Carter's 20 points sends Norfolk St. past Morgan St.
BALTIMORE -- — Devante Carter scored20 points and Joe Bryant Jr. and Kashaun Hicks scored 18 apiece and Norfolk State beat Morgan State 74-69 on Saturday.
The Spartans (11-7, 6-4 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) led 34-30 at halftime, and out of the break, Troy Baxter Jr. hit a 3-pointer and Lagio Grantsaan threw down a dunk for Morgan State (11-5, 6-3). Carter followed with consecutive three-point plays and Norfolk State never trailed again.
De’Torrion Ware scored 25 points in 27 minutes for the Bears and Baxter scored 13.
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2020-2021 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Norfolk State | 8-4 | - | 17-8 |
Coppin State | 8-4 | - | 9-13 |
Morgan St | 7-5 | 1 | 14-8 |
Delaware State | 1-11 | 7 | 3-16 |
Howard | 0-0 | 2 | 1-4 |
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
North Carolina A&T | 7-1 | - | 11-10 |
Florida A&M | 7-5 | 2 | 8-12 |
North Carolina Central | 3-5 | 4 | 5-9 |
South Carolina State | 1-7 | 6 | 1-17 |