Mid Eastern Athletic Conference

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida A&M (10-10, 7-4) shot 51 percent from the field for the final 20 minutes and beat Morgan State (4-18, 4-7) in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference contest last night, 95-84.

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...

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.

No. 7 New Hampshire (7-2, 5-1) @ No. 12 Towson (7-2, 5-1 Colonial Athletic Association) Time: Saturday, 3:30 p.m. Site: Johnny Unitas Stadium Radio: 1570 AM Series: New Hampshire leads 7-0. What's at stake: In a critical contest between two of the three teams tied in first place in the CAA, Towson will look to beat New Hampshire for the first time in program history. The Tigers are coming off a 40-30 win against Maine, which gives them a school-record five CAA wins this season, and will honor their 13 seniors before the game.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.--Erika Ford had 14 points to lead Bowie State (1-3, 1-0) past Winston-Salem State (0-1, 0-1), 44-38, in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game last night.

Forward Angela McPhaul scored a game-high 25 points on 12-for-14 shooting and four other teammates scored in double figures as No. 1 seed Florida A&M blew out No. 8 Morgan State, 99-51, yesterday in quarterfinal action of Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference women's tournament.

DOVER, Del. -- Aaron McKinney scored 15 points to lead UMES past Delaware State, 72-66, last night in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference opener for both teams. John Woods added 13 for the Fighting Hawks (6-5), who stopped a two-game skid.

ORANGEBURG, S.C. -- Jackie Robinson's game-high 23 points led South Carolina State over Coppin State, 82-72, yesterday in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game.James Mazyck scored 18 points for the Eagles (14-10, 8-6), who were outscored 9-1 in the last 1:25 by S.C. State (10-13, 6-6).

North Carolina A&T has been picked to win the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference basketball championship, in balloting of the league's coaches and sports information directors. The results of the balloting: 2. Florida A&M, 3. South Carolina State, 4. Coppin State, 5. Delaware State, 6. Howard, 7. Morgan State, 8. Bethune-Cookman, 9. UMES.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Brandon Parker scored 22 points to lead Morgan State to a 92-68 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference victory over Bethune-Cookman last night. Parker connected on nine of 12 field-goal attempts as the Bears stopped a four-game losing streak.Matt Burrell scored 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and Jarrad Smith contributed 11 points and nine rebounds.

Morgan State has spent the early weeks of this season searching for signs of life from its largely punchless offense. In Saturday's 24-3 loss to North Carolina A&T, that search continued in vain. Using their fourth quarterback in five games - true freshman Seth Higgins (Edgewood) - the host Bears managed just 202 yards of total offense, while their defense allowed a career-high 233 to Aggies running back Mike Mayhew. Through its first five games, Morgan has scored just three offensive touchdowns.

Morgan State suffered through atrocious foul shooting (7-for-19), unforced turnovers (17 in all) and a 14-point second half Wednesday, but the Bears still managed to pull out a 42-39 victory over Delaware State at Hill Field House on Wednesday night. The victory, on Senior Night, moved Morgan (10-3) within a half-game of first-place Bethune-Cookman (11-3) in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference with three games to play. It was the Bears' fifth straight win in February and the 100th of the Todd Bozeman era at Morgan.

Morgan State (4-4) @ Norfolk State (3-5) Time: 1 p.m. Site: William "Dick" Price Stadium, Norfolk, Va. Radio: 88.9 FM Series: Norfolk State leads 12-10. What's at stake: It's the 23rd meeting between the Bears and Spartans in a series that dates to 1965. Norfolk State is coming off a 10-9 victory over Howard last week and has won the past three games against Morgan. The Bears fell, 31-17, to Florida A&M on Saturday, ending a two-game winning streak.

Bethune-Cookman (3-0) at Morgan State (2-2) Time: 4 p.m. Site: Hughes Stadium Radio: 88.9 FM Series: Bethune-Cookman leads 16-8. What's at stake: The Bears and Wildcats meet for the 25th time. Morgan is 4-4 against Bethune-Cookman under head coach Donald Hill-Eley, winning three of the past four contests. The Bears knocked off Howard last week, 20-3, for their second win of the season. The Wildcats own a powerful offense and enter Saturday's game ranked No. 1 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference in scoring offense (44.3 points per game)

Morgan State senior guard Reggie Holmes (St. Frances), who averaged 21.8 points, and sophomore forward Kevin Thompson (Walbrook), who averaged 12.7 points and 11.8 rebounds, were named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District 15 first team. Bears freshman forward DeWayne Jackson , who averaged 10.1 points, was selected to the All-District 15 second team. District 15 comprises Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Atlantic Coast Conference: Sylven Landesberg , Virginia's suspended leading scorer, is leaving school to pursue a professional career.

- The end, for Reggie Holmes, came with 31 seconds left in a blowout loss, when he retreated to the Morgan State bench one last time Friday. The beginning of the end came when West Virginia assigned 6-foot-9 Devin Ebanks to guard Holmes in their NCAA East Regional opener. Holmes hit his first shot - a trademark triple - but spent the rest of the afternoon at HSBC Arena with Ebanks shadowing his every move, hand in Holmes' face, game in West Virginia's pocket. The final score was 77-50 Mountaineers, but the story was the job Ebanks did on Morgan's all-time leading scorer.

NORFOLK, Va. -- Deon Murray's 12-footer at the buzzer lifted No. 3 seed South Carolina State to an improbable 59-57 win over No. 6 seed Maryland-Eastern Shore last night in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament at The Scope.The Bulldogs (16-12) trailed by 10 with 4:21 to play, but held the Hawks (11-16) scoreless the rest of the way.

GREENSBORO, N.C.-- John Floyd scored 17 points as host North Carolina A&T defeated Morgan State, 64-57, last night in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game.The Aggies (3-5) pulled away in the second half despite shooting 9-for-27.Terrence Wright led the Bears (0-11) with 12 points.

The end, for Reggie Holmes, came with 31 seconds left in a blowout loss, when he retreated to the Morgan State bench one last time Friday. The beginning of the end came when West Virginia assigned 6-foot-9 Devin Ebanks to guard Holmes in their NCAA East Regional opener. Holmes hit his first shot -- a trademark triple -- but spent the rest of the afternoon at HSBC Arena with Ebanks shadowing his every move, hand in Holmes' face, game in West Virginia's pocket. The final was 77-50, Mountaineers, but the story was the job Ebanks did on Morgan's all-time leading scorer.

During a Christmas tournament in Kevin Thompson's senior year at Walbrook High, the precocious center tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. The way Kevin Thompson Sr. remembers it, the Division I recruiting letters trickled to a halt almost immediately. Todd Bozeman, who had arrived in Baltimore one year before, was the recruiting exception. The Morgan State coach saw beyond the knee injury and perhaps all the way to last weekend's championship victory in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.