Score: Morgan State 69 | UMBC 92
Location: The Peake, Baltimore, Md.
Records: Morgan State 3-6 | UMBC 5-4
The short story:  Marcus Banks Jr. had a team-high 14 points to help UMBC defeat Morgan State 92-69 to run the Retrievers to back-to-back wins on Wednesday afternoon at The Peake.

OPENING TIP

• Banks, a senior from Hampton, Va., finished with 14 points on 3-of-4 3-point shooting and added six rebounds and two steals in 19 minutes.
• Bryce Johnson and Devan Sapp each scored in double-figures. Johnson had 11 points (4-7 FG) with a game-high six assists, while Sapp added 10 points (5-6 FT) with three boards.
• Senior guard Ahmarie Simpkins scored 14 points of his 16 points in the first half, while adding a game-high 11 rebounds. 
• Wynston Tabbs, who scored 38 points against UMBC last season, was held to 2 points in the first half and finished the game with 16 points on 6-for-14 shooting.
• Junior guard Kiran Oliver (5-6 FG) chipped in 11 points off the bench.

THE DIFFERENCE

• UMBC connected on 48 percent of their shots from the field and shot just 54 percent (14-26) from behind the arc while the Bears shot 42 percent from the field and connected on 1-of-9 (.111) 3-pointers, including zero three-pointers in the first half.
• Morgan shot 12-for-22 (54%) from the free throw line, compared to the Retrievers' 69 percent (20-29).
• The Bears outscored the Retrievers in the paint by 48-30 margin.
• UMBC held a slight edge on the glass (40-39), and outscored the Retreivers 16-3 in second chance points.
• UMBC's bench poured in 47 points, compared to Morgan's 30.
• Simpkins scored 10 of the Bears first 12 points of the game, Bears trailed 17-12.
• Back-to-back 3-pointers by Ace Valentine followedc by Ashton Reece was part of a 14-2 run to give UMBC a 23-12 lead.
• UMBC's lead went to double-digits at 30-20 with 3:01 and a three-pointer by Louie Jordan at the buzzer gave the Retrievers a 37-26 lead at the break.
• The Bears shot 12-of-34 in the first half and was 0-of-4 from 3-point territory. 
• The Retreivers opened the second half on an 8-2 run and a 3-pointer by Banks gave UMBC its largest lead at 45-28 with 17:37 remaining.
• A corner 3-pointer by Bryce Johnson capped a 12-0 run by the Retrievers who built a 51-28 lead.
• UMBC's largest lead of the  game was 32 points (85-53) with 4:35 remaining.

NOTABLE

• The win by UMBC knots the  series record against Morgan to 15-15.
• UMBC had lost five of their last six meetings against the Bears.
• UMBC improved to 10-10 against Morgan State at home and have won six straight meetings on their home floor.

UP NEXT
The Bears return to the hardwood on Sunday, December 1st  for a 2 p.m. tip against Central Pennsylvania College.


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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.