Fenner scores 46, Savannah St. beats Morgan St. in OT, 97-94
SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Alante Fenner scored a career-high 46 points to lead Savannah State to a 97-94 overtime victory over Morgan State on Saturday.
Savannah State (12-13, 9-1 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) has won eight straight since its one-point loss to Morgan State (9-15, 5-6) on Jan. 8. The Tigers are now alone atop the conference standings with a one-game lead over North Carolina A&T (8-2), which lost to South Carolina State.
Kyson Rawls made a pair of free throws for Morgan State to open the extra period. Fenner answered with a 3-pointer and the Tigers closed on an 8-3 surge.
Fenner was 12-of-24 shooting, made six 3-pointers and 16 of 17 free throws. He also had a team-high seven rebounds, and made a free throw and forced a turnover in the final 11 seconds to send the game to overtime tied at 89.
Tiwian Kendley, who hit a field goal with 6.4 seconds left that beat the Tigers in the first matchup, scored 24 points to lead Morgan State.
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2018-2019 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Norfolk State | 11-1 | - | 16-11 |
North Carolina A&T | 9-3 | 2 | 14-12 |
North Carolina Central | 8-5 | 3.5 | 13-14 |
Florida A&M | 8-5 | 3.5 | 11-17 |
Savannah State | 7-5 | 4 | 10-16 |
Bethune-Cookman | 7-6 | 4.5 | 12-15 |
Howard | 6-6 | 5 | 12-15 |
Coppin State | 6-6 | 5 | 6-21 |
South Carolina State | 5-7 | 6 | 7-21 |
Morgan State | 3-8 | 7.5 | 8-16 |
Maryland-Eastern Shore | 2-11 | 9.5 | 4-24 |
Delaware State | 1-10 | 9.5 | 4-20 |