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Delaware State Head Coach Keith Walker (Clemson, '81): 11-14 at DSU (first year, plus 11 games as interim head coach in 2013-14); 102-116 career (ninth year); 1-1 vs. Morgan State
Morgan State Head Coach Todd Bozeman (Rhode Island, '86): 145-130 at Morgan State (Ninth year); 180-192 career (13th year); 12-7 vs. DSU
THE GAME
The Hornets (6-8; 0-0 MEAC) welcome long-time rival Morgan State to Memorial Hall in their 2014-15 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference regular season opener. Delaware State (6-8; 0-0 MEAC) was 5-11 in the MEAC and tied for eighth in the final regular season standings during the 2013-14 campaign. The Hornets are coming off a 90-68 win over Cheyney last Monday (Jan. 5) in their most recent outing. DeAndre Haywood scored a career-high 25 points and Kendall Gray recorded his eighth double-double of the season with 10 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Hornets. DSU shot a season-high 56.1% from the field, hitting 32 of their 57 shots in the contest. The Hornets were also 10-for-22 from three-point territory (45.5%). Haywood was nine-for-11 from the floor, including three-of-four on three-point shots. He was also four-for-five at the free throw line. Haywood's previous career-high was 23 points in the Hornets' 77-75 overtime win at Penn in the season opener on Nov. 15. Amere May was the only other DSU player in double figures with 10 points. Charles Burley had six points and led all players with six assists for the Hornets.
Morgan State (2-14; 0-2 MEAC) brings a six-game losing streak into the contest. The Bears are
coming off a 78-52 loss at St. Mary's (Cal.) on Tuesday. Morgan State hit just 19 of its 54 shots from the floor (35.2%) and were outrebounded 42-21 in the contest. Blake Bozeman, son of the Bears' head coach, was the only MSU player in double figures with 22 points. Bozeman was nine-for-14 from the field, including three-of-seven from three-point territory. Cedric Blossom leads the Bears in scoring at 13.5 points per game. Bozeman is a close second with a 13.2 point per-game average. He also leads the team with 37 three-point field goals (37-115). Zech Smith is Morgan's leading rebounder at (6.8 pg) and shot blocker (25), while Donte Pretlow has a team-high 38 assists.
DSU vs. MORGAN STATE SERIES HISTORY (Morgan State leads 43-38)
The Hornets are seeking their second straight win in the series. The Hornets and Bears split two
regular season meetings last season. Morgan State won the first 2013-14 meeting 77-64 in Baltimore, Md. It was the first game for Keith Walker as interim head coach of the Hornets. DSU led 38-31 at the half, but was outscored 46-26 in the final 20 minutes of the contest. Delaware State avenged the loss with a 59-56 win in last season's second meeting in Dover, Del. Kendall Gray scored 16 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead the Hornets in the contest. Delaware State has won the last two
Memorial Hall meetings against the Bears. The last three games between the teams at DSU have been decided by a combined total of six points (DSU won 2012-13 meeting 52-50; Morgan State won 2011-12 contest 73-72).
