msudsumbb
62
Morgan St. Morgan 11-10,4-2 MEAC
64
Winner Delaware St. DSU 3-16,2-4 MEAC
Morgan St. Morgan
11-10,4-2 MEAC
62
Final
64
Delaware St. DSU
3-16,2-4 MEAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Morgan St. Morgan 30 32 62
Delaware St. DSU 29 35 64

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

Bears Comeback Falls Short at Delaware State, 64-62

Senior guard Isaiah Burke led the Bear with a game-high 18 points.

Score: Morgan State 62 | Delaware State 64
Location: Memorial Hall, Dover, Del.
Records: Morgan State 11-10, 4-2 | DSU 3-16, 2-4
The short story: Senior guard Isaiah Burke scored a game-high 18 points to lead the Bears, but Delaware State guard Martaz Robinson hit the game-winning basket on a 12-foot jumper with 2.4 seconds left to give the Hornets a 64-62 victory over Morgan State in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference thriller in Memorial Hall. 

OPENING TIP
  • Burke led three double-figure scorers for Morgan with a game-high 18 points, highlighted by five 3-pointers on nine attempts. 
  • Kamron Hobbs led the reserves with 12 points off the bench and connected on 4-of-6 from the three and dished out four assists.
  • Daiquan Copeland chipped in 11 points (4-10 FG) and led the Bears with eight rebounds to go along with three assists. 
  • Martaz Robinson led the way for the Hornets with 17 points and four rebounds, while Brandon Stone added 12 points (5-11 FG) with seven boards, two steals and two blocks off the bench. 

THE DIFFERENCE
  • Morgan held a 30-29 lead at the break, but the Hornets took control of the game in the second half, leading as many as 11 points. 
  • Morgan clawed back, and tied the game at 62-62 when Copeland fed Isaiah Burke for a corner 3-pointer with 21 seconds left to play.
  • After a Delaware State time out, the Hornets worked the clock to set up Robinson for the game-winner from the left side of the hoop. The Bears had the final possession, but committed a turnover as time expired. 
  • Morgan shot .533 (8-15) from the free throw line, while the Hornets finished 6-for-10 (.600) from the stripe.
  • The Bears were out-rebounded by the Hornets by a 39-33 margin.
  • Morgan shot .396 (21-of-53) from the field, compared to DSU's .444 (28-of-63). The Bears shot .545 (12-22) from beyond the arc, while the Hornets were held to just 2-for-14 (.143) from long range.
  • DSU held a 16-8 advantage in second chance scoring.
  • The Hornets outscored Morgan in the paint by a 36-12 margin.
  • DSU scored 19 points off 17 Morgan turnovers.
NOTABLE
  • The Bears are 11-10 overall and are 4-1 record in conference play. 
  • DSU has now won two games in a row to improve to 3-16 overall and 2-4 in the MEAC.
  • The victory gave DSU its first two-game win streak since defeating Howard (100-88) and Maryland-Eastern Shore (68-64) during the 2019-20 season. 
  • Saturday's game dropped Morgan's road record to 2-8 this season...it also marked the Hornets first win against Morgan since March 6, 2021.
  • Tonight marked the 108th meeting between the teams -- Morgan leads the series 64-44.
  • The Bears will face Delaware State again next Saturday (Feb. 4) in the Michael B. Jordan Led HBCU Legacy Classic at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. (1:00 p.m.)
NEXT UP
Morgan will host the Hawks of Maryland Eastern Shore (12-8, 5-1) on Monday night at Hill Field House. Tip-off is slated for 7:30 p.m. (EST) and will mark 'White Out' night for the Bears.


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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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