PRINCESS ANNE, Md. – Chris McEachin matched his career high with 20 points while Kyle O'Quinn added 18 to help Norfolk State snap a two-game losing streak and set the school's single-season Division I wins record with a 72-60 win at Maryland Eastern Shore on Monday night.

Rodney McCauley chipped in with a season-high 12 points for the Spartans (17-8, 9-2), who surpassed the 2007-08 team's previous D-I record of 16 wins.

The Spartans sprinted out to a 35-21 halftime lead behind 14 points from O'Quinn. NSU held the Hawks (5-17, 2-7) to 29 percent shooting (8-of-28) in the first half, including an 0-of-7 performance from behind the arc. The Spartans, meanwhile, shot 48 percent from the floor.

O'Quinn scored five points and Brandon Wheeless four in a 12-3 spurt by NSU midway through the first half that resulted in a 23-11 Spartans' lead. A fast-break layup by Pendarvis Williams off an assist from Quasim Pugh gave NSU a 14-point lead, its largest of the period, heading into halftime.

NSU stretched its advantage to as many as 18, 42-24, after a McEachin 3-pointer with 17:06 remaining in the game. But the Spartans went almost six minutes before their next field goal as the Hawks slowly rallied. UMES outscored NSU 17-4 in the eight minutes following McEachin's triple to slice the deficit to five, 46-41, with 9:07 remaining.

UMES got as close as four on two occasions, the last coming at 58-54 with 2:34 remaining. But NSU sealed the deal at the free throw line, making its final 16 foul shots over the final 3:45. McEachin shot 6-of-6 while O'Quinn and Pugh each made 4-of-4 in that stretch.

The Spartans shot 45 percent from the floor while limiting UMES to 39 percent accuracy. The Hawks made just 1-of-12 attempts from behind the arc (eight percent). NSU also finished 21-of-27 at the charity stripe, a 78 percent clip. McEachin (7-of-7) and O'Quinn (8-of-10) combined to shoot 15-of-17 at the line.

Wheeless chipped in with eight points for the Spartans. O'Quinn led the way with seven boards and five blocks. McCauley and Pendarvis Williams each had three of NSU's 12 steals, the squad's second-most in a game this year. McEachin's 20 points ties his previous best from the win at St. Francis on Dec. 23, while McCauley hit 6-of-9 from the floor en route to his first double-figure game of the season.

Hillary Haley paced UMES with 20 points. Tyler Hines had 13 and Percy Woods 10.

NSU returns home for its next three games beginning with a 6 p.m. contest Saturday against Hampton.