (11 solo) and a tackle for loss

DL Damarco Bisbee added five tackles, two tackles for loss and a sack

P Earvin Gonzalez had a season-high 10 punts and averaged 45.7 yards per punt, including a long of 65-yards