gm2
77
Central Penn CP 0-1
101
Winner Morgan St. Morgan 1-1,0-0 MEAC
Central Penn CP
0-1
77
Final
101
Morgan St. Morgan
1-1,0-0 MEAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Central Penn CP 40 37 77
Morgan St. Morgan 52 49 101

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

Opening Night Roar

Bears Powers Past Knights in Season Opener

BALTIMORE, Md. (Nov. 6, 2025) – The Morgan State men's basketball team earned its first win of the 2025-26 season with a dominant 101-77 victory over Central Pennsylvania College in the team's home opener Thursday night at Hill Field House. The Bears move to 1-1 to start the 2025-26 campaign, while the Knights fall to 0-2.
 
OPENING TIP

• Rob Lawson, who posted 20 points in Morgan's season opener at Georgetown, came off the bench to lead the Bears again with a team-high 20 points, along with five assists and two rebounds. He was perfect at the stripe, going 4-for-4. Alfred Worrell Jr. added 18 points in 17 minutes of action and shot 5-of-6 from the free-throw line.
• Elijah Davis stuffed the stat sheet with seven rebounds, seven assists, and three steals on 5-of-7 shooting from the field.
• Marland Harris chipped in 11 points and seven rebounds, going 3-for-4 from the free-throw line.
• Dashsan King led the Knights with 16 points on 60 percent shooting (6-for-10). Riley Young followed with 15 points, connecting on 5-of-9 from beyond the arc for a team-best 55.6 percent from three-point range.
  
THE DIFFERENCE

• Morgan State shot 51 percent (29-of-57) from the field and went 9-of-20 from three-point range. Central Penn countered with 55.6 percent shooting overall but connected on just 6-of-21 from deep.
• The Bears converted 74 percent (25-of-34) from the free-throw line, while the Knights struggled from the stripe, where they shot 50 percent (10-of-20).
• Morgan State held a 38-26 advantage on the boards, including a 13-8 edge in offensive rebounds. The Bears also outscored Central Penn 46-18 in the paint.
• Defensively, the Bears forced 21 Central Penn turnovers and recorded 14 steals, while committing 17 turnovers of their own.
• The Bears held a 52-40 lead at halftime.
 
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NOTE THE QUOTE 

"I was not happy with our performance, and it started today in shootaround," said Morgan State head coach Kevin Broadus. "No disrespect to Central Penn, but based on how we've been playing over the last few months, that's not what I saw out there tonight. Our defense was very suspect, our offense was not crisp, and overall, I just wasn't happy with our effort. But we'll take the win and grow from it."

"Our preparation coming into the game wasn't where it needed to be," Rob Lawson added. "We underestimated our opponent and didn't execute our roles the way we should have."

"This guy is coming off the bench for us and he's warming to his role," Broadus said. "Marlon Harris is coming off the bench and playing well. Christian Meeks is our enforcer, so I like what our bench is bringing."
"That's what we're trying to base our team on — toughness and rebounding," said guard Elijah Davis. "To win games, you have to rebound and defend. I'm just trying to do whatever it takes for us to win."

UP NEXT
Morgan State will return to action on Tuesday, November 11, when it hosts the University of Baltimore College inside Hill Field House. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. (EST).


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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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