Louisiana-Monroe hands Coppin State 13th loss, 65-53 (Dec 20, 2016)
BALTIMORE (AP) Marvin Jean-Pierre scored 23 points, Sam McDaniel had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and Louisiana-Monroe beat Coppin State 65-53 on Tuesday.
ULM led by as many as 19 points and didn't allow Coppin State within single digits in the second half.
Joshua Treadwell and Keith Shivers made 3-pointers on consecutive Coppin State possessions with under a minute to play but Jordon Harris and McDaniel each answered with two free throws to hold off the Eagles.
Jean-Pierre was 10 of 12 from the field and McDaniel made nine of his 12 free-throw attempts for Louisiana-Monroe (5-6), which was outscored 33-3 in bench points.
Louisiana-Monroe jumped out to a 27-8 lead after Wade Martin made a 3-pointer midway through the first half. The Warhawks led by 16 points at halftime behind Jean-Pierre's 13 points.
Dejuan Clayton scored 11 points on 5-of-14 shooting for Coppin State (1-13), which ended a 12-game losing streak Thursday against Division II Goldey-Beacom.
