RICHMOND, Va. -- Eighth-seeded UMES' upset bid fell short as South Carolina State's Coray Davis hit two three-pointers late in the top-seeded Bulldogs' 61-56 win yesterday in the quarterfinals of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's tournament.

Jason Conway scored 11 points to lead UMES, which led most of the game.

South Carolina State (16-11) was trailing 53-51 when Davis hit his fourth three-pointer of the half for a 54-53 lead.

UMES finished 10-17.

UMES -- Hoover 1-8 0-1 2, Conway 4-13 0-0 11, White 2-4 0-0 4, Je.Jones 4-8 0-0 8, Wallace 3-13 0-0 8, Surpin 0-0 0-0 0, Reynolds 1-5 0-0 3, Reese 2-5 2-2 7, James 3-4 3-3 9, Christian 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 22-63 5-6 56.

SOUTH CAROLINA STATE -- Davis 4-10 0-0 12, Wiatre 3-10 2-2 9, Hall 4-6 4-10 12, Johnson 2-4 2-2 6, Ja.Jones 3-9 2-2 9, Jackson 0-1 0-0 0, Waller 2-3 3-4 7, Carlisle 2-3 2-2 6. Totals 20-46 15-22 61.

Halftime--UMES 26-21. 3-point goals--UMES 7-21 (Hoover 0-1, Conway 3-8, Wallace 2-5, Reynolds 1-5, Reese 1-2), SCS 6-16 (Davis 4-9, Wiatre 1-3, Ja. Jones 1-3, Jackson 0-1). Rebounds--UMES 37 (Je. Jones 7), SCS 35 (Hall 8). Assists--UMES 12 (Hoover 7), SCS 13 (Ja.Jones 4). Total fouls--UMES 20, SCS 12. A--1,680.

Pub Date: 3/04/99