Hornets shoot 60 percent in 2nd half
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| Team Stat Comparison |
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SOUTH CAROLINA STATE |
DELAWARE STATE |
| Points |
48 |
61 |
| FG Made-Attempted |
15-55 (.273) |
16-43 (.372) |
| 3P Made-Attempted |
1-12 (.083) |
4-14 (.286) |
| FT Made-Attempted |
17-23 (.739) |
25-37 (.676) |
| Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) |
29 (0/0) |
22 (0/0) |
| Largest Lead |
8 |
13 |
| Next 5 Games |
| SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (ET) |
DELAWARE STATE (ET) |
| 11/18 @UNM 8:00pm | | 11/19 @SUU 10:15pm | | 11/20 MISS 4:00pm | | 11/23 @CLEM 7:30pm | | 11/27 @UAB 4:00pm |
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| 03/12 HAMP 12:00pm | | 03/18 @DUKE 7:25pm | | 11/19 @UCLA 10:30pm | | 11/21 @KENT 7:00pm | | 11/22 @RUTG 7:30pm |
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Darrin Shine and Bruce Davis scored 12
apiece as Delaware State came on strong in the second half to beat
South Carolina State 61-48 in the first semifinal game of the
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament on Friday.
Delaware State (17-13) will play the winner of the Coppin
State-Hampton semifinal game in the finals at noon Saturday.
South Carolina State (19-11) started the game with an 8-0 run,
but Delaware State returned the favor and scored the next eight to
tie it with 13:10 remaining. South Carolina State led by as many as
six until a 3-pointer by
Terrance Hunter and two free throws from
Jahsha Bluntt brought Delaware State to within one. Hunter sank one
free throw, but missed the next to take a 23-all tie into the
break.
Darrin Shine scored the first five points as Delaware State went
on a 7-0 run to open the second half. The Hornets sank 19-of-27
free throws in the second half, and shot 60 percent from the field
during that half after only shooting 25 percent during the first 20
minutes.
Aaron Williams added 11 for Delaware State.
Brian Mason scored 12 of his 14 from the free-throw line for
South Carolina State.
Chris Lee added 10, and
Demeco Heath scored
eight and had 15 rebounds.