Score: Morgan State 66 | Fresno State 87
Location: Save Mart Arena, Fresno, Calif.
Records: Morgan State 2-2 | Fresno State 2-1 

The short story: Donovan Yapp., Jr. had 23 points, five assists and three steals to lead Fresno State (2-1) to a 87-66 win over Morgan State (2-2) on Thursday night at Save Mart Arena.
 

OPENING TIP

• Yapp, a senior from Las Vegas, Nev., scored a game-high 23 on 8-of-10 shooting in Fresno State's dominating win over Morgan. He also added four boards and three assists to lead four Bulldogs in double-figures. 
• Senior guard Isaiah Hill scored 17 points (7-15 FG) with five rebounds and a game-high seven assists in 40 minutes. Xavier Dusell and Enoch Boakye added 10 points apiece.
• Senior forward Eduardo Andre fouled out of the game (8:09) with five boards and five points.
• Junior guard Amahrie Simpkins  led the Bears with 17 points (8-16 FG) off the bench for Morgan and added five boards.
  Redshirt-senior guard Wynston Tabbs scored in 16 points (5-12 FG) with three board and two assists.
• Redshirt senior forward Myles Thompson finished with 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting to go along with five rebounds in 29 minutes.
   

THE DIFFERENCE

• Fresno State connected on 54 percent of their shots from the field and 45 percent (9-20) from behind the arc while the Bears shot 37 percent from the field and connected on 6 of 18 (33%) 3-pointers.
• Morgan shot .710 (12-17) from the free throw line, compared to Fresno State's .500 percent (8-16).
• The Bears led 4-1 lead before Xavier Dusell hit a jumper to help ignite a 16-4 run by the Bulldogs over a 5-minute stretch. Enoch Boakye finished with a dunk to give the Bulldogs a 17-8 lead at the 12:54 mark. Amharie Simpkins kept the Bears within striking distance, but a late run punctuated with a dunk by Isaac Tavares and a 3-pointer by Isaiah Hill in the final seconds gave Fresno State 43-26 lead at the break.
• Morgan started the second half with a 3-pointer by Will Thomas, but the Bulldogs responded with an 7-3 spurt and Donovan Yapp's converted a 3-point play to give the Bulldogs a 20-point cushion (52-32) with 16:44 remaining.  Fresno State held its largest lead of the night  when Isaiah Hill hit a 3-pointer to push the lead to 27 - it also marked Hill's 1,000th point of his career.
• The Bears had zero assists in the first half and finished the night with four assists.
• Fresno State won the rebounding battle 46-33, and held a 44-38 advantage in points in the paint.

UP NEXT

The Bears return to the hardwood on Saturday, November 18 when they tip-off with Brigham Young in Provo, Utah.

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ABOUT MORGAN
Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is a Carnegie-classified doctoral research institution offering more than 100 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.