BALTIMORE, Md. (Dec. 13, 2025) -- Alfred Worrell Jr. poured in a game-high 24 points to lead Morgan State to an 81–73 win over Niagara on Saturday afternoon at inside Hill Field House.

With the win, the Bears snapped a seven-game losing streak to improve to 2–8, while the Purple Eagles fell to 2–8 and saw their skid reach seven games.

OPENING TIP

• Worrell led four Bears in double figures, scoring a game-high 24 points. The senior guard poured in 14 points in the second half, shot an efficient 6-of-7 from beyond the arc, and added four rebounds in 30 minutes.
• Rob Lawson recorded his first career-high double-double with 17 points (6-of-14 FG) and a game-high 10 assists in 40 minutes. He went a perfect 5-of-5 from the free-throw line and chipped in four rebounds and one block.
• Eugene Alvin added 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting, along with seven rebounds, two assists, and two steals. Christian Meeks finished with 10 points and four boards.
• Justin Page led Niagara with 18 points (7-of-12 FG) and four assists. Brian Griffith scored 16 points, while Vice Zanki added 13.
 
THE DIFFERENCE
• Morgan State shot 61 percent (27-of-44) from the field and went 9-of-20 from three-point range. Niagara shot 49 percent overall and shot 7-of-21 from deep.
• The Bears converted 86 percent (18-of-21) from the free-throw line, while the Purple Eagles finished at 74 percent (14-of-19).
• Morgan State held a 35-12 edge on the boards, including a 10-4 margin on the offensive glass. Niagara outscored the Bears 34-20 in the paint.
• Morgan's largest lead of the game was 12, when Alfred Worrell Jr. buried three consecutive three-pointers off passes from Rob Lawson to give the Bears a 63-51 lead with 6 minutes remaining in the game.
• Defensively, Niagara scored 23 points off of forcing 23 turnovers while committing nine of their own.
• The Bears built a 28–20 lead following a tip-dunk by Dallas James and a pull-up jumper from Eugene Alvin.
• Niagara answered when Josiah Sobino intercepted a cross-court pass from Alvin and raced in for a layup to tie the game at 30–30.
• Worrell's corner 3-pointer off an inbounds play with five seconds left sent the Bears into halftime with a 35–33 lead—their first at the break since the Nov. 6 win over Central Pennsylvania.
• The Bears closed out the game, knocking down 8-for-8 from the free throw line to hold on for the 81-73 win.

NOTE THE QUOTE | COACH KEVIN BROADUS
"This win was important for us, especially with two of our top scorers out. Elijah [Davis] and Walter Peggs were unavailable, but David Bumpass stepped in and gave us a huge lift, along with Eugene Alvin."
 
"I always talk about 'next man up,' and that's exactly what happened tonight. It was a great win for us, and our loyal fans came out and supported us. This was our Super Bowl—a must-win game—and our guys stepped up to the challenge."

SENIOR GUARD ROB LAWSON
"I was just trusting the game and trusting my teammates," Lawson said. "For them to trust me with the ball in my hands so I could make a play for them means a lot."

NEXT UP
The Bears will begin a West Coast swing when they travel to face Cal on Friday (Dec. 20), followed by a matchup at San Francisco on Sunday (Dec. 22), and then wrap the trip at Loyola Marymount on Tuesday (Dec. 23).


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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.