Morgan State men's basketball routs Virginia Lynchburg 95-58

The Morgan State Bears men's basketball team stayed unbeaten at home, beating the Virginia Lynchburg Dragons 95-58 on Wednesday night at Hill Field House in Baltimore. The Bears improved to 2-0, with both wins at home. Attendance was 1,008.

Morgan State led from start to finish. The Bears scored 47 points in the first half and 48 in the second. They never trailed, and their largest lead was 43 points.

Worrell leads a balanced attack

Alfred Worrell Jr. paced the Bears with 20 points in 20 minutes, hitting 7 of 12 shots and 3 of 7 from three. Jeremiah Kwarteng added 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting. Trey Pettigrew scored 12 off the bench in 14 minutes, going 5 of 9 and adding three steals.

Ibrahima Traore was perfect from the field, going 3-for-3 for 8 points with two blocks. Khali Horton scored 7 on 3-of-4 shooting, and Darian Grant had 7 with two made threes. John Awoke scored 8 and led the team with four assists.

Matar Wade led Morgan State on the glass with 10 rebounds, four of them offensive, in 11 minutes. He also blocked two shots.

Bears control the numbers

Morgan State shot 36 of 74 from the field (49%) and 12 of 34 from three (35%). The Bears struggled at the line, making 11 of 21. They out-rebounded Virginia Lynchburg 52-43 and blocked seven shots.

The Bears scored 28 fast break points and 42 points in the paint, plus 21 points off 17 Dragons turnovers. Morgan State committed 16 turnovers, and the Dragons turned those into 16 points.

Virginia Lynchburg shot 21 of 69 (30%) and made just 2 of 17 from three. Jacob Newman led the Dragons with 14 points, going 8 of 8 at the line, but he also had six turnovers. Jordan Barr scored 13 off the bench. Donovan Peterson had 8 points and 11 rebounds, and Mohamed Diaby grabbed 10 rebounds but shot 3 of 16.

Next up

Morgan State travels to face the Niagara Purple Eagles on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. ET.