Morgan St. 79, Winston-Salem 65

Morgan St. 79, Winston-Salem 65

Published Feb. 13, 2010 7:31 p.m. ET

Reggie Holmes scored 26 points to lead Morgan State to a 79-65 win over Winston-Salem on Saturday, extending the Bears winning streak to 11 games.

Troy Smith finished with 18 points and eight rebounds for Morgan State (19-7), who hasn't lost since 79-63 defeat to Baylor on Jan. 6. DeWayne Jackson scored 10 points and Rodney Stokes had 10 rebounds - six offensive.

The Bears pulled away early against Winston-Salem (9-13), taking a 40-21 lead with 2:15 left on Holmes' 3-pointer. Holmes shot 5 of 12 from the floor, but went 13-for-15 from the free throw line.

A layup by Joe Davis with 12:13 left in the second half gave Morgan State a 27-point lead - its largest of the game. Winston-Salem would pull no closer than 14 points the rest of the way.

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Paul Davis led Winston-Salem with 32 points and 15 rebounds - nine offensive. Brian Fisher scored 10 points.

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