Morgan St. 71, N. Carolina A&T 54

BALTIMORE (AP) Ronald Timus scored a game-high 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to help Morgan State beat North Carolina A&T 71-54 on Thursday.

Timus was eight-for-12 from the field and four-for-seven from the free-throw line. Sam Brand contributed another 17 points to Morgan (9-13, 7-5 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) and connected on five-of-11 from behind the 3-point line. Aaron Andrews grabbed 13 rebounds for the Bears.

Michael Hayes led North Carolina A&T (4-18, 3-8) with 11 points. He shot three-for-five from the field and three-for-four from the free-throw line for the Aggies.

It was Morgan's second win over North Carolina in four days. The Bears beat the Aggies 63-61 when the teams met Monday in Greensboro, N.C.