UC Irvine Tops Morgan State, 75-63
Ian Chiles posted 16 points and had a pair of blocked shots.

UC Irvine Tops Morgan State, 75-63

1/3/2014 12:33:00 AM

Box Score IRVINE, Calif. -- Alex Young scored 18 points Thursday night and UC Irvine beat Morgan State 75-63.
 
Will Davis II and John Ryan each scored 14 and Mamadou Ndiaye added 12 as UC Irvine (8-7) outshot Morgan State (3-10) from the field 55.8 to 37.5 percent. Davis also grabbed 10 rebounds.
 
The Bears jumped to an 8-0 lead, but the Anteaters replied with a 9-0 run and the lead changed hands three more times until Young hit back-to-back 3-pointers, sparking a 10-0 run for a 32-26 UC Irvine halftime lead.
 
The Anteaters steadily pulled away in the second half as Davis became more assertive, scoring back-to-back buckets at 11:41 for a 53-35 lead, and Ryan stepped up to score 13 points in the half.
 
Justin Black led Morgan State with 17 points, Ian Chiles scored 16 and Anthony Hubbard added 14 points and 11 rebounds.

The Bears shot 38 percent from the floor and committed just six turnovers.  UCI had a narrow 37-34 edge on the boards and the Anteaters had 13 turnovers.

The Bears will host conference opponent South Carolina State on Jan. 11th at Hill Field House.

Bear Notes

+ Anthony Hubbard recorded his second double-double (pts & rebs) of the season

+ UC Irvine's bench outscored the Bears by a 14-5 margin

+ MSU scored 13 points off of UC Irvine turnovers

+ Justin Black moved in front of James Turk (1961-63; 1,035 pts) as the school's No. 20 all-time leading scorer with 1,045 career points

+ Justin Black connected on 8-of-10 free throws to help lead MSU to a season-best 73 percent (11-15) from the stripe





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