Injuries
- SG Gareth Clark, broken ankle (18% - 28 days)
- PG Shannon Starkey, sprained finger (75% - 8 days)
1st Half
[INDENT]Up 20-13, 11:50. Shortened rotation due to injuries to 2 starters, but everybody is stepping up. Up 31-18, 7:57. We just committed our 1st turn over of the game (a charge), after almost 17 mins of play. Up 45-30, 3:14.
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Halftime, Up 49-30
- Key stat: Rebounds - CSC 17, DELST 26; we were one of the worst rebounding teams in the conference last season, but so far, we made good progress on this aspect of the game
- Top performer(s)
- CSC: C Quentin Beck, 10 pts, 4 rebs
- DELST:C Ray Williams, 14 pts, 4 rebs
2nd Half
[INDENT]Lead went up to 25. C Quentin Beck continues to score for CSC, but we're hitting enough outside shots to counter their attempted rallies. Up 68-49, 10:52. CSC got close to within 12, but with barely 2 mins left
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Final Score: Coppin St - 69, Delaware St - 86
Box Scores
[INDENT]Williams 17, 6, 0
Lee 16, 3, 2
Carroll 15, 6, 2
Carlisle 15, 3, 0
Barrett 10, 8, 2
Carr 8, 11, 1
Marquis 3, 8, 9
Slater 2, 1, 0
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Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 49-42%
REB: +12
TO: -4
Pts in paint: +8
2nd chance: +13
Fast break: -2
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Notes
- 17 off rebounds and 21 2nd chance pts were almost impossible numbers for us last season. This year though, we may now have a reliable 3-man rotation on the post (Williams/Barrett/Carr)
MEAC Conference Standings
- Delaware St 1-0 (W1)
- Norfolk St 1-0 (W1)
- Hampton 1-0 (W1)
- Morgan St 1-0 (W1)
- Howard 0-0 (--)
- South Carolina St 0-0 (--)
- Bethune Cookman 0-0 (--)
- North Carolina A&T 0-1 (L1)
- Coppin St 0-1 (L1)
- MD Eastern Shore 0-1 (L1)
- Florida A&M 0-1 (L1)