HBCU Round-up: MEAC Men’s Basketball February 4th

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Saturday’s MEAC Men’s Basketball Results

N.C. Central 68, Morgan State 62

Delaware State 88, Bethune-Cookman 82

Norfolk State 65, South Carolina State 62

Florida A&M 71, Howard 62

Saint Louis 78, North Carolina A&T 59

Md. Eastern Shore 78, Coppin State 57

Md. Eastern Shore 78, Coppin State 57

PRINCESS ANNE, Md. — The University of Maryland Eastern Shore got double digits scoring from four different players — including a game-high 24 from junior Ryan Andino — as it overwhelmed visiting Coppin State 78-57.

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N.C. Central 68, Morgan State 62

BALTIMORE, Md. — North Carolina Central University held off a late surge from Morgan State University for its seventh consecutive win in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, and moved into first place in the league with a 68-62 win at Hill Field House.

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Delaware State 88, Bethune-Cookman 82

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — DeAndre Haywood passed the 1,000 point mark for his career and DeVaughn Mallory came off the bench to post team-highs of 20 points and eight rebounds to lead Delaware State to an 88-82 overtime win at Bethune-Cookman in a MEAC contest today.

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Norfolk State 65, South Carolina State 62

ORANGEBURG, S.C. — Junior Dan Robinson had just one offensive rebound all afternoon, but it came at exactly the right moment for the Norfolk State men’s basketball team. Down nearly the entire second half at South Carolina State, NSU tied it late and went ahead on Robinson’s putback with 20.8 seconds to go as the Spartans came away with a 65-62 win over the Bulldogs on Saturday afternoon at the S-H-M Memorial Center.

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Florida A&M 71, Howard 62

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida A&M Rattler Basketball team (6-16) used a team effort to best the Howard Bison (5-18), handing the Bison their fourth consecutive loss.

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Hampton 92, Savannah State 89

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Four players scored in double figures for the Hampton University men’s basketball team on Saturday at Tiger Arena, as the Pirates set a season high in points scored with a 92-89 win over Savannah State.

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Saint Louis 78, North Carolina A&T 59

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — In what continues to be an interesting season that does not have a consistent theme as to why things are the way they are, the North Carolina A&T men’s basketball team played another mid-major with scrappy aggressiveness before falling short as the St. Louis Billikens got hot late to defeat the Aggies 78-59 at Chaifetz Arena Saturday night.

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