AW
75
Winner Delaware St. DSU 8-22,2-12 MEAC
70
Morgan St. Morgan 14-16,10-4 MEAC
Winner
Delaware St. DSU
8-22,2-12 MEAC
75
Final
70
Morgan St. Morgan
14-16,10-4 MEAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
Delaware St. DSU 27 33 15 75
Morgan St. Morgan 15 45 10 70

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

Morgan State's Season Ends in Quarterfinal Overtime Heartbreak

NORFOLK, Va. (March 11, 2026) – Alfred Worrell Jr. and Elijah Davis each scored 18 points, but No. 2 seed Morgan State fell to No. 7 seed Delaware State, 75–70, in overtime in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) quarterfinals. Miles Webb also scored 18 points to lead the Hornets.
 
Webb hit a pair of free throws with 25 seconds remaining in regulation to tie the game at 60–60 and force overtime. In the extra period, Delaware State outscored the Bears 15–10 to pull off the upset victory.
 
With the win, Delaware State improved to 8–22 overall and advanced to Friday's semifinals, where the Hornets will face the winner of Thursday night's quarterfinal matchup between No. 3 North Carolina Central and No. 6 Maryland Eastern Shore. Morgan State concluded its season with a 14–16 overall record.

OPENING TIP
• Three players scored in double figures for Morgan State, led by Alfred Worrell Jr. and Elijah Davis, who each finished with 18 points.
• Rob Lawson added 14 points and was a force in the paint, grabbing nine rebounds while logging 43 minutes of action.
• Miles Webb delivered a strong all-around performance for Delaware State, scoring 18 points on 7-of-13 shooting while pulling down a game-high 12 rebounds.
• Rahmir Moore contributed 14 points, while Ponce James added 12 points along with four rebounds and four assists.

THE DIFFERENCE
• Morgan State had a rough shooting night, shooting 32 percent (20-of-61) from the field and just 14 percent (3-of-21) from three-point range. Meanwhile, the Delaware State finished at 42 percent overall and 1-of-10 from beyond the arc.
• The Hornets controlled the glass, winning the rebounding battle 42–35.
• The contest was tightly contested through the opening minutes of the first half before Delaware State seized control at the seven-minute mark. The Hornets closed the half on a 13–2 run to take a 27–15 lead into the break.
• The Bears finished the half on a 4:20 scoring drought and shot 0-for-9 from the three and 6-for-23 from the field in the first 20 minutes.
• Alfred Worrell Jr. knocked down a pair of three-pointers to spark an 8–0 run by the Bears, cutting the deficit to 27–23. However, the Hornets managed to maintain some breathing room and extended their lead to 35–26 with just over 13 minutes remaining.
• Morgan State began chipping away at the lead over the next seven minutes, ignited by a three-point play from Elijah Davis. The Bears' full-court pressure then forced a turnover, as Worrell came up with a steal that led to a fastbreak layup by Davis to trim the deficit to 43–40. The pressure defense paid off moments later when the Hornets were whistled for a 10-second violation. Worrell was fouled shortly after and converted free throws to cut the lead to 43–41 with nine minutes left in regulation.
• Rob Lawson knocked down a pair of free throws to give the Bears their first lead of the half, 46–45, with just under seven minutes to play.
• Down the stretch, the game was tied five times before Worrell drilled a corner three-pointer to give Morgan State a 56–54 advantage with under three minutes remaining. Moments later, Worrell secured a key boxout under the basket and finished a putback to extend the Bears' lead to 58–54 with 2:08 left.
• The Hornets, however, refused to go away. Morgan State led 60–58 after Lawson made two free throws with 41 seconds remaining — the Bears' first points after going more than 2:30 without a field goal. Delaware State's Miles Webb was then fouled with 25 seconds left and calmly sank two free throws to tie the game at 60–60.
• Elijah Davis had a chance to win it at the buzzer, but his pull-up jumper from the free throw line fell short, sending the game into overtime.
• In the extra period, Christian Meeks gave Morgan State a 62–60 lead with a pair of free throws. Delaware State quickly answered with an 8–2 run, capped by a pull-up jumper from Ponce James that pushed the Hornets ahead 69–64 with 50 seconds remaining. The Hornets then sealed the victory at the free throw line, knocking down six consecutive free throws to secure the win.

NOTABLE
• MSU leads the series 69-48.
• The Bears fell to 3–15 this season when trailing at halftime (3-4 in the MEAC)
•  The Bears' 15 first-half points matched their lowest first-half output of the season, equaling their performance at DePaul Blue Demons where they trailed 46–15 at halftime.
•  It was the Bears' first OT game since March 6, 2025, in an 82-75 loss at Coppin State.
•  Rob Lawson finished his career ranked No. 8 on Morgan State's all-time assists list, moving past Cedrick Barrow (262 assists in 81 games, 2002-04).

NOTE THE QUOTE | COACH KEVIN BROADUS

On the game ...

"That's probably the best game they've played all conference, all year. And like I told our guys, it's 0–0 when you come into tournament time — you can't take anyone lightly.
 
For us, it goes back to me thinking about December 9th. I don't know if anybody else in here remembers what December 9th was — we played in Chicago. We scored 15 points in the first half tonight, and you can't win games scoring 15 points in a half.
 
But my hat goes off to Delaware State for their season. They had to come in and win their last two games. Kudos to them, and good luck."

On the play of Rob Lawson, Elijah Davis, and Alfred Worrell Jr. ...

"You know, this is the heart and soul of our team right here. I take my hat off to all three of these guys. They gave everything they had tonight — it just wasn't there for us tonight.

We were in the locker room, and the saying was, like Frankie Beverly — we had a lot of joy this year, but this is the pain. Some of y'all are probably too young to remember the real Olympics back in the '70s and '80s — the joy and the agony of defeat. This is the agony of defeat. It happens, but life goes on.

I take my hat off to the rest of the teams in the tournament. Hopefully, they stay safe and healthy, and good luck to them.

But for Morgan State, this is the end of the road for the MEAC part of it. We'll see what comes next — whether we play in any postseason — and go from there. But I want to take my hat off to these three for giving their heart and soul to this team this year. It was a joy to coach these guys."

On being a part of the program …

ROB LAWSON
"Being a part of this program has definitely been a blessing. I've learned so much from my coach over the last four years. It definitely hurts that we lost in the first round."

ELIJAH DAVIS
"Coming here was everything I thought it was going to be. Despite the loss, being part of this program and playing for Coach Broadus means a lot to me.
 
I had been trying to come here for some time, so to finally be a part of this program is everything I dreamed of. I just wish I had another year — or that I had been here longer — to really experience it."

ALFRED WORRELL JR.
"First of all, I want to thank God for giving us the opportunity to be in this position. As Coach said, Elijah and Rob are good brothers and the people I was closest to this year.
 
It hurts — all the work we put in, the long hours of practice, everything we've been doing — just to go out like this. It hurts really bad. But I believe God always has a plan, and I trust in His plan.
 
It was definitely a great situation for me personally. I didn't really get the opportunity I wanted last year at my previous school, but Coach Broadus welcomed me with open arms and allowed me to flourish and really show who I am as a player."


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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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