msu v psuwb
48
Penn State Wilkes Ba PSUWB 8-1
95
Winner MORGAN STATE MSUM 4-6
Penn State Wilkes Ba PSUWB
8-1
48
Final
95
MORGAN STATE MSUM
4-6
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Penn State Wilkes Ba PSUWB 22 26 48
MORGAN STATE MSUM 53 42 95

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

Morgan Runs Past Mountain Lions

Score: Morgan State 95, Penn State Wilkes-Barre 48
Location: Hill Field House, Baltimore, Md. 
Records: Morgan State 4-6 | PSUWB 8-1
The short story: Senior guard Isaiah Burke poured in a game-high 23 points as Morgan State scored 18 fast break points to run past Penn State Wilkes-Barre in non-conference action Wednesday night at the Hill Field House.

OPENING TIP
  • Burke scored 17 of his game-high 23 points in the first half and connected on 4-of-9 from beyond the arc ... it marked Burke's fourth consecutive game of scoring 20 or more points.
  • Senior guard Malik Miller added a triple-double as he registered 16 points (6-9 FG) with 12 rebounds and a season-high 10 assists in 25 minutes.
  • Senior forward Khalil Turner finished with 16 points (7-10 FG) and added five steals, four assists and two blocks.
  • Djonkam Lewis recorded a season-high 14 points and was a perfect 7-for-7 from the field.  
  • Jalen Willis (Baltimore, Md.) scored 8 points before suffering an injury with PSUWB trailing 53-22. 
  • Teequan Holley led the Lions with 10 points (5-9 FG) with three boards and two assists.
 
THE DIFFERENCE
  • The Bears jumped out to a 16-2 by the first media timeout and never let off the gas.
  • Morgan held a 53-22 halftime lead behind 62.9 percent shooting, while limiting the Lions to just 7-for-28 shooting. 
  • Morgan connected on 7-of-22 3-pointers (.318), while PSUWB were held to 3-of-15 (.200).
  • Djonkam Lewis scored on a jumper in the paint to help ignite a 16-0 run to give the Bears its largest lead at 93-35.
  • Morgan turned over the Lions 26 times and scored 31 points off those miscues.
  • The Bears out-rebounded the PSUWB by a 44-31 margin.
  • Morgan shot .565 (39-of-69) from the field, compared to PSUWB's .315 (17-of-54). 
  • The Bears held a 12-7 advantage in second chance points.  
  • Morgan led for 39:44 out of the 40 minutes, while the game was tied for :16.
  • Morgan scored 50 points in the paint and finished with 26 assists.
 
NOTABLE
  • Wednesday's game marked the first meeting between the teams in basketball action.
  • The game was recorded as an Exhibition game for PSUWB.
 
UP NEXT
The Bears will continue non-conference play when they play travel to UMBC on Saturday, Dec. 10. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m. at Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena. 


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ABOUT MORGAN
Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is a Carnegie-classified high research (R2) institution offering nearly 140 academic programs leading to degrees from the baccalaureate to the doctorate. As Maryland's Preeminent Public Urban Research University, and the only university to have its entire campus designated as a National Treasure by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, 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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