Maryland-Eastern Shore hosts Morgan State following Worrell’s 32-point game

By Canadian Press on January 3, 2026.

Morgan State Bears (3-11) at Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks (4-13)

Princess Anne, Maryland; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Morgan State visits Maryland-Eastern Shore after Alfred Worrell Jr. scored 32 points in Morgan State’s 92-55 win over the Penn State-Brandywine Nittany Lions.

The Hawks are 2-1 on their home court. Maryland-Eastern Shore gives up 73.9 points to opponents and has been outscored by 10.5 points per game.

The Bears are 0-7 on the road. Morgan State has a 2-7 record in games decided by 10 points or more.

Maryland-Eastern Shore is shooting 44.8% from the field this season, 5.5 percentage points lower than the 50.3% Morgan State allows to opponents. Morgan State averages 6.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.8 fewer made shots on average than the 7.8 per game Maryland-Eastern Shore gives up.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Joseph Locandro is shooting 51.7% and averaging 11.4 points for the Hawks. Zion Obanla is averaging 9.8 points over the last 10 games.

Worrell is shooting 34.4% from beyond the arc with 2.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Bears, while averaging 15.1 points. Rob Lawson is shooting 38.5% and averaging 12.6 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Hawks: 2-8, averaging 65.8 points, 29.3 rebounds, 15.5 assists, 4.9 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 47.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.2 points per game.

Bears: 2-8, averaging 66.7 points, 26.3 rebounds, 12.5 assists, 4.7 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 40.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 81.6 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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