Thompson, Andrews Lead Howard to Win Over Delaware in OT
Washington, DC - Calvin Thompson and Glenn Andrews combined for 13 points in overtime to help Howard University defeat the University of Delaware, 88-83 in a non-conference men's game at Burr Gymnasium. The win snapped a four-game losing streak for the Bison while the Blue Hens had their two-game win streak end.
Andrews, who poured in a career-high 28 points, nailed a three pointer with 13 seconds to tie the game at 70 in regulation to send the game into an extra frame.
After Josh Brinkley converted one of two free throws to give the Blue Hens a 71-70 advantage, Thompson and Andrews took over, reeling off a 9-2 run to take a 79-73 lead at the 2:35 mark. Delaware (5-5) countered with a run of its own and tied the game at 79 with 1:30 on the clock.
From there, the Bison closed out the game by hitting on 8 of 9 free throws to seal the victory. The Blue Hens efforts were rebuffed with some good team defense down the stretch.
It was a game of runs by both teams as each took the other's best shots. First Delaware got the advantage, 27-16 on the scoring of Jarvis Threatt and Devon Sandler, who teamed for 16 of their team's first half points.
Read more at Howard-Bison.com.
Eagles Finish Off Panthers for Second Straight Win
EUGENE, Ore. - In a contest that that saw eight ties and 13 lead changes, a late second half run was all the Eagles of North Carolina Central needed to finish off the Panthers of Prairie View A&M 69-58 to end the 2011 Global Sports Hoops Showcase with a 2-1 record, giving the maroon and gray momentum heading into the holiday break.
Judging by the first 20 minutes of action it looked as if the first meeting between these two squads would go down to the wire with neither team holding a lead larger than six. In fact, there were seven ties and nine lead changes, but the swarming Eagle defense recorded four steals and forced 10 turnovers, which NCCU turned into 12 points in favor of the maroon and gray.
With 8:09 left in the first half and the game knotted up at 23, the Eagles made their best move going on a 6-0 earning their largest lead of the half at 29-23. The momentum of that rally was short-lived when the Panthers answered back with an 8-2 spurt to tie the game at 31 with 15 second left following a three-pointer by guard Tim Meadows.
NCCU took the lead at the half when junior Ray Willis was fouled in the act of shooting with 0.1 seconds left giving the Eagles a 33-31 lead.
Read more at NCCUEaglePride.com.
Coleman leads B-CU past Texas A&M - Corpus Christi
LAS VEGAS - Adrian Coleman had 16 points and nine rebounds to lead Bethune-Cookman past Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 61-52 on Thursday in the Las Vegas Classic.
Also for the Wildcats (4-9), Anthony Breeze and Kevin Dukes each had nine points. Bethune-Cookman ended a four-game losing streak.
Chris Hawkins-Mast led the Islanders (1-9) with 15 points and eight rebounds. James King added 10 points as Texas A&M-Corpus Christi lost its seventh straight.
After the Islanders led for most of the first half, Bethune-Cookman went on an 18-4 run starting late in the half and continuing after intermission.
Read more at B-CUathletics.com
Recaps to Come:
Savannah State 45, Mount St. Mary's 41