BALTIMORE, Md. - A winter blizzard could not stop the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Friday night with a hard-earned 65-58 overtime win over Coppin State on ESPNU.

B-CU (14-9 overall, 6-3 MEAC) won the milestone 100th career win for Head Coach Cliff Reed. The game featured 15 lead changes and the score was tied 15 times at Coppin State's new Physical Education Complex.

The Wildcats led 48-41 with 7:33 remaining after picking up the defensive intensity with Coppin State going over six minutes without scoring a point (from 12:02 to 6:35 remaining).

CSU came back to take a 53-52 lead with 2:14 remaining on a four-point play by Quinton Reggins.  B-CU's Albert Abrahams hit two free throws and Alexander Starling had a big stick back bucket with 54 seconds remaining to give the Cage 'Cats 56-54 lead. Coppin State tied it up 56 all on an Eddie Hayden basket.  CSU stopped the Wildcats on the last possession of regulation to force the OT.

Friday night's win was a special one for the Wildcats and the eighth year Head Coach Cliff Reed (B-CC 1991 grad) winning his 100th career win as a head coach at his alma mater.

C. J. Reed hit a huge 3-pointer to open the overtime session and B-CU scored the first nine points in OT to lead 65-56 with CSU scoring a bucket with two seconds left in the game to make the final score 65-58.

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