NORFOLK, Va., March 12, 2020--A 3-point play from Chelsea Mitchell with 42 seconds left proved to be the different Thursday as Morgan State held on for a 64-63 quarterfinal win over Delaware State in the 2020 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Basketball Tournament at the Scope Arena.

The win gave the third-seeded Lady Bears a slot in the semifinal round, but the tournament was suspended after the game because of concerns surrounding the coronavirus (read more here). It would have been Morgan State's first semifinal appearance since the 2006-07 season.

Mitchell recorded her 14th double-double of the season, notching 18 points and grabbing a game-high 11 rebounds. Dahnye Redd led the way with 24 points.

After a tightly-contested first half, the two teams went into the locker room deadlocked at 28 -- in what was the sixth tie of the opening 20 minutes. After 30 minutes, the sixth-seeded Hornets (12-17) had taken a 47-44 lead, and with 8:40 to go, that lead grew to 51-46.

But Morgan State (17-13) fought back, and with 51 seconds left, the score was tied 61-61 -- the 17th tie of the game that set up the final moments. Mitchell's three the old-fashioned way proved to be the difference, despite Tierra Floyd's layup with 26 seconds remaining.

Floyd led four Hornets in double figures with 13 points and nine boards.