Bethune-Cookman defeats Trinity Baptist

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Brandon Stewart scored a career-high 32 points as Bethune-Cookman snapped a five-game losing streak with a 97-71 victory over Trinity Baptist Monday night.

The senior, a walk-on from Miami, Fla., was 10-16 from the field and 8-10 from the line. He also had nine rebounds, two blocks and three steals to lead five Wildcats in double figures.

Bethune-Cookman (4-11) had not scored more than 50 points in the final four games of its losing streak, but scored 56 second-half points to pull away from the 8-6 Eagles.

Quentin Brewer posted his fourth double-double of the season with 14 points and 12 rebounds, while Mikel Trapp also added 14. Denzil Dulin and Delino Dear added 12 and 10 points, respectively.

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Hornets fly by Cheyney in final MEAC tune-up

DOVER, Del. --- DeAndre Haywood scored a career-high 25 points and Kendall Gray recorded his eighth double-double of the season with 10 points and 11 rebounds to lead Delaware State to a 90-68 men’s basketball win over Cheyney in Memorial Hall.

The Hornets (5-8) shot a season-high 56.1% from the field, hitting 32 of their 57 shots in the contest. DSU was also 10-for-22 from three-point territory (45.5%).

Haywood was nine-for-11 from the floor, including three-of-four on three-point shots. He was also four-for-five at the free throw line.

Haywood’s previous career-high was 23 points in the Hornets’ 77-75 overtime win at Penn in the season opener on Nov. 15.

Gray also had five blocks in the game, marking the 21st time in his career with at least that many. He now has 43 blocks this season. The Dover, Del., native was No. 1 in the MEAC and 10th among all NCAA Division I players in blocks per game entering the contest.  Gray was also second in the MEAC and 13th in the nation in double-doubles before the game. 

Amere May was the only other DSU player in double figures with 10 points.

Charles Burley had six points and led all players with six assists for the Hornets.

Kevin Larkin was high scorer for Cheyney with 19 points, while Jerrod Johnson came off the bench to add 18 for the Wolves.

The Hornets will begin the 2014-15 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference portion of the schedule in their next contest on Saturday (Jan. 10) at home against Morgan State. Game time is scheduled for 4 p.m., following the DSU/Morgan State women’s contest in Memorial Hall.

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