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GAME 6: HIGH POINT PANTHERS  (3-2, 0-0 Big South)
Saturday, November 28, 2015 • 4:00 p.m. • Millis Center • High Point, N.C.
Live Video Stream: www.highpointpanthers.com
Radio: n/a
Series Record: MSU leads 2-0
Head Coaches: MSU - Todd Bozeman (152-143, 10th yr) • HPU – Scott Cherry (99-93, 7th)
Website: MSU - www.morganstatebears.com; www.highpointpanthers.com

BEARS TO FACE HIGH POINT SATURDAY
The Morgan State Bears will be playing the first game of a three-game road trip when they travel to face the High Point Panthers on Saturday, Nov. 28th. Tip-off is scheduled for 4 p.m. The Bears will attempt to extend its winning streak to three games.

THE SERIES
• Saturday will mark the third meeting between the teams and the Bears lead the series 2-0 since 2012.
• Dec. 19, 2013 - Justin Black scored 23 points to lead five Morgan State players in double figures as the Bears defeated High Point 85-74 at Hill Field House.
The Bears (3-7), led 43-36 at halftime and used a 13-2 run midway through the second half to help extend to their largest lead of 17 points, 72-55, with 9:22 left. The Panthers wouldn't get closer than nine after that.
• Feb. 23, 2013 - Junior Justin Black scored 20 points and sophomore Blake Bozeman had 13 to lead the Bears to a 75-68 victory over non-conference opponent High Point before a packed house at the Millis Center. With the win the Bears improved to 4-1 in ESPN Bracketbuster games since 2009, and snapped the Panthers 7-game winning streak.

PREVIEWING THE PANTHERS
• High Point returns three starters and 11 letterwinners from its 2014-15 squad that went 23-10, and went 13-5 and tied for first place in Big South play. The Panthers went to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they went 1-1.
• Scott Cherry (North Carolina, '93) enters his 7th season as the Panthers' head men's basketball coach. He currently holds a 99-93 record and is 62-42 in Big South action. He has led HPU to three regular season championships and three postseason appearances.
• High Point was picked 1st in the 2015-16 Big South Conference Preseason Poll. 
• For the third consecutive year, redshirt-senior John Brown has been voted the Big South Conference Preseason Player of the Year. Brown is currently leading the Panthers averaging 18.0 points per game, 6.8 rebounds and is shooting 57 percent from the field. He's also adding 1.8 assists with 10 blocked shots. Senior Adam Weary, a preseason Big South Second Team selection, is also averaging double figures for the Panthers (12.8 ppg, 5.4 rpg), along with senior Lorenzo Cugini (13.8 ppg, 5 rpg).
• High Point is shooting 44 percent from the floor as a team and has connected on 21-of-66 (.318) 3-pointers. 
• The Panthers are coming off an 49-46 loss at Georgia on Wednesday night inside Stegeman Coliseum. HPU held the Bulldogs to just three field goals in the second half but could not quite pull ahead in the end. Georgia led by three (49-46) with 11 seconds left, but a pair of 3-pointers from junior Anthony Lindauer rimmed out on the final Panther possession as the Bulldogs escaped with the victory.
 
NEXT UP
The Bears will hit the road for the second of a three-game road swing when they travel to face the Wagner Seahawks on Wednesday, Dec. 2. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.
 
AT THE HELM
Todd Bozeman enters his 10th year at the helm as Morgan State men's head coach. The Bears have participated in six of the last nine MEAC Tournament championships, captured back-to-back-MEAC Titles, and made appearances in the NIT and two NCAA Tournaments.
 
BEWARE THE BEAR
Under the direction of Todd Bozeman, Morgan State has collected a couple of memorable wins against big-time opponents. The Bears have recorded historic wins against: Long Island (2009); Manhattan (2009); Arkansas (2009); DePaul (2008); and Maryland (2009).
 
HOME GROWN 
Morgan State has five (5) players from the DMV (D.C., Maryland & Metropolitan-D.C.) area, including two from Baltimore. Senior Donte Pretlow (Dunbar High) and redshirt junior Cliff Cornish (North County) are both from Baltimore. Senior Cedric Blossom (Montrose Christian) is from Columbia and senior Andrew Hampton is from Germantown (Seneca Valley), while freshman Anthony Tate (Takoma Academy) is from Fort Washington.
 
COMFORTABLE AT HILL FIELD HOUSE
Todd Bozeman has won at least 10 home games in three of his eight seasons in Baltimore. The 2007-08 (12-1) and 2009-10 (11-1) squads finished with just a single loss, while the 2010-11 squad went 10-2. Bozeman has led the Bears to a 72-30 (.705) overall home record at Hill Field House.

BEAR BITS
• Kyle Thomas, a 6-foot-7, junior forward, scored a career-high 17 points at Campbell (Nov. 21) to lead the Bears to its first win of the season. The Owings Mills, Md. native is currently averaging 12.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists.
• Andre Horne Jr. currently leads the Bears in scoring and dropped a season-high 27 points on Towson (Nov. 16) where he was 5-of-10 from 3-point territory. The 6-4 transfer from South Plaines C.C. is averaging 13.4 points and is shooting 47 percent from the field and 42 percent from beyond the arc. He's also near perfect from the free throw line where he's gone 15-of-16 in the Bears' first five games.
• Williston State transfer Phillip Carr is becoming a force on the glass for the Bears. The 6-8 forward is averaging almost a double-double with 8.8 points and 9.2 rebounds in five games. He posted a season-best 17 rebounds and finished with 14 points in the Bears home-opener win against Goldey-Beacom (Nov. 23). He posted 15 rebounds with nine points at Campbell (Nov. 21).
• Freshman point guard Martez Cameron has wasted little time in taking his court vision to the collegiate level. The 5-11 Chicago product leads the Bears with 21 assists (4.2 apg), including 3.8 points and 4.6 rebounds.
• MSU connected on a season-high 20-of-28 free throws in a win against Goldey-Beacom (Nov. 23). The Bears are shooting 67 percent (58-87) from the charity stripe so far this season.