msuumes1
72
Winner UMES UMES 13-8, 6-1
58
MORGAN STATE MSUM 11-11, 4-3
Winner
UMES UMES
13-8, 6-1
72
Final
58
MORGAN STATE MSUM
11-11, 4-3
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
UMES UMES 35 37 72
MORGAN STATE MSUM 34 24 58

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

Bears Can't Overcome Second Half Surge by UMES

Senior guard Isaiah Burke led the Bears with a game-high 23 points.

Score: Morgan State 58 | UMES 72
Location: Hill Field House, Baltimore, Md.
Records: Morgan State 11-11, 4-3 | UMES 13-8, 6-1
The short story: Senior guard Isaiah Burke scored a game-high 23 points to lead the Bears, but UMES forward Nathaniel Pollard Jr. scored 22 points as Morgan was unable to hold off a second half surge as the Hawks pulled away with a 72-58 victory over Morgan State in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference at Hill Field House.

OPENING TIP
  • Burke was the only one to score in double-figures tonight for Morgan as he finished 10-for-21 from the floor, including three 3-pointers on eight attempts. 
  • Daiquan Copeland chipped in 9 points (4-9 FG) and had three assists. David McCullough and Lewis Djonkam scored 8 points apiece.
  • Collin Nnamene recorded a game-high six blocked shots and three boards for the Bears.
  • Pollard led the way for the Hawks with 22 points and a game-high 11 rebounds in 23 minutes, while Kevon Voyles added 17 points (4-5 3FG) with three boards and three assists. 
THE DIFFERENCE
  • Morgan trailed a 35-34 at the break, but the Hawks took control of the game early in the second half behind a 9-0 run. Voyles connected on a 3-pointer to give UMES a 44-34 lead. 
  • Daiquan Copeland scored on a jumper to cut the Hawks lead to 44-36, but it was as close as the Bears would get as UMES surged on a 15-4 run capped by a 3-pointer by Kohen Thompson to give the Hawks a 59-42 lead. 
  • The Hawks held its largest lead of the night after a jumper by Pollard put UMES ahead by 19 (68-49) with under 5 minutes remaining in the contest.
  • Morgan shot .800 (12-15) from the free throw line, while the Hawks finished 9-for-14 (.643) from the stripe.
  • The Bears were out-rebounded by the Hawks by a 49-25 margin.
  • Morgan shot .368 (21-of-57) from the field, compared to UMES's .458 (27-of-59). The Bears shot .222 (4-18) from beyond the arc, while the Hawks were 9-for-21 (.429) from long range.
  • UMES held a 15-6 advantage in second chance scoring.
  • The Hawks bench outscored Morgan by a 20-12 margin.
  • MSU scored 20 points off 19 UMES turnovers.
NOTABLE
  • The Bears are 11-11 overall and are 4-2 record in conference play.
  • UMES sits atop the MEAC standings at 6-1 and improved to 13-8 overall.
  • The victory extended the Hawks to a 6-game winning streak.
  • Monday's game dropped Morgan's home record to 8-1 this season...it also marked the Hawks first win against Morgan since Jan. 31, 2022.
  • Tonight marked the 96th meeting between the teams -- Morgan leads the series 56-40.
NEXT UP
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. Tip-off is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.

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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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