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Lawrence Johnson
Malik Miller led the Bears with 19 points and 8 rebounds in 33 minutes.
62
Winner MOUNT MOUNT 1-0
55
MORGAN STATE MSU 0-1
Winner
MOUNT MOUNT
1-0
62
Final
55
MORGAN STATE MSU
0-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
MOUNT MOUNT 28 34 62
MORGAN STATE MSU 22 33 55

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | MSU Athletics Communications

Bears Drop Season Opener to The Mount, 62-55

BALTIMORE, Md.  – The Bears suffered a loss on Wednesday afternoon by dropping a 62-55 contest against Mount St. Mary's at Hill Field House in the 2020-21 season opener.
 
The Bears (0-1) suffered their first loss against the Mountaineers since a 90-80 victory on February 9, 1984. Meanwhile, Mount St. Mary's improved to a 7-3 mark in the all-time series against Morgan State that began during the 1966-67 season.
 
Junior Malik Miller led the team with a game-high 19 points behind 8-for-12 shooting from the field. He also added eight rebounds and a steal while playing 33 minutes.
 
Senior Troy Baxter Jr. posted 17 points (7-13 FG) with five rebounds. Trevor Moore chipped in nine points and Isaiah Burke added six points and four assists off the bench.
 
Sherwyn Devonish fed Trevor Moore for layup to give the Bears an 8-6 lead in the first 7 minutes of the ballgame. Baxter would hit a pair of layups during a 6-1 spurt to push the lead to 14-7. 
 
The Mount countered with a 10-3 run to tie the game at 17-17 with 7:13 left before halftime. Malik Jefferson finished off a dunk  to take a 21-19 lead at the 5 minute mark and held the Bears to a single field goal in the remaining minutes. Josh Reaves buried a 3-pointer help give The Mount a 28-22 lead at the break.  
 
The teams traded 3-pointers to open the second half before Damian Chong Qui began putting his imprint on the game. The Mount's point guard connected with Jefferson for dunk to take a 33-25 lead with 17:28 remaining. 
 
Malik Miller kept the Bears within striking distance while scoring on a number of tough layups. When Isaiah Burke knocked in a pair of free throws the Bears trailed 40-35 with 12 left to play. The Bears then rallied off a 9-1 run during 4 minute stretch and Miller's scored on a layup to cut The Mount's lead to 46-44 with 7:28 left. A 7-2 spurt led by Jalen Gibbs helped give The Mount enough of a cushion down the stretch to put the Bears away.
 
The Bears shot 40 percent (21-of-52) from the field while going 3-of-18 (16.7 percent) from three-point territory. Meanwhile, The Mount made 39.6 percent (21-of-53) from the floor and converted just 4-of-22 from long range. The Bears were out-rebounded by a 38-32 margin, and  The Mount held a 14-to-2 margin in second chance points.
 
Jalen Gibbs paced The Mount with 18 points on 5-of-9 shooting and added five rebounds, three assists and two steals. Damian Chong Qui and Malik Jefferson added 13 points apiece and combined for 13 rebounds in the victory.
 
Morgan State continues non-conference action on Tuesday, Dec. 1, when it hosts Lincoln (Pa.) at 6 p.m.

Bear Notes:
Malik Miller matched his career-high with 19 points scored ... he scored 19 points vs. Howard on Feb. 1, 2020.  


 
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