BALTIMORE, MD.- Coppin State Men's Basketball earned their first victory of the 2023-24 season against UMBC for a final score of 89-70. This marks the first win for the Eagles under first year Head Coach Larry Stewart. Justin Winston had a career high double-double with 37 points and13 rebounds to match Larry Stewart, Terquin Mott, and Sam Sessoms' at ninth all time in CSU history for single game points.
Inside the Numbers
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Winston's double-double places him at the top of the MEAC in single game points (37), while leading third in the MEAC in single game rebounds (13).
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Aa'Reyon Munir-Jones set a season high nine points, and led the team with three assists.
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Two-time MEAC Rookie of the Week Camaren Sparrow notched nine points with four field-goal makes and two steals.
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Greg Spurlock, Preist Ryan, and Zahree Harrison record eight points a piece. Spurlock was second on the team in rebounds with six boards.
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Don Don Ferguson went for a season high six points as he shotan efficient three of four from the stripe, and dished out two assists.
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Ryan Archey contributed four points, two assists, and hit both free throws.
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As a team, the Eagles set a season high from beyond the arch tallying eight three point field-goals made along with a season high in team assists with 15 collectively.
How it Happened
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Coppin and UMBC endured eight lead exchanges throughout the first half.
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Winston had eighteen points alone in the first half.
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Harrison hit an and one three pointer to pull a four-point lead to close the half 39-35.
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Winston scored nine straight points for Coppin at the start of the second half to place Coppin up with a double digit scoring margin (48-37).
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The Eagles went on an 8-0 run consisting with a pair of threes from Munir-Jones and Sparrow followed by a step back in transition from Spurlock (58-41).
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UMBC responded with a 7-1 run to cut twenty point game down to 11 with 5:21 remaining in the half (70-59).
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Archey, Sparrow, and Spurlock counter punched with a 7-0 run to put Coppin up by 78-61 with under five minutes left of play.
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Winston brought the biggest lead of the game in the final seconds a floater to place Coppin up by 21.
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UMBC could not bounce back from the deficit, resulting an 89-70 victory for the Eagles.
Up Next: Coppin State men's basketball will head to Navy on Sunday, December 3rd as they seek to remain in the winning column. Tip-off will begin at 1:30pm and streamed on ESPN+.
