BALTIMORE (AP) Devante Carter scored 20 points and Joe Bryant Jr. and Kashaun Hicks scored 18 apiece and Norfolk State Spartans beat Morgan State Bears 74-69 on Saturday.

The Spartans (11-7, 6-4 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) led 34-30 at halftime, and out of the break, Troy Baxter Jr. hit a 3-pointer and Lagio Grantsaan threw down a dunk for Morgan State (11-5, 6-3). Carter followed with consecutive three-point plays and Norfolk State never trailed again.

De'Torrion Ware scored 25 points in 27 minutes for the Bears and Baxter scored 13.

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