BALTIMORE, Md. (Dec. 17, 2018) - Stanley Davis scored 14 points and Sherwyn Devonish-Prince and LaPri-McCray Pace added 11 points apiece as Morgan State pulled away in the second half to beat Division II opponent Wilmington 85-78 on Monday night inside Hill Field House.

Morgan State has now won three straight for the first time since the 2017-18 season and has improved to a 5-5 overall record. 

The Wildcats (4-6) shot 46.6 percent from the floor for the game, and led by as many as seven points midway through the first half, but the Bears (5-5) shot 53.1 percent from the floor in the second half, outrebounded the Wildcats, 45-27, including 19 second chance points.

Morgan State led by four at the halftime break, however the Wildcats scored the first four points of the second half to tie the game, 39-39, in the opening minute. But the Bears defense stifled the Wildcats and held them in check over the next 3:32 as the Bears went on a game-deciding 11-0 run to lead 50-39 with 16 minutes left in regulation.

Tyler Norwood cut the deficit to six points, 54-48, with 12:11 to play, but the Bears called a timeout and regrouped, going on another 12-2 run to lead 66-50 with 7:25 showing on the clock. A three-point play by LaPri McCray-Pace gave the Bears their largest lead of the night, 75-57, with 4:55 to play before the Wildcats got the game to within single digits at the end.
 
An 8-0 Wildcat run brought the Wildcats to a 75-65 deficit on a Danny Walsh three-pointer before Norwood got it to single digits once again with another three-pointer, 80-72, with 1:20 to play. Xavier Alston hit a three to cut it to seven, but the Bears hit three straight free throws to keep the Wildcats at bay.  Jermaine Head ended the night with a three-pointer, capping his game high at 31 points.
 
The Bears were somewhat sluggish in the opening moments as Wilmington's Jermaine Head scored the first seven points for the Wildcats, and Walsh gave the Wildcats a 10-6 lead with his first of three three-pointers.
 
The teams went back and forth before Ed Henderson and Tyler Norwood hit back-to-back three-pointers to give the Wildcats a 24-17 lead with 10:36 left in the first half. The Bears erased the Wildcats lead when Kyson Rawls buried a 3-pointer to help ignite an 11-0 run, taking as large of a seven-point lead themselves in the first half. Sherwyn Devonish-Prince hit a bank shot at the buzzer to carry a 39-35 lead into the break.
 
Jermaine Head shot 9-of-16 from the floor, including 3-of-6 from deep, adding 10-of-13 from the foul line for his game and season tying high 31 points. He also led the Wildcats with seven rebounds, five steals, and four assists in the contest. Tyler Norwood was the only other Wildcat to finish in double figures with 21 points, shooting 9-of-15 from the floor.
 
The Bears finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds and outscored the Wildcats, 42-20, in the paint. Victor Curry led the effort on the boards by collecting a game-high 11 rebounds to go along with eight points.