Sunday, February 25, 2018

HU, Morgan State await ruling from MEAC over bizarre finish

HAMPTON, Virginia -- What is currently listed as a 57-38 win by Hampton University over Morgan State came to a bizarre and premature end Saturday night at the Convocation Center.

According to the play-by-play information from the box score, Bears coach Todd Bozeman and forward David Syfax were ejected with 13:33 remaining in the game. This followed a foul that had been called on the Pirates Eugene Marshall III.

Bozeman then took his team off the floor and refused to continue playing, according to reports from the game.

MEAC commissioner Dennis Thomas said the conference will have an announcement this afternoon regarding the incident.

NCAA rules mandate that when a game never reaches the 10-minute mark of the second half, a forfeit is declared and the final score is recorded as 2-0. Under that scenario, Hampton (16-14, 11-4 MEAC) would get the win and Morgan State (10-17, 6-8) the loss. No statistics (points, rebounds, etc.) would count.

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