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South Carolina St. beats Md.-Eastern Shore 59-53
Mar 12, 2010 - 2:43 AM WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.(AP) -- Jason Flagler scored 20 points and South Carolina State rallied from a 10-point deficit to defeat Maryland-Eastern Shore 59-53 on Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament.The third-seeded Bulldogs (17-13) advance to Friday's semifinal against No. 2 seed Delaware State.
The Hawks (11-21), seeded sixth, led 23-13 with 3:33 left in the first half and took a 27-20 lead into the break.
Maryland-Eastern Shore opened the second half with a Tim Burns 3-pointer, but South Carolina State then used a 16-6 run to tie the game at 36 with 11:18 to go.
The teams stayed close until the Bulldogs pulled ahead 52-48 with 3:20 remaining. The Hawks cut the lead to one with 2:16 to go, but could get no closer as South Carolina State shot 5-for-8 from the free throw line.
Hillary Haley led Maryland-Eastern Shore with 13 points.
- MEAC TOURNAMENT
AT WINSTON-SALEM, NC
NCAA BB MD EASTRN SHORE 53
S CAROLINA ST 59 FINAL
Mar 11 7:46 PM - 100
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Maryland-Eastern Shore 53, South Carolina State 55 2nd - 1:11Mar 11 7:37 PM - 71
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Maryland-Eastern Shore 48, South Carolina State 51 2nd - 3:40Mar 11 7:29 PM - MEAC TOURNAMENT
AT WINSTON-SALEM, NC
NCAA BB MD EASTRN SHORE 27
S CAROLINA ST 20 HALFTIME
Mar 11 6:44 PM
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