White, Collins Lead Balanced Attack in Win over Navy
Washington, DC- Curtis White scored 12 of his game-high 21 points in the second half and Dadrian Collins added 10 of his 15 after intermission to lead Howard to a 72-65 win over Navy in a non-conference men's basketball game at Burr Gymnasium.
The Bison (2-13), who snapped a five game losing streak, rallied from a 36-30 halftime deficit on the scoring of White and Collins who combined for 12 of the team's points during a key 15-9 run that tied the score at 45-all.
Buoyed by the run, Howard embarked on an 11-4 run to open up a 56-49 lead at the 10:48 mark of the second half. This time it was Mike Phillips and Calvin Thompson who keyed the run as they combined for 8 of the points.
But the scrappy Mids (6-9) put together a rally of their own, a 16-6 spurt that helped them regain the lead at 65-63 with 3:08 remaining.
Howard combined some tough defense and some key points from White, Paul Kirkpatrick and Calvin Thompson to hold Navy scoreless the rest of the way and finished the game with a 9-0 run.
First Kirkpatrick, who finished with 10 points and 9 rebounds, sank 10 footer with the shot clock winding down to tie the game at 65-65 with 59 seconds remaining. Then White nailed a long three pointer on an assist from Kirkpatrick that made it, 68-65 Howard with 22 seconds left.
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Colonials Edge Morgan State, 78-75
MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- Rob Robinson scored five of his game-high 23 points in the final minute to lift Robert Morris to a 78-75 win over Morgan State on Monday night at Sewall Center.
The Colonials (7-7) trailed 73-72 after two free throws by Morgan State's Ameer Ali with 1 minute left. Robinson then hit a jumper with 42 seconds to go and followed with a three-point play with 12 seconds remaining for a 77-73 lead.
Joe Davis pulled the Bears (8-6, 1-0 MEAC) within 77-75 on a layup with 6 seconds to play, and Morgan State fouled Dallas Green a second later.
Green made one of two free throws to seal the win.
Karon Abraham scored 17 points and Mezie Nwigwe added 14 for the Colonials in their third straight win.
Robinson added 11 rebounds as Robert Morris outrebounded the Bears 35-29.
Kevin Thompson scored 19 points with six rebounds, while Sean Thomas added a career-high 14 points and Ameer Ali had 10 boards for Morgan State.
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Impressive 'Cats Beat Long Island 78-69 to Open Home Stand
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Five Wildcats scored in double figures as Bethune-Cookman beat Long Island 78-69 at Moore Gymnasium.
C. J. Reed scored a game-high 18 points and totaled nine rebounds and six assists in the game. Alexander Starling had his third double-double of the season registering 15 points and 14 rebounds along with two blocks and two steals. Jarrell Thomas scored 14 points coming off the bench and starters Stanley Eliott (12 points) and freshman Aric Miller (10 points) also scored in double figures for the winners.
Junior post player Albert Abrahams scored nine points and had 11 rebounds to bolster the 'Cats play coming off the bench. B-CU out-rebounded Long Island 45-34 in the ball game. "LIU is an athletic, good-rebounding team who out-rebounded Morgan State last week. I am very happy with how we played against a talented team that beat us by 25 points last year. Our young players are improving and we are playing well as a team," said Reed.
The Wildcats led 36-29 at halftime shooting 50 percent in the first twenty minutes (15-of-30 FG). Starling's tip-in with 4:36 to play in the game gave B-CU its biggest lead in the contest (63-47). A ten-minute scoring stretch by the Wildcats turned a six point game into a huge cushion heading down the final five minutes.
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Golden Flashes Hand NSU 10th Straight Defeat
KENT, Ohio - Rodriquez Sherman scored 16 points to lead five Kent State players in double figures, and the Golden Flashes overcame a quick Norfolk State start to send the Spartans to their school-record-tying 10th straight loss, 84-66, on Monday night at the Memorial Athletic & Convocation Center.
Christian Morris scored a career-high 19 points and Michael Deloach added 16 for the Spartans (1-11), who lost their 10th in a row to match last year's club for the longest skid in program history.
The Spartans hit six of their first eight field goals and led 15-4 five minutes into their first-ever meeting with Kent State. But KSU (9-5) responded with a 16-4 lead of its own, and the Spartans struggled for much of the night against a strong Golden Flashes' defense.
NSU suffered from a five-minute field goal drought late in the first half, and KSU took advantage with a 13-4 spurt to close the half and claim a 39-31 halftime lead.
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Rams Roll to 94-60 win over Washington Adventist
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The Winston-Salem State Rams had no trouble with the Shock of Washington Adventist Monday evening as the Rams cruised to a 94-60 victory at the C.E. Gaines Center en route to snapping a four-game losing streak while improving to 3-1 at home in the process.
WSSU, returning to action for the first time in the New Year, saw a 94-point offensive effort as they nearly topped the century mark for the first time since 2008, a span of 724 days.
Despite falling six points short of snapping the 100-point scoring drought, the Rams found plenty of positives in the contest as WSSU saw 13 players score points in the contest en route to the second largest Winston-Salem State victory of the season.
The Rams used a pair of first half runs to put the game out of reach as WSSU doubled-up the Shock 38-19 after only 20 minutes of play.
Enjoying a four point lead at 14-10 with 10:52 remaining in the period, Winston-Salem State mounted a 21-2 run over the span of eight minutes to open up their largest lead of the half, a 23-point advantage at 35-12 as the Rams effectively ended WAU's hopes for a comeback.
A staunch defensive effort held the Shock to only 16.7 percent shooting from the field in the half and the Rams pulled down 31 first-half rebounds, 24 on the defensive glass, as The Rams never trailed Washington Adventist.
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Hawks Fall to Oklahoma, 88-54
NORMAN, Okla. - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore trailed early and never recovered, as the Oklahoma Sooners handed the Hawks a sound defeat Monday, 88-54.
The Sooners never trailed and looked impressive on both ends of the floor in front of over 9,000 fans at the Lloyd Noble Center. Freshman center Sean Berry posted the second double-double of the season for the Hawks, finishing with 16 points and 12 rebounds, both team highs.
"The Big XII is a tough conference," said UMES head coach Frankie Allen. "Oklahoma played well in all phases of the game tonight. They are going to be a force in the conference."
The Sooners' Cade Davis scored the first seven points of the game and finished with a game high 19. Oklahoma posted nine unanswered points to take an 18-4 lead eight minutes into the game. Davis was one of four players in double figures for the Sooners.
A lay-up by Oklahoma's Orlando Allen pushed the Sooners lead to 20, 34-14, before the Hawks responded with a 5-0 spurt of their own with seven minutes to play in the first half. A lay-up by junior Kevin White followed a 3-pointer by redshirt sophomore Hillary Haley.
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