State
Morsell gives Towson men Belfast title
Mount, UMBC men, Terps women win
Mike Morsell hit a baseline jumper with 1.5 seconds left to give the Towson men’s basketball team a 56-55 victory over Manhattan on Saturday for the championship of the inaugural Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic in Northern Ireland.
Towson missed two shots in the final 11 seconds but both times the ball went out of bounds to the Tigers after scrambles for rebounds, the final time with 3.2 seconds left. Morsell then scored off the final inbounds pass.
Martin was 9-for-14 shooting and scored 20 points for the Tigers (8-1), who have won eight straight since a three-point loss at Old Dominion in their opener.
Robinson made a pair of free throws with 3:12 to play in overtime to cut the deficit to 73-71. Two possessions later, Chuck Champion fouled Robinson on a 3-point attempt and he made all three free throws with 98 seconds left.
Isaiah Hart led Loyola (1-6) with 26 points.
Joe Sherburne added 16 points and eight rebounds for visiting UMBC (5-4). Arkel Lamar had 15 points and nine rebounds, Brandon Horvath had 15 points and seven rebounds, Josh Rosario had 13 points and four assists and Max Curran chipped in 11 points and nine rebounds.
Women
Confroy was 5-for-7 from 3-point range to help set a season high in points. Charles reached the 500-point mark in her 44th career game.
Brianna Fraser added eight points, seven rebounds and five assists for Maryland (7-2), which was just 11-for-20 from the free-throw line and turned the ball over 21 times.