Howard Trio Leads Howard to Win Over SC State

Orangeburg, SC—The Big Three of James Carlton, James Miller and James Daniel, III combined for 38 second half points to help Howard pull away to a 75-65 win over South Carolina State in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men’s game at S-M-H Memorial Center.

Miller, who averages almost 12 points per game, was coming off a scoreless performance in the win over Savannah State.  But the 6-4 sophomore rebounded, hitting on 8 of 12 from the field to go along with seven rebounds and three steals.  His repertoire included two spectacular dunks, a three pointer and some acrobatic moves to the basket.

The 15 victories by Howard is the most in a season since 2002-03 when the team posted a 13-17 record.  The nine conference wins equals the highest number that same year when it finished 9-9.

NEXT UP: Howard hosts rival Hampton University on Saturday at 6 pm.

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Spartans Use 2nd Half Surge to Defeat Delaware State on Senior Night, 81-71

NORFOLK, Va. - Down by 14 in the first half on national television, the Norfolk State men's basketball team had no plans of letting one slip away on Senior Night. A big second half, including a 17-2 run coming out of the locker room, pushed the Spartans past Delaware State, 81-71, on Monday night at Joseph Echols Hall.

DSU hit better than 48 percent before the half but finished 28-of-68 (41.2 percent) for the game. Williams (11), Bell (10) and Waller (10) all finished in double digits.

The Spartans, meanwhile, hit 28-of-54 (51.9 percent) overall. For the second straight game, they also finished with just 12 fouls. NSU enjoyed a big advantage at the line, hitting 20-of-26 from the charity stripe, compared to 4-of-10 for DSU.

The Spartans also had the edge in points in the paint, 38-24, and fastbreak points, 17-8.

NSU will get a week off before playing at Howard next Monday at 7:30 p.m.

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