From Sun staff and news services Baltimore Sun

1:15 a.m. EST, February 12, 2013

Junior Ian Chiles scored 16 points and hit a pair of clutch free throws to help Morgan State hold off host Howard, 53-51, on Monday night.

The Bears (8-12, 4-5 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) won the rebounding battle 37-25 and outscored the Bison (6-18, 3-7 MEAC) in the paint 30-10. Chiles, a 7-foot-2 center, pulled down seven rebounds and had three blocked shots. His 16 points matched a career high set at UNLV on Nov. 20, 2011.

Junior Justin Black had 13 points and eight rebounds, while sophomore guard Blake Bozeman had 11 points for the Bears.

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Norfolk State 85, UMES 63: Kevin Mays finished with a game-high 20 points, 17 in the first half, and a team-high five rebounds, but they weren't enough for the visiting Hawks (1-19, 1-8 MEAC) against the conference-leading Spartans (16-10, 11-0).

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Norfolk State 54, UMES 51: The visiting Hawks nearly pulled off a huge comeback, getting to within two points after being down as many as 20 in the second half, but came up short.

Karona Roach led UMES (6-14, 2-7 MEAC) with 19 points, while Sha-Kiylya Finney shot 10-for-10 from the free-throw line to finish with 10 points.

But UMES could not stop Rachel Gordon, who finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Spartans (5-17, 3-8). The Hawks were down 51-31 with 9:35 remaining, but a 20-2 run cut the lead to two with 40 seconds left. That was as close as they got.

Howard 68, Morgan State 33: The visiting Bears (8-16, 5-6 MEAC) were held to a season-low 10 points in the first half and never recovered.

The Bison (14-9, 8-3) was led by Saadia Doyle, who had a game-high 21 points and nine rebounds. Morgan State, which shot 16 percent (9-for-54) from the field, was led by Chyress Lockhart's team-high nine points and game-high three steals.

Salisbury 73, Trinity (D.C.) 49: Four Sea Gulls (12-11) scored in double digits, including senior Katie McGahagan, who picked up a doubledouble. Visiting Salisbury scored half its first-half points off turnovers by the Tigers (6-12).