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Morgan State holds off SC State 83-80 to advance in MEAC

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) Phillip Carr scored 21 points, Tyler Streeter added 14, including a go-ahead 3-pointer late, and Morgan State nearly blew a 17-point lead but held off South Carolina State 83-80 in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament opener on Tuesday night.

Tiwian Kendley scored 16 points and Martez Cameron grabbed 10 rebounds for the seventh-seeded Bears (12-18), who play No. 2 seed Bethune-Cookman (18-13) in a Wednesday quarterfinal.

Morgan State led by as many as 17 in the first half and 50-35 at halftime, but the No. 10 seed Bulldogs rallied and tied it at 76 on Damani Applewhite's dunk. Streeter hit a go-ahead 3, but the Bulldogs closed to 81-80 on Patrell Rogers' layup with 1:04 left. Streeter iced it with two free throws and Rogers missed a 3 to close out the scoring.

Leaders
Points:	D. Applewhite	12.7
Rebounds:	D. Applewhite	6.8
Assists:	J. Raynor Powell	3.3
FG%:	No qualifiers
FT%:	D. Applewhite	69.7%
3P%:	D. Wright	36.0%
Steals:	T. Solomon	1.3
Blocks:	I. Kinard	0.6

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Virginia	31-3
2	Villanova	36-4
3	Xavier	29-6
4	Kansas	31-8
5	Michigan State	30-5
6	Cincinnati	31-5
7	Michigan	33-8
8	Gonzaga	32-5
9	Duke	29-8
10	North Carolina	26-11
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Villanova	36-4
2	Michigan	33-8
3	Kansas	31-8
4	Duke	29-8
5	Virginia	31-3
6	Texas Tech	27-10
7	Loyola Chicago	32-6
8	Xavier	29-6
9	Purdue	30-7
10	Gonzaga	32-5
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Mid-Eastern Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
Bethune-Cookman	12-4	18-14
Hampton	12-4	19-16
Savannah State	12-4	15-17
North Carolina A&T	11-5	20-15
Norfolk State	11-5	14-19
North Carolina Central	9-7	19-16
Morgan State	7-9	13-19
Howard	7-9	10-23
Florida A&M	7-9	9-25
South Carolina State	6-10	10-22
Coppin State	5-11	5-27
Maryland Eastern Shore	3-13	7-25
Delaware State	2-14	4-28
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	73.6 (178)
Rebounds:	11.5 (83)
Assists:	11.0 (328)
FG%:	42.6% (282)
FT%:	69.7% (245)
3P%:	33.4% (262)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	83.1 (340)
Rebounds:	22.9 (320)
Assists:	15.2 (309)
FG%:	49.2% (344)
FT%:	69.4% (65)
3P%:	36.6% (277)