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Game 3
Opponent: Niagara University
Date: Saturday, November 7, 2026
Site: Gallagher Center, Niagara Falls, N.Y.
Game Time: 6:30 p.m. ET
Series Record: MSU leads 1-0
Live Stream: ESPN+ | Live Stats: www.purpleeagles.com
Coaches:  MSU -Kevin Broadus (98-109, 8th yr) • Greg Paulus – 86-121 (8th)
Websites: www.morganstatebears.com | www.purpleeagles.com

SETTING THE STAGE
• The Morgan State men's basketball team (2-0) hits the road Saturday night to take on the Niagara Purple Eagles (0-1) in a nonconference matchup. Tipoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at the Gallagher Center in Niagara Falls, New York, with live coverage available on ESPN+.

• Head coach Kevin Broadus and the Bears will look to carry that momentum into Saturday's contest against the Purple Eagles, who enter the matchup following a 91-46 season-opening loss at West Virginia on Monday.

• Reigning MEAC Coach of the Year Kevin Broadus will lead the Bears into the upcoming season, with All-MEAC guard Alfred Worrell Jr. and newcomer point guard Keith Richard named to the conference's Preseason Watch List.

• Alfred Worrell Jr. emerged as Morgan State's leading scorer during the 2025-26 season, averaging 17.4 points and 3.8 rebounds in 30 games, including 26 starts. He scored in double figures 23 times, with 13 performances of 20 or more points. Worrell shot 38.8% from the field, 36.3% from three-point range and a MEAC-best 88.5% from the free-throw line. He ranked fourth in the conference in scoring and second in three-point shooting percentage. He earned All-MEAC recognition and BOXTOROW All-American honors last season. He was also selected to the 2026 Black College Sports Page "Baad Team."

• Keith Richard, a 6-foot guard from Dallas, Texas, joins Morgan State from South Plains College, where he started 19 of 27 games. He averaged 10.4 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 25.5 minutes per game, shooting 41 percent from the field and 39 percent from three-point range. His addition provides the Bears with another backcourt option heading into a demanding 2026-27 campaign.

• Morgan State's biggest challenge is replacing the production and leadership of All-MEAC performer Elijah Davis, along with guards Rob Lawson and Walter Peggs Jr. The trio was instrumental in Morgan State's run to second place in the MEAC standings. Davis was one of the conference's top point guards, averaging 13.8 points, 5.9 assists, and 3.3 rebounds per game.

• The Bears will also compete in the inaugural 410 Invitational powered by Under Armour, a planned multi-year event featuring men's and women's basketball teams from Morgan State, UMBC, Towson, and Loyola. The men's competition begins Nov. 12, when Morgan State travels to UMBC.

SCOUTING NIAGARA
• The head coach of Niagara University men's basketball is Greg Paulus. His stellar resume includes eight NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament appearances as a player and a coach. The Purple Eagles have continuously exceeded expectations in each of Paulus' first three years at the helm. Becoming the first head coach of Niagara men's basketball to earn back-to-back first-round byes in the MAAC Championship since 2008-2009, including the programs first MAAC semifinals appearance in eight seasons in 2021.  Paulus became the 23rd head coach of Niagara Basketball on Nov. 7, 2019.

• Niagara posted an 8-22 overall record and went 5-15 in conference play last season. The Purple Eagles were  picked to finish 12th in the MAAC preseason coaches' poll for the 2025-26 season.

• Niagara is a member of the Metro Conference, formerly known as the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) from 1980 to 2026, a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with NCAA Division I.

• Niagara enters Saturday's contest seeking its first victory of the season.  The Purple Eagles opened the 2026-27 campaign by falling to West Virginia 91-46 in a non-conference matchup at Hope Coliseum on Monday night in Morgantown, W.V. Logan Woods led Niagara with 12 points (5-8 FG) and three assists. 

• Woods played in 35 games and made eight starts at Wright State last season.

• Niagara's roster features eight international players representing six countries: Argentina, Canada, France, Italy, Slovenia, and the Netherlands.

THE SERIES
• The Bears lead the series 1-0.

• December 13, 2025 --  Alfred Worrell Jr. poured in a game-high 24 points to lead Morgan State to an 81–73 win over Niagara inside Hill Field House. 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 5-of-5 from the free-throw line and added four rebounds and one block. David Bumpass 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.

LAST TIME OUT FOR THE BEARS
Nov. 4, 2026 -- Despite a 30-minute delay caused by Virginia University of Lynchburg's late arrival, the Morgan State men's basketball team came out firing Wednesday night, cruising to a 95-58 victory over the Dragons at Hill Field House. Alfred Worrell Jr. erupted for 16 of his game-high 20 points in the opening seven minutes, finishing 7-of-12 from the field. Newcomer Jeremiah Kwarteng added 16 points, five rebounds and two assists in 23 minutes. 

65 POINTS, OR FEWER
In his eighth season as Morgan's head coach, Broadus has guided the Bears to a 32-8 (.780) record when the Bears have held their opposition to 65 points or fewer. Morgan was 5-2 during the 2023-24 season (allowing 65 or fewer points), and was mirrored in 2022-23 with another 5-2 record. They went 4-0 in 2021-22, went 3-1 in 2020-21, and were 9-3 in 2019-20. The Bears are off to a 1-0 start this season.

UP NEXT
The Bears will take on the UMBC Retrievers on the hardwood on Thursday, November12th.  The game is set to tip-off at 6 p.m. inside Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena.

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Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is a Carnegie-classified high research (R2) institution offering more than 150 baccalaureate, master's degree, doctorate, and certificate programs. 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.