Morgan State Bears Fall in Matinee Matchup at Navy 66-59

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland -- Hasan Abdullah scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Navy to a 66-59 victory over Morgan State on Sunday.

Along with his first career double-double, Abdullah made 4 of 6 3-point attempts and had six assists and three steals.

After freshman LaPri McCray-Pace hit a 3-pointer to get the Bears within four with a minute to go, Abdullah drove the lane to score, snagged a rebound after a Bears miss and made a free throw, and ended Morgan State's final possession with a steal.

Shawn Anderson added 11 points for the Midshipmen (7-3), who have won three straight.

Senior Phillip Carr scored 13 of his team-high 15 points in the first half. Junior guard added Martez Cameron 14 (8-8 FT) with six assists and McCray-Pace had 11 points for the Bears (4-4), whose three-game win streak was snapped.

Evan Wieck and Ryan Pearson scored five points each in a 13-5 run to end the first half and give Navy a 32-28 lead. Navy led throughout the second half and was ahead by 11 with four minutes to go.

Navy shot 9-of-24 on 3-pointers and outshot Morgan State in the game, 47 percent (23-of-49) to 39 percent (19-of-18).

The Midshipman out-rebounded the Bears by a commanding 37-24 margin and scored 28 points inside the paint.


Morgan State will be right back in action on Wednesday night when they face the Towson Tigers at SECU Arena.

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