Morgan State Bears at La Salle Explorers
· PARADISE JAM
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
59 - 78
59 - 78
La Salle 78, Morgan St. 59
After Anthony Hubbard hit a pair of free throws to pull Morgan State within six, 52-46, with 7:07 to play, La Salle used a 15-2 run to blow the game open. Jerrell Wright scored eight of his 12 points during that stretch and Morgan State (0-5) never drew closer than 15 again.
The Bears led 23-17 with 4:45 left in the first half, but La Salle (3-2) scored 15 of the next 17 points to take a 32-25 lead into the break.
Tyreek Duren finished with 16 points and Sam Mills added 12 for Explorers.
Ian Chiles had 14 points, on 7-of-11 shooting, and five blocks for Morgan State.
La Salle will play Providence in the second round Sunday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 57 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Cedric Blossom made Layup. Assisted by Kyle Thomas. | 59 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Kyle Thomas Steal. | 57 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:15 | O.J. Lewis Turnover. | 57 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:17 | O.J. Lewis Defensive Rebound. | 57 - 78 |
Statistics
 MORG |
 LAS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-51 | FG | 28-62 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 2-10 | 3PT | 9-28 |
| 20 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 11-17 | FT | 13-19 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 12 | Assists | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 15 | Fouls | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: UVI Sports & Fitness Center
Location: Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands
Attendance: 2,275 | Capacity:
Location: Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands
Attendance: 2,275 | Capacity:
2025-26 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard | 11-3 | - | 24-11 |
| Morgan State | 10-4 | 1 | 14-16 |
| Norfolk State | 8-6 | 3 | 15-17 |
| North Carolina Central | 8-6 | 3 | 14-18 |
| South Carolina State | 7-7 | 4 | 10-22 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 5-9 | 6 | 9-23 |
| Coppin State | 5-9 | 6 | 7-24 |
| Delaware State | 2-12 | 9 | 8-23 |
2025-26 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis | 15-3 | - | 29-6 |
| VCU | 15-3 | - | 28-8 |
| Saint Joseph's | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| Dayton | 12-6 | 3 | 25-12 |
| George Mason | 11-7 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Davidson | 10-8 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Duquesne | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| George Washington | 8-10 | 7 | 19-16 |
| Fordham | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Rhode Island | 7-11 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Richmond | 5-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| La Salle | 5-13 | 10 | 9-23 |
| St. Bonaventure | 4-14 | 11 | 17-17 |
| Loyola Chicago | 4-14 | 11 | 9-24 |