msuncc
89
Winner N.C. Central NCCU 7-11,3-0 MEAC
78
Morgan St. Morgan 4-13,1-2 MEAC
Winner
N.C. Central NCCU
7-11,3-0 MEAC
89
Final
78
Morgan St. Morgan
4-13,1-2 MEAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
N.C. Central NCCU 35 54 89
Morgan St. Morgan 32 46 78

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

Morgan State Men’s Basketball Falls Short to North Carolina Central

BALTIMORE, Md. (Jan. 12, 2026) – Morgan State senior guard Alfred Worrell Jr. poured in a game-high 29 points, but the Bears fell to North Carolina Central, 89–78, in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) action Monday night at Hill Field House.
 
North Carolina Central placed four players in double figures, led by Khouri Carvey's 21 points, as the Eagles improved to 7–11 overall and 3–0 in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) play. Morgan State slipped to 4–13 on the season and 1–2 in conference action.
 
OPENING TIP
• Carvey led the Bears with 21 points, shooting 8-for-10 from the field, with eight boards, three assists, and three steals in 31 minutes.
• Gage Lattimore finished with 20 points (7-12 FG) and had six rebounds and four assists, while Jae Slack added 13 points and five boards off the bench. Tekao Carpenter chipped in 11 points and three assists.
• Worrell scored 20 of his game-high 29 points (4-6 3FG) in the second half to lead the Bears. He also had six rebounds and a blocked shot in 33 minutes.
• Christian Meeks added 12 points with eight rebounds. Elijah Davis and Eugene Alvin chipped in 11 points each, and Rob Lawson scored 10 points and four rebounds. Davis also had a game-high 10 assists. 

THE DIFFERENCE
• Morgan State shot 44 percent (24-of-55) from the field and went 7-of-22 from three-point range. NCCU shot 64 percent overall and shot 4-of-9 from deep.
• The Bears converted 70 percent (23-of-33) from the free-throw line, while the NCCU shot a 76 percent (25-of-33).
• The Bears pulled in 12 offensive rebounds and out-rebounded the Eagles by a 31-28 margin.
• NCCU outscored the Bears 42-30 inside the paint.
• North Carolina Central opened the game with a 5–0 run, but Morgan State answered with a 13–3 spurt to take a 13–8 lead with 11:59 remaining in the first half. The teams remained within striking distance of each other the rest of the period, trading leads throughout a tightly contested half.
• Elijah Davis drove to the basket for a tough layup to trim the deficit to 33–32, but Joe Slack converted a putback on the ensuing possession to send the Eagles into the locker room with a 35–32 advantage. NCCU closed the half strong, scoring on four of its final five field-goal attempts.
• Morgan State struggled from the perimeter in the opening stanza, shooting just 2-for-14 from three-point range and 32 percent overall. North Carolina Central shot 56 percent (14-of-25) from the field and recorded nine assists. Neither team led by more than five points in the half.
 • The Eagles controlled much of the second half, opening the period with an 8–0 run to extend its lead to 43–34 within the first three minutes. Alfred Worrell Jr. knocked down his first three-pointer of the half to cut the deficit to 45–40 with just under 15 minutes remaining. However, Gage Lattimore answered with a three-pointer and a driving layup to help the Eagles build a double-digit cushion at 57–47 with 10 minutes to play.
• Morgan State made a late push as Rob Lawson's pull-up jumper left the Bears trailing 70–65 at the 3:57 mark. Dionte Johnson responded by finding Khouri Carvey for a layup to push NCCU's lead to 74–66, but Eugene Alvin provided a spark by burying a three-pointer while drawing a foul from Jae Slack, who picked up his fifth. Alvin completed the four-point play to trim the margin to 74–70 with just under three minutes remaining.
• The Eagles quickly regained control on the ensuing possession when Tekao Carpenter was fouled by Worrell on a corner three-point attempt. Carpenter calmly converted all three free throws to extend the lead to 77–70. North Carolina Central closed the game with a series of dunks and steady free-throw shooting, sealing the 89–78 victory.

NOTE THE QUOTE | COACH KEVIN BROADUS

On the team's performance:
"I just don't think we were ready to be great. A win tonight puts us in the upper echelon, and our guys have to learn how to carry over what we do in practice into games. They say we need to practice tomorrow, but if you're not going to do in games what you do in practice—and you allow teams to do things we specifically prepare for—you don't give yourself a chance to win. Giving up 50-plus points in the second half really hurt us. Our defense just wasn't good enough. We've got to get back to the lab and get it corrected."

"We also missed too many free throws. We missed 16 free throws when you count the one-and-ones, and you just can't win games like that. It might say 10 on the stat sheet, but those missed opportunities really hurt us."

On the main areas of focus for this team moving forward:
"Paying attention to detail. We've got to do a better job following the scouting report, and we've got to get tougher. When I say tougher, I mean defending and knowing exactly what we're supposed to do on both ends of the floor."

NEXT UP
The Bears continue the conference slate on the road when they face the Delaware State Hornets on Saturday, Jan. 17.


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