DOVER, Del. (March 2, 2019) – Morgan State's leading scorer Stanley Davis did not play tonight, but the Bears found a way to snap its losing streak by rolling past Delaware State.
 
The Bears trailed 34-33 at halftime, before posting 43 second half points en route to a 76-58  win over the Hornets at Memorial Hall Gym.
 
LaPri McCray-Pace, who led the Bears (9-18, 4-10 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) with a season-high 17 points and seven rebounds, spoke about the team's overall effort tonight.
 
"We just had to stick to the gameplan," said McCray-Pace a 6-foot-4 sophomore.  "This was the first time all year we've been fully healthy. With Isaiah [Burke] back, but 'Bazz' [Stanley Davis] out , everybody stepped up."
 
"I was in a flow with the game tonight," who was a perfect 8-for-8 from the field. "I was playing off of Tez [Cameron] and Sherwyn, and that's a credit to them."
 
The Bears shot 47 percent from the floor in the second half and finished the night with a 42 percent shooting clip.

"It's good to get back on the winning side," said Morgan State head coach Todd Bozeman. "I thought our defense made the difference, clearly in the second half. It was reminiscent of how we played early in the season, especially against our non-conference opponents, when we had a full compliment of players – even though we were down Stanley tonight." 
 
"I thought LaPri, Isaiah and Malik gave us a lot of energy," added Bozeman. "Tyler hit some big threes off the bench—he's just one of those guys that can hit shots without warming up. I thought it was an all-around team effort." 
 
Freshmen Sherwyn Devonish-Prince scored 14 points (5-9 FG) and Malik Miller added 13 points and seven rebounds. Senior Martez Cameron chipped in 10 points with seven boards, four assists and two steals as Morgan State ended its six-game losing streak.   
 
Though undersized, the Bears were able to outscore the Hornets 38-18 in the paint and held a commanding 33-7 margin in bench scoring.
 
Morgan State's full court pressure defense helped break the game open. The Bears scored 28 points off of 24 Hornet turnovers. 
 
Cameron hit a jumper to give the Bears a 43-42 lead with 16:17 remaining. The basket ignited a 15-2 run just over a 3-minute stretch. A tip-in by McCray-Pace gave the Bears a 54-44 advantage.
 
Delaware State's Saleik Edward responded with a 3-pointer to cut the lead to 54-47, but it's as close as the Hornets would get for the remainder of the game. 
 
Edwards led last-place Delaware State (5-22, 2-12) with 17 points. Kevin Larkin, one of the top scorers in the league, had 12 points in the first half, but was held scoreless in the second half. 
 
The Hornets shot 39 percent from the field and was 6 for 17 from beyond the arc. 

Morgan State returns to action on Monday (March 4) in Princess Anne, Md. when they face against the Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks (5-24, 3-11). Tip-off at William P. Hytche Athletic Center is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
 
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Martez Cameron recorded four assists to pull within eight of becoming the school's all-time leader in assists.