BALTIMORE, Md. (Jan. 28, 2019) -- Sophomore
LaPri McCray-Pace and freshman Sherwyn Devonish-Prince each scored 12 points in Morgan State's 72-66 loss to Florida A&M at Hill Field House on Monday night in front of a raucous crowd.
McCray-Pace also added a season high eight rebounds for the Bears who fell to 3-5 in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference play and 8-14 overall.
Junior
Stanley Davis fell just shy of posting a double-double by finishing with nine points and 10 rebounds for the Bears. Senior
Martez Cameron chipped in seven points with a game-high six assists.
Justin Ravenel scored 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting and Kamron Reaves scored 17 to lead Florida A&M (8-14, 5-2) past the Bears 72-66 for its third straight win. The Rattlers also improved to 35-26 in its overall record against Morgan State.
Isaiah Martin's dunk put Florida A&M up 57-44 with 10:49 left before the Bears put together a 17-4 run and knotted it at 61-all when Devonish-Prince made 1 of 2 foul shots. DJ Jones followed with a jump shot and the Rattlers led the rest of the way.
The Rattlers shot 27 of 48 (56.3 percent), making 16 of 25 from the field in the first half for a 41-31 lead at intermission. Overall, FAMU's 3-point percentage, 62.5 percent (5 of 8) eclipsed 10 missed free throws (13 of 23 at 56.5). Martin scored 11 and blocked a career-high eight shots with five rebounds and three assists.
MSU's bench outscored the Rattlers 22-8 and has now outscored the opposition's bench in 17 of 21 games this season.
Up next, Morgan State will face cross-town rival Coppin State on Saturday at PEC Arena.