RIVERDALE, N.Y. -- Rich Williams scored 16 points and had a career-high eight assists to lead Manhattan to an 80-66 victory over Morgan State on Saturday night.
Williams was 7 of 13 from the floor. Zavier Turner added 13 points and Zane Waterman had 12 for Manhattan (4-5), which has won two of its last three since snapping a four-game losing streak.
Senior guard Martez Cameron scored 16 points to lead Morgan State (4-6), which has lost four straight. Freshman guard LaPri McCray-Pace added 12 points and junior Antonio Gillespie had 11. Sophomore forward Azariah Sykes recorded a career-best 13 rebounds off the bench.
The Jaspers had a double-digit lead midway through the first half and built a 46-32 halftime lead. Gillespie's jumper and 3-pointer pulled the Bears to 58-48 with 10:26 to play but they didn't get closer.
Manhattan shot 54 percent from the field but missed 14 3-pointers and 12 free throws.
Morgan State fell behind 9-0 during the early going and did not get on the scoreboard until McCray-Pace scored on a layup at the 14:59 mark. Phillip Carr was on the bench strapped with a pair of early fouls while the Jaspers led by 19 on a few occasions.
Carr finished the game with six points and six rebounds, but was held to 0 for 5 shooting from the field.