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Lawrence Johnson
Malik Miller scored a career-high 30 points with 12 rebounds and four assists.
89
Winner Coppin State CSU 4-9, 3-1 MEAC
79
MORGAN STATE MSU 6-4, 2-2 MEAC
Winner
Coppin State CSU
4-9, 3-1 MEAC
89
Final
79
MORGAN STATE MSU
6-4, 2-2 MEAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Coppin State CSU 42 47 89
MORGAN STATE MSU 40 39 79

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

Eagles Pull Away from Morgan State, 89-79

BALTIMORE, Md. (January 17) – Anthony Tarke scored 21 points with 12 rebounds to lead Coppin State to an 89-79 victory Sunday afternoon at Hill Field House. 
 
Tarke, who led four Eagles in double-figures, was 5-for-12 from the field and recorded six assists, five steals and three blocked shots. 
 
Koby Thomas scored 12 of his 19 points in the first half for Coppin State (4-9, 3-1 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). Kyle Cardaci finished with 14 points (3-6 3FG) and Nendah Tarke added 11. Dejuan Clayton chipped in a game-high eight assists to go along with nine point and three steals.
 
Junior guard Malik Miller led all scorers with a career-high 30 points (11-18 FG) and had 12 rebounds and four assists for the Bears (6-4, 2-2). Junior Trevor Moore connected on 7-of-12 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 27 points. 
 
De'Torrion Ware and Troy Baxter, who posted 29 points and 22 respectively during the Bears 92-72 win against the Eagles Saturday, were limited to six points apiece in today's matchup. The duo combined for just 2-of-20 shooting.

Morgan State tied the game at 77-77 following a 3-pointer by Moore with 2:49 left to go before the Eagles made their final run. 
 
Tarke drove into the lane and found Clayton wide open for a 3-pointer from the top of the key to put the Eagles up 80-77 with 2:22 remaining. After a pair of empty possessions by the Bears, the Eagles struck again when Tarke drove into the teeth of the defense before dishing off to Thomas for a two-handed dunk and an 82-77 lead. 
 
Nendah Tarke would go on to convert three of four free throws in the final seconds to help Coppin State seal the weekend split.
 
MSU, who shot 52.5% overall, including 40% on 3-pointers, on Saturday, was limited to a season-low 35.2% overall and 29.7% from long distance on Sunday. Coppin shot 44.8 percent from the floor and hit 12-for-28 (42.9%) from beyond the arc. The Eagles also converted 25-of-32 free throws.
 
Coppin's bench outscored the Bears by a 25-10 margin and held a 46-40 advantage on the glass.
 
The Eagles went on a 13-4 run over a 4 minute stretch to build a 35-26 lead with 3:43 remaining before the break. Trevor Moore buried a 3-pointer at the 2:36 mark as part of an 8-2 run to close of the half.  The Bears went into the intermission trailing 42-40.

UP NEXT
The Bears don't play again until Jan. 23 and Jan. 24 in a MEAC series versus Beltway rival Howard.


BEAR NOTES:
• Malik Miller is the second Bear to score 30 points in a contest this season ... De'Torrion Ware scored 30 points at Norfolk State (Jan. 10).


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Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is a Carnegie-classified doctoral research institution offering more than 126 academic programs leading to degrees from the baccalaureate to the doctorate. As Maryland's Preeminent Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multiethnic and multiracial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible. For more information about Morgan State University, visit www.morgan.edu.
 

 
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