Mount St. Mary’s men secure first triumph

Pittsburgh roles over UMES men; Coppin State women edged

Jalen Gibbs set career highs with 30 points and 6-of-12 3-point shooting and host Mount St. Mary's men’s basketball used a big second-half run to beat Division III Wilson College 74-59 on Saturday for its first win of the season.

Vado Morse added 14 points and Omar Habwe had seven rebounds, five steals and a careerhigh five assists for the Mountaineers (1-9), who shot 46 percent and scored 25 points off 18 turnovers by the Phoenix.

Rashaan Bean scored eight in Wilson's opening 17-11 run and the Phoenix led by as many as seven before Habwe's go-ahead free throw put the Mountaineers up 22-21. Wilson closed to 33-31 on Keion Adams' back-to-back 3s, but Dee Barnes hit a jumper for a 35-33 Mountaineers' halftime lead.

The Phoenix scored seven straight and led 48-46 on Ian Hess' layup, but Gibbs scored a go-ahead 3 and the Mountaineers pulled away with a 23-8 run for a 66-54 lead with 3:55 left. Damian Chong Qui's 3 with 2:46 left gave Mount St. Mary's a 16-point lead and Wilson got no closer than 13 from there.

PITTSBURGH 78, UMES 43: Senior guard Jared WilsonFrame recorded his first doubledouble of the season and the host Panthers (8-3) rolled past the Hawks (1-10). Coming off the bench, Wilson-Frame had 11 points and was 3 of 7 from beyond the 3-point line. He also led the Panthers with 11 rebounds. Point guard Xavier Johnson led the Panthers with 12 points.

In total, Pitt outscored the Hawks, 41-1 off the bench. Forward Terrell Brown also broke into double figures with 10 points off the bench.

NIAGARA 71, COPPIN STATE 69: The visiting Eagles (0-9) went on a 10-0 run to tie the game twice in the closing two minutes, but Adila Gathers made the go-ahead basket with five seconds left for the Purple Eagles (3-6).

Niagara led 67-57 with six minutes to go and Coppin State started the final run with 4:50 left. Chance Graham, who finished with a game-high 31 points, scored six of the 10 points. Brooke Fields (Institute of Notre Dame) tied the game twice at 1:59 (67-all) and 29 seconds (69-69) for the Eagles.

MICHIGAN 70, MORGAN STATE 47: The host Wolverines (8-3) went on a 13-0 run in the first quarter and never trailed the Bears (1-10) again. Michigan trailed 9-7 midway through the first quarter. Deja Church and Naz Hillmon each had 17 points and Hillmon added 11 rebounds to her totals.

Morgan State had three players score 12 points: Jihayah Chavis, Adre'onia Coleman (St. Frances) and Ashia AMcCalla.