Late dunk beats Coppin State, 85-84

Last-minute 3-pointer sinks Morgan State

Damni Applewhite scored 21 points and threw down a dunk with two seconds left and South Carolina State beat Coppin State, 85-84, on Monday night.

Dejaun Clayton made one of two foul shots and the Eagles led 84-81 with 27 seconds to left. Taqwain Drummond immediately fouled Applewhite, who went to the foul line and made a pair. Lavar Harewood came up with a steal on the Bulldogs’ next possession to set up Applewhite’s game-winner.

Janai Raynor-Powell had 16 points and eight assists for South Carolina State (6-20, 4-6 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). Harewood added 16 points.

Clayton scored a careerhigh 30 points and had six assists for the Eagles (5-21, 5-6). Kent Auslander added 14 points.

SAVANNAH STATE 88, MORGAN STATE 85: Tyrell Harper had 17 points and nine assists and Zach Sellers hit a 3-pointer to cap the scoring with 46 seconds left as the Tigers edged the Bears.

Jaquan Dotson had 18 points for Savannah State (9-15, 6-4 MEAC), which won its fourth straight game.

Stanley Davis had 21 points and seven rebounds for Morgan State (8-16, 3-8), which has lost four in a row. Kyson Rawls added 19 points. Antonio Gillespie had 10 points.

Sherwyn DevonishPrince Jr., the Bears’ second leading scorer entering the contest at 11 points per game, shot only 14 percent for the game (2-for-14).

NORTH CAROLINA A&T 68, UMES 61: Andre Jack- son came off the bench to score 14 points to lead the host Aggies past the Hawks.

Ibrahim Sylla had 14 points and nine rebounds for N.C. A&T (13-11, 8-2 MEAC), which earned its sixth straight home victory. Aaren Edmead added 13 points. Kameron Langley had nine assists for the hosts.

Ryan Andino had 11 points for the Hawks (4-23, 2-10).

Women

LIU BROOKLYN 71, MOUNT ST. MARY’S 61: Freshman guard Michaela Harrison scored a careerhigh 31 points and added 10 rebounds for her first career double double, but the visiting Mountaineers (10-12, 4-7 Northeast Conference) fell to the Blackbirds (2-20,1-10).

With the Mount playing without top scorer Juliette Lawless, Harrison went 11of-25 from the field and 4-for-12 on 3-pointers for her second 30-plus-point game of the season. She had 10 rebounds.

LIU Brooklyn freshman Brandy Thomas, who is the second- l eading rookie scorer in the league behind Harrison, had a career-high 36 points and 19 rebounds, shooting 16-for-24 from the field and 2-for-2 on 3-pointers.

SOUTH CAROLINA STATE 60, COPPIN STATE 55: Despite 21 points from Brooke Fields, the Eagles (2-21, 2-9 MEAC) lost to the host Bulldogs (12-12, 5-5).

SAVANNAH STATE 53, MORGAN STATE 35: The host Tigers ( 6-13, 4- 6 MEAC) outscored the Bears (8-17, 6-5) by 32-16 in the second half.

NORTH CAROLINA A&T 70, UMES 58: The host Aggies (13-10, 10-0 MEAC) used a 24-15 advantage in the fourth quarter to pull away from the Hawks (14-11, 10-2).

The Associated Press contributed to this article.