Kareem Watson scored 14 points off the bench and senior point guard Corey Perkins scored 12 and dished out five assists as the Hornets defeated the Fighting Hawks 65-57 to pick up their first conference win of the season and snap a six-game losing streak overall.
The loss is UMES’ first in MEAC play.
The Hornets (6-15 overall, 1-5 MEAC) took the lead for good at 15-12 on an Ademar Santos three-pointer with 9:06 to go in the first half.
DelState led by as many as 16 points (56-40) after a pair of Watson free throws, but the Hawks (8-14, 4-1 MEAC) closed to within five points (62-57) on a Michael Teal three-point play with 1:14 to go in the game.
DSU countered by running down some clock and Perkins passed to Miles Webb for a dunk while he was being fouled by Zion Obanla. Webb’s free throw closed the scoring.
