Bison Hold Off Bulldogs 82-76

Orangeburg, SC- Howard snapped an eight-game losing streak in an 82-76 win over South Carolina State in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men’s game.

The Bison had five players in double figures with freshman guard Brandon Ford leading the way with 14 points and four rebounds, while sophomore Tre Lee chipped in 13. Red-shirt junior guard Calvin Thompson added 11 and forward's Prince Okoroh and Mike Phillips each added 10 points in the victory.

SC State (4-17, 0-8 in the MEAC), which dropped its 15th straight,(5-17, 2-7 in the MEAC) got a game-high 31 points from Brandon Riley, 14 from Omar Sanders and 10 from Khalif Toombs.

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Lockdown Defense Leads Eagles To Victory Over Hawks

DURHAM, N.C.  – It was defense that propelled North Carolina Central University to its fourth MEAC win of the season as the Eagles forced the University of Maryland Eastern Shore into 21 turnovers, tying a season high and stormed out to a 43-12 halftime lead to coast to the 77-46 win on Monday night in McDougald-McLendon Gym.

Three student-athletes for NCCU registered double-figures in the win led by senior Dominique Sutton (Durham, N.C.) who nearly recorded his seventh double-double with a game-high 18 points, nine rebounds and two ferocious blocks. Ray Willis (Atlanta, Ga.) ended the night with 16 points that included a season-high 4-for-7 from three-point range.

For the Hawks,  Tyler Hines finished with a team-high 13 points and grabbed six rebounds while shooting 5-of-5 (1.000) from the field. He was an impressive 3-of-4 (.750) from the free-throw line.Hillary Haley posted a double-double performance with 11 points and 11 rebounds for UMES.

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Tolsons's Late Free Throws Lift Pirates Past Morgan State

HAMPTON, Va. – Senior guard Christopher Tolson was a perfect 6-for-6 from the charity stripe in the second half, but his final four secured the Hampton University men’s basketball team’s 68-63 win over Morgan State Monday night at the HU Convocation Center.
 
Tolson (Laurel, Md.), who scored 13 of his team-high 19 points in the second half, was 3-for-6 from the floor in the final 20 minutes for the Pirates, while senior guard Darrion Pellum scored 15 points.

Sophomore center David Bruce (Linden, N.J.) added 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds.

Junior forward Wesley Dunning came up huge for Hampton on the boards, grabbing a game- and career-high 10 rebounds, while also dropping nine points with four assists and four steals.

Morgan State (5-14, 3-5 MEAC) shot 30 percent (19-for-63) from the floor behind DeWayne Jackson, who scored a game-high 24 points for the Bears. Brooks added 18 points.

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A&T Cools Off, Loses To DSU

GREENSBORO - The North Carolina A&T men's basketball team went from one end of the basketball spectrum to the other. Delaware State held A&T without a field goal over the final 13 minutes of the game to earn a 56-41 win at Corbett Sports Center on Monday.
Adrian Powell scored in double figures for the sixth straight game as he finished with 17 points and eight rebounds on 6-for-12 shooting. Those were perhaps the only positive numbers from the game. 

Tahj Tate led three Delaware State players in double figures with 15 points. Tyshawn Bell came off the bench to add 12 points on four three-point field goals, while Casey Walker chipped in 10 for the Hornets.

DSU had 12 blocks in the contest, including five by Kendall Gray and four by Marques Oliver. The Hornets led the MEAC in blocks at 6.9 per game entering the contest, fourth among all NCAA Division I teams.

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Harper, Eagles Knock Spartans From Ranks of Unbeaten

NORFOLK, Va. -- Michael Harper led four players in double-figure scoring with 20 points and Coppin State knocked Norfolk State from the ranks of the unbeaten with an 87-82 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference victory over the Spartans on Monday in Echols Hall.

The Eagles also received 16 points from Tony Gallo, while Akeem Ellis had 14 and Logan Wiens scored 12.
 
After not scoring in the first half, O’Quinn finished with a season-high 27 points and 18 rebounds, one shy of his career. He was 11-of-14 from the floor and 5-of-5 from the line.

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