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Updated: 8:29 PM Nov 21, 2008
Marshall Men Fall in Florida
The Herd lost 72-67 against Morgan State Friday afternoon. Posted: 6:38 PM Nov 21, 2008Reporter: Paul Gessler Email Address: paul.gessler@wsaz.com |
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (WSAZ) - The Marshall Men's Basketball team got tested in its first game at the Glenn Wilkes Classic.
The Herd lost 72-67 against Morgan State Friday afternoon.
Markel Humphrey scored 17 points to lead the Herd offense.
Defending MEAC conference champion Morgan State led by 7 points at halftime and as many as 17 in the second half.
Marshall (1-1) plays Wisconsin-Green Bay Saturday.
From The Associated Press:
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.(AP) - Marquise Kately scored 15 points and Reggie Holmes added 14 as Morgan State defeated Marshall 72-67 in the opening round of the Glenn Wilkes Classic on Friday.
Marshall (1-1) trailed by five points with 39 seconds left, but missed three free throws in the final minute.
Kately scored 13 of his points in the first half to propel Morgan State (2-2) to a 37-30 halftime lead. Holmes took over in the second half, scoring 11 points. Rico Myles claimed a game-high 12 rebounds for the Bears.
Markel Humphrey led the Thundering Herd with 17 points and nine rebounds. Teammate Shaquille Johnson added 13 points.
Morgan State took the lead for good at 16-14 with 8:36 left in the first half. The Bears increased the margin to 17 points at 49-32 with 15:32 remaining and held on despite the Marshall rally.
Herd's Next Opponent Loses to Rollins:
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Zachary Pancratz and Kevin Hogan scored 15 points apiece to lead Rollins College to a 75-58 win over Wisconsin-Green Bay in the first round of the Glenn Wilkes Classic on Friday.
Craig Reichel and Jeremy Sharpe added 13 points each for the Division II Tars (3-0), who hit 60 percent of their shots (27-for-45).
Troy Cotton, who finished with 20 points, was the only player to score in double figures for the Phoenix (0-2). Green Bay hit only 31 percent of its shots (18-for-58).
The Tars held a 36-22 lead at halftime. Rollins increased its advantage to 22 points, 54-32, on a basket and accompanying free throw by Matthew Robertson with 12:16 remaining in the game. Cotton's outside shooting helped Green Bay close the difference to nine points, 56-47, with 6:14 remaining. But the Phoenix could get no closer.
