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Game 23
Opponent: Delaware State Hornets
Date: Saturday, February 27, 2022
Site: Memorial Hall, Dover, Del.
Game Time: 4:30 p.m. EST
Live Stream: Here
MSU Coaches: MSU - Kevin Broadus (75-61, 3rd yr) • DSU - Stan Waterman (2-21, 1st yr)
Websites: www.MorganStateBears.com | www.dsuhornets.com
SETTING THE STAGE
Morgan State (9-13, 4-6) will look to break back into the win column when they take on the Delaware State Hornets on Saturday at Memorial Hall. The Bears will enter the game coming off an 85-74 win against the Norfolk State Spartans on Monday night at Hill Field House. Delaware State (2-21, 0-11) fell short to South Carolina State 79-74 at Smith-Hammond-Middleton Arena in Orangeburg, S.C. Tip-off is set for 4:30 p.m.
THE SERIES
• Sunday's contest will mark the 107th meeting between the schools ... The Bears lead the series 63-43.
• The last time the two teams met on the hardwood was on January 30, 2022 -- Malik Miller came off the bench to score 15 points to lead Morgan State to an 82-70 win over Delaware State on Sunday afternoon at Hill Field House ... Lagio Grantsaan had 14 points and nine rebounds for the Bears, while Keith McGee and Isaiah Burke added 12 points apiece ... Myles Carter paced Delaware State (2-15, 0-5) with a game-high 24 points on 8 of 16 shooting and had five rebounds. Dominik Fragala added 15 points and Corey Perkins had 11 points for the Hornets.
• Delaware State's last win against Morgan was on March 6, 2021 -- Senior Myles Carter scored a game-high 24 points and John Stansbury had 16 points as the Hornets beat Morgan State 82-75. The win ended the Bears' chances of closing the season with a share of the MEAC Northern Division regular season title ... Lagio Grantsaan led Morgan with 21 points and nine rebounds. Troy Baxter added 19 points, four rebounds and four blocks, while De'Torrion Ware had 16 points, four rebounds and three steals ... Sherwyn Devonish had 10 points, four rebounds and four assists.
SCOUTING THE HORNETS (2-21, 0-11)
• Stan Waterman, a legendary First State high school coach and administrator, USA Basketball coach and former college player, was announced as Delaware State University head men's basketball coach on June 4, 2021... In 30 seasons, Waterman led the Sanford School (Del.) boy's basketball program to 571 wins, 10 state championship games and eight titles, including the last two in 2021 and 2019. His 2020 team reached the state semifinals before the tournament was shut down due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
• Delaware State was picked sixth in the eight-team 2021-22 MEAC regular season standings.
• Senior guard Myles Carter was named to the Preseason All-MEAC First Team ... Carter, a 2020-21 All-MEAC Second Team selection, was tops on the Hornets and sixth in the MEAC in scoring at 15.0 points per game, and was the league's top free throw shooter at 88.1% last season.
• Myles Carter (Philadelphia, Pa.) and 6-0 senior guard Dominik Fragala (Chantilly, Va.) currently lead the Hornets in scoring. Carter is averaging 16.1 points (No. 3 in MEAC), 5.9 rebounds (No. 7) and is shooting 43.7% (No. 5) from the field and 77.6% (No. 5) from the free throw line. Fragala is averaging 12.0 points (No. 10 in scoring), 2.5 rebounds and is shooting 38.9% from the field and 35.4 percent (No. 2 in MEAC) from 3-point territory.
• Chris Sodom, a 7-foot-3 center (Washington, D.C.) is leading the Hornets on the glass by averaging 5.8 rebounds (No. 9 in MEAC) to go along with 3.4 points and 2.3 blocks (No. 1 in MEAC).
• DSU leads the MEAC in blocked shots (4.4 avg) and ranks No. 2 in field goal percentage defense (.416), No. 4 in rebounding defense (25.1) and No. 5 in rebounding (35.2).
A WIN WOULD...
• Be MSU's second straight win.
• Be MSU's first road win since defeating South Carolina State (88-81 OT) on 1/10/22.
• Improve MSU's road record to 2-8 this season.
• Improve MSU's MEAC record to 5-6.
LOOKING AHEAD
Morgan will turnaround and host the Hawks of Maryland Eastern Shore for 'Senior Night' on Feb. 28 at 8 p.m.
THREE PLAYERS AVERAGING DOUBLE-FIGURES
The Bears will enter Saturday's game against Delaware State with three players averaging double-digits.
• Senior guard Malik Miller is the team's leading scorer averaging 11.7 points, 8.4 rebounds and is shooting 53.6 percent from the field.
• Junior De'Torrion Ware is the team's second leading scorer averaging 11.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and is shooting 33.6 percent from the field ... he recorded a season-high 27-point outing vs. St. Mary's College of Maryland (Nov. 9).
• Senior forward Lagio Grantsaan is averaging 10.2 points, to go along with 5.8 rebounds and is shooting 48.4 percent from the field.
OFFENSIVE OUTPUT
• The Bears are currently averaging 76 points (No. 2 in MEAC) thru 22 games.
• Morgan exploded for 118 points in its 2021-22 season opener versus St. Mary's College of Maryland and followed it up with a 126-71 win against Penn State Allegheny. The Bears beat Goucher 100-41.
• The Bears are shooting 43.3 percent from the field (ranked No. 4) and 30.9 percent from beyond the arc (No. 6).
TURNOVER MARGIN
Through games played on Thursday, Feb. 24, Morgan ranked No. 18 in the nation in turnover margin (4.0 ratio, with 345 turnovers and 433 opponent turnovers).
BEAR D
Morgan has started off the 2021-22 campaign by allowing opponents to 74.1 points per game (rank No. 7 in MEAC) and 44.2 percent shooting from the field (No. 8).
• MSU's opponents have shot at a 35.8 percent clip on average from beyond the arc ... this ranks No. 8 in the conference.
• The 19.7 turnovers per game Morgan's defense forces ranks No. 2 in the country ... MSU's 8.4 steals per game ranks No. 33 in the nation.
STREAKING
Morgan has made at least one 3-pointer played in its last 173 games ... That 3-point streak began after the Bears went 0-for-11 against North Carolina Central on Feb. 20, 2016 (Hill Field House).
• Morgan has made at least three 3-pointers in 121 of 132 games since the start of the 2017-18 season.
• The Bears made a school single-game record 15 three-pointers (on 32 attempts) at South Carolina State on Jan. 10, 2022…Morgan won that road game, 88-81 in overtime.
HOW TO WATCH GAMES: All men's and women's basketball home games will be video streamed for free through the MorganStateBears.com website. The latest broadcast and video stream information will always be listed on men's and women's basketball schedule pages at MorganStateBears.com.
MEN'S & WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RADIO: All home games and select away games for MSU men's and women's basketball will once again be available through Heritage Sports Radio Network (HSRN.com). Lamont Germany will handle play-by-play responsibilities and will also host pre-game and post-game shows. Including exclusive interviews with members of the teams and women's coach Ed Davis and men's coach Kevin Broadus. Fans can download the HSRN app for free and listen to the MSU broadcasts from anywhere. Simply search for HSRN when using the iHeartRadio app.
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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.
