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Morgan State (5-3, 4-1 MEAC) @ Bethune-Cookman (5-3, 3-2) Time: Saturday, 4 p.m. Site: Municipal Stadium, Daytona Beach, Fla. Radio: 88.9 FM Series: Bethune-Cookman leads 17-8. What's at stake: Morgan State tries for its sixth win in seven games after starting the season with back-to-back losses. The Bears' defense posted its first shutout in more than five years in a 12-0 win at Delaware State last week. Morgan can capture the conference championship by winning its three remaining games.

Justin Black had 16 points, nine rebounds and five assists, helping fifth-seeded Morgan State beat eighth-seeded Bethune-Cookman, 82-71, in the semifinals of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament on Friday night at Norfolk (Va.) Scope Arena. Shaquille Duncan came off the bench and had 17 points and six rebounds for Morgan State (17-14), which will play No. 7 North Carolina A&T in today's championship game. Senior forward Dewayne Jackson also scored 16 points for the Bears.

Morgan State didn't need long Saturday to come to the realization it was in for a long day against Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference power Bethune-Cookman. Sixteen seconds, to be exact. That's how long it took for the Florida school to complete a 70-yard touchdown pass on its first play from scrimmage. It was only the beginning of a game to forget for the host Bears, who committed seven turnovers and allowed 640 yards of offense in a 69-32 loss. "There wasn't an effort on either side of the ball — offensively or defensively," Morgan head coach Donald Hill-Eley said.

Morgan State watched Bethune-Cookman start to unravel early in the second quarter of Saturday's Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference matchup even though the Wildcats had a three-point lead at the time. After defensive back Dion Hanks was ejected for striking a Morgan State player, Wildcats coach Brian Jenkins was also kicked out of the game seconds later for berating the officials. The NCAA does not officially track ejections, but at least three NCAA representatives said Jenkins could be the first head football coach ever ejected from a game.

Bethune-Cookman (6-2, 5-0 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) at Morgan State (3-5, 2-3 MEAC) When: Saturday, 1 p.m. Site: Hughes Stadium Radio: 88.9 FM Series: Bethune-Cookman leads 18-8 What's at Stake: Near the bottom of the MEAC standings with only two games remaining, Morgan is playing for pride and the upperclassman on senior day. Last week, the Bears suffered their third consecutive heartbreaking loss, when...

PRINCESS ANNE -- Dale Harrison scored a game-high 23 points and Terrell Harris added 21 as UMES (6-5, 2-0) defeated visiting Bethune-Cookman (1-10, 1-1), 76-69, in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game last night.Tyronn White scored 12 points to lead Bethune-Cookman, which was out-rebounded 33-29.Frederick 78, Mont.-Rock. 72ROCKVILLE -- Sophomore guard Keith Thompson scored 28 points to lift visiting Frederick Community College (9-5) over Montgomery-Rockville in a Maryland JuCo League game.

Morgan State watched Bethune-Cookman start to unravel early in the second quarter of Saturday's Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference matchup even though the Wildcats had a three-point lead at the time. After defensive back Dion Hanks was ejected for striking a Morgan State player, Wildcats coach Brian Jenkins was also kicked out of the game seconds later for berating the officials. The NCAA does not officially track ejections, but at least three NCAA representatives said Jenkins could be the first head football coach ever ejected from a game.

Coppin State needed a breather. The Eagles had lost four of their past six games by five points or fewer, and they had been hit by one injury after another.The reprieve arrived last night in the maroon and gold of Bethune-Cookman, the last-place team in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.Coppin had no trouble stopping a two-game losing streak against the turnover-hampered Wildcats, rolling to a 105-83 victory at the Coppin Center as six players scored in double figures.Senior guard Larry Yarbray (22 points)

NORFOLK, Va. -- Bethune-Cookman (5-23) defeated Maryland-Eastern Shore, 81-71, in the preliminary game of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament last night. UMES finishes at 5-23.

Bethune-Cookman (6-2, 5-0 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) at Morgan State (3-5, 2-3 MEAC) When: Saturday, 1 p.m. Site: Hughes Stadium Radio: 88.9 FM Series: Bethune-Cookman leads 18-8 What's at Stake: Near the bottom of the MEAC standings with only two games remaining, Morgan is playing for pride and the upperclassman on senior day. Last week, the Bears suffered their third consecutive heartbreaking loss, when...

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Morgan State (5-3, 4-1 MEAC) @ Bethune-Cookman (5-3, 3-2) Time: Saturday, 4 p.m. Site: Municipal Stadium, Daytona Beach, Fla. Radio: 88.9 FM Series: Bethune-Cookman leads 17-8. What's at stake: Morgan State tries for its sixth win in seven games after starting the season with back-to-back losses. The Bears' defense posted its first shutout in more than five years in a 12-0 win at Delaware State last week. Morgan can capture the conference championship by winning its three remaining games.

Men's college basketball 40-point effort by JMU's Bowles too much for Towson Denzel Bowles recorded the fifth 40-point game in Towson Center history to lead James Madison (19-9, 9-7) to a 72-61 Colonial Athletic Association conference victory over Towson (4-22, 0-16) on Tuesday night. Bowles scored 13 of the Dukes' first 18 points as James Madison took an 18-9 lead in the first 10 minutes of the game. Bowles, a senior, struck again as the Dukes held on to a 50-49 lead with less than nine minutes remaining.

A physical altercation between the UMES women (8-16, 5-6 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) and host Bethune-Cookman (12-11, 5-6 MEAC) led officials to suspend the game with 16:22 left in the second half Monday. Game officials, security and both coaching staffs eventually broke up the melee on the court, sending the teams to their locker rooms. "To have an incident occur is not representative of who we are," Bethune-Cookman athletic director Lynn Thompson said. The visiting Hawks were trailing, 32-21, when play was stopped.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The NCAA and Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference officials are reviewing game film and witness statements about a Valentine's Day fight that broke out during a women's basketball game between Bethune-Cookman and UMES. Both schools said Tuesday in written statements that they will wait to hear from the league and NCAA before making any further comments regarding the altercation. The incident occurred in the second half of Monday's game, though it is unclear what sparked the altercation.

Morgan State didn't need long Saturday to come to the realization it was in for a long day against Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference power Bethune-Cookman. Sixteen seconds, to be exact. That's how long it took for the Florida school to complete a 70-yard touchdown pass on its first play from scrimmage. It was only the beginning of a game to forget for the host Bears, who committed seven turnovers and allowed 640 yards of offense in a 69-32 loss. "There wasn't an effort on either side of the ball — offensively or defensively," Morgan head coach Donald Hill-Eley said.