Morgan State Bears at Niagara Purple Eagles
SANBORN (Interstat) — Morgan State will visit Niagara on Saturday for a men’s NCAA Division I basketball game at Gallagher Center. The Bears enter with a 2-0 record, while the Purple Eagles are 0-1. Morgan State is the visiting team, and Niagara is the home team.
Morgan State has opened its season with two wins. The Bears most recently defeated Virginia-Lynchburg 95-58. Alfred Worrell, a guard, finished with 20 points, six rebounds and one assist in 19 minutes. Jeremiah Kwarteng, a guard, added 16 points, five rebounds, two assists and one block in 23 minutes, and Matar Wade, a forward, had two points, 10 rebounds, two assists and two blocks in 10 minutes. Morgan State’s other result was a 103-52 home win over Cheyney. Worrell had 27 points, five rebounds and two assists in 21 minutes in that game.
Worrell is a player to watch for Morgan State. He has posted 20 points and six rebounds with one assist in the Virginia-Lynchburg win and 27 points and five rebounds with two assists in the Cheyney win. The Bears have two home wins this season.
Niagara opened its season with a 91-46 loss at West Virginia. Logan Woods, a guard, led the Purple Eagles with 12 points, one rebound and three assists in 26 minutes. Ruey Ruey, a guard, added five points, five rebounds and two assists in 25 minutes, and Bastien Rieber, a guard, had six points, five rebounds and two assists in 28 minutes.
Woods is a player to watch for Niagara. He scored 12 points and added one rebound and three assists in the Purple Eagles’ opener. Niagara will look to bounce back at home against Morgan State. The Purple Eagles will host the Bears at Gallagher Center in Sanborn, NY.
Morgan State’s upcoming schedule includes Maryland-Baltimore County, Towson, Loyola Maryland, North Carolina A&T, Cornell, Mount Saint Mary’s, Manhattan, Mercyhurst, George Mason and Maryland. Niagara’s upcoming schedule includes Bowling Green, Iowa State, Delaware State, Lafayette, Le Moyne, Maine, Mount Saint Mary’s, Rider, Mansfield and Binghamton.
Interstat’s game simulator is projecting a final score of Morgan State 73, Niagara 61. Interstat’s ELO system is projecting Niagara with a 66.7 percent probability to win. Niagara has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -3.5. The over/under for this game is 148.5.