SC State holds off Morgan St behind Etienne and Kinard

BALTIMORE (AP) — Jahmari Etienne scored 18 points, Ian Kinard scored 15 and South Carolina State held off Morgan State for a 72-68 win on Saturday.
The Bulldogs (3-15, 1-1 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) led 44-27 at halftime and were up by double figures for most of the second half until Morgan State reduced the deficit to 64-57 on Kyson Rawls’ 3-pointer with 4:56 left. Malik Miller made a pair of foul shots cutting the Bulldogs’ lead to 64-61 but Morgan State (6-10, 1-2) cou