Score: Morgan State 76 | Campbell 83
Location: Gore Arena/Pope Convocation Center, Bus Creek, N.C.
Records: Morgan State 4-9 | Campbell 6-6
The short story: Redshirt junior Anthony Dell'Orso scored 21 points to lead Campbell past Morgan State, 83-76 in a non-conference matchup Monday night at Pope Convocation Center.
 

OPENING TIP

• Sophomore guard Dell'Orso, who was the Big South Freshman of the Year last season, went 7-for-22 from the field and was 6-for-6 from the free throw line.
• Freshman forward Colby Duggan scored 13 points in 22 minutes. 6-10 forward Alex Kotov came off the bench and scored 12 points with five boards and two blocks. Junior guard Tasos Cook added 10 points for the Camels.
• Junior Amahrie Simpkins scored 11 of his game- and season-high 23 points in the first half to pace the Bears. He shot 10-of-15 from the field and grabbed four rebounds.
• Redshirt senior forward Will Thomas scored 15 of his 22 points (9-14 FG) in the first half and had two assists. 
• Sophomore guard Rob Lawson chipped in 11 points in 24 minutes off the bench in his first action of the season.
   

THE DIFFERENCE

• Both teams couldn't miss during the opening portion of the night. The game was tied before Allen Udemadu scored in the paint to give the Bears their first lead 9-7 (17:23).
• Udemadu scored on a reverse layup to help spark a 9-2 spurt by the Bears. Simpkins scored 6 points during the run, including back to back a fastbreak laying to give the Bears a 28-23 lead. 
• The Camels took advantage of a 2-minute scoring drought by the Bears, and a 3-point play by Jason Sinani was part of a 6-0 spurt that tied the game at 32-32. Morgan went into the intermission with a 37-36 lead at halftime.
• The game was tied six times in the first half and Will Thomas led the way for the Bears with 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting.
• In the first half, Morgan shot 51.7 percent from the field and scored 14 points in the paint, while the Camels shot 48.3 percent and knocked down 4-of-10 3-pointers.
• The Camels opened the second half with a 3-point play to retake the lead at 39-37.
• Elijah Walsh buried a 3-pointer followed by a fast break layup to build a 46-41 cushion.
• The Camels held a 54-49 lead with 13:39 remaining and the lead grew to 56-49, but the Bears kept within striking distance when Kamron Hobbs hit a contested baseline fadeaway and followed it up by nailing a straight-away 3-pointer to tie the game at 56-56.
• The Camels retook the lead on a layup and Colby Duggan buried a 3-pointer to push the lead back to 56-51…the Camels outscored the Bears 8-2 to take a 66-58.
• Morgan managed to close within 66-64 (6:22) after a 3-pointer by Rob Lawson and a 3-point play by Will Thomas, but the Camels responded with back-to-back baskets. The Bears called timeout to stop with just under 6 minutes remaining.
• Morgan went scoreless during a  3-minute stretch and found themselves down 76-66 with 2:34 remaining. The Camels closed out the night frow the free throw line as they held on for an 83-76 win.
• Morgan shot .810 (13-16) from the free throw line, while the Camels finished 20-for-28 (.710) from the stripe.
• Campbell out-rebounded Morgan by a 32-29 margin.
• Morgan shot .492 (30-of-61) from the field, compared to Campbell's .528 (28-of-65). The Bears shot .200 (3-15) from beyond the arc, while the Camels connected on 7-of-19 (.368) from 3-point range.
• Campbell's bench outscored the Bears by a 26-18 margin.
• The Bears scored 46 points in the paint.

• It was Campbell's first win against the Bears… Morgan leads the series record 2-1.
• Morgan's record is currently 0-8 when being out-rebounded.
• Simpkins has now scored 20+ twice times this season and has been in double figures in 5 of MSU's 13 games thus far.

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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.