msuvnia
73
Winner Morgan St. Morgan 3-0,0-0 MEAC
67
Niagara Niag 0-2,0-0 Metro
Winner
Morgan St. Morgan
3-0,0-0 MEAC
73
Final
67
Niagara Niag
0-2,0-0 Metro
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Morgan St. Morgan 42 31 73
Niagara Niag 34 33 67

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

Men’s Basketball Fends Off Niagara Rally for First Road Win

Keith Richard scored 22 points, Alfred Worrell Jr. had 20 points.

NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, N.Y. (Nov. 7, 2026) – The Morgan State men's basketball team withstood a late rally by Niagara to secure a 73-67 victory over the Purple Eagles on Saturday night at the Gallagher Center.

Morgan State (3-0) outrebounded Niagara, 42-29, and improved to 2-0 all-time against the Purple Eagles.

Keith Richard led all scorers with 22 points, shooting 5-for-8 from beyond the arc. Alfred Worrell Jr. added 20 points and eight rebounds, while newcomer Oliver Spence contributed 12 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two steals in 21 minutes off the bench.

The Bears faced an early 11-point deficit after Cole Farrell converted a pair of free throws to give Niagara a 22-11 advantage with 11:19 remaining in the first half. Morgan State responded with a dominant stretch, using a pair of free throws from Spence and a 3-pointer by Worrell to ignite a 27-0 run that extended into the second half.

Jeremiah Kwarteng capped the impressive run with a fast-break basket, giving the Bears a 50-34 lead with 16:59 remaining.

Richard later delivered a pivotal four-point play, knocking down a 3-pointer while drawing a foul in front of the Morgan State bench. His ensuing free throw gave the Bears a 68-57 advantage with just over four minutes remaining.

Niagara (0-2) refused to go away, however, putting together a 10-2 run capped by a layup from Fidel Rotta to pull within one, 68-67, with 2:19 remaining.

Spence converted one of two free throws to push the Morgan State lead to 69-67. The Purple Eagles had two opportunities to take the lead from beyond the arc, but Bastien Rieber and Samuele Miccoli were unable to connect.

With Niagara forced to foul, Richard stepped to the line with 23 seconds remaining and calmly converted both free throws to help seal the Bears' third consecutive victory.

OPENING TIP
  • Keith Richard led all scorers with 22 points on 5-of-8 shooting from 3-point territory, and recorded four boards and two steals.
  • Alfred Worrell Jr. had 20 points and eight rebounds in 33 minutes. He connected on 5-of-13 from the floor and went 7-of-8 from the free-throw line.
  • Oliver Spence scored 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting, grabbing seven rebounds, with two assists and two steals in 21 minutes off the bench.
  • Tret Edward chipped in seven points, eight rebounds, and three steals in 36 minutes.
  • Ruey Ruey led Niagara with 15 points, while Fidel Rotta and Bastien Rieber added 12 points each. Rontavious Blackshear chipped in 10 points.
THE DIFFERENCE
  • Morgan State shot 33.3 percent (21-of-63) from the field and connected on 8-of-21 attempts from three-point range. Niagara shot 34.0 percent overall and went 10-of-29 from beyond the arc.
  • The Bears held a 42-29 rebounding advantage, including a 15-7 edge on the offensive glass.
  • Morgan outscored the Dragons 26-21 in the paint.
  • The Bears forced 15 turnovers and recorded 10 steals while committing 17 turnovers of their own.
  • Morgan State converted 23-of-27 free throws (85.2 percent), while Niagara went 21-of-30 (70.0 percent).
  • The Bears held a 15-4 margin in second-chance points.


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ABOUT MORGAN
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.
 
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