Washington Adventist 71, Howard 68
Penn State 84, Maryland Eastern Shore 46
Rider 91, Coppin State 84
UNC-Greensboro 83, North Carolina A&T State 83
#14 Memphis 97, South Carolina State 64
Norfolk State 100, Greensboro College 59
Washington Adventist 71, Howard 68
WASHINGTON --
Dwayne Garner came off the bench to score 17 points,
Xavier Sewell added 16 and NAIA Division II Washington Adventist shocked Howard 71-68 on Tuesday night to spoil the debut for Bison coach Kenneth Blakeney.
Sewell scored the last nine points for the Shock (2-0), who made the NAIA D-II tournament last season despite losing to Howard 115-91
The largest lead of the game was seven points for Howard.
Sewell's 3-point play put Washington Adventist ahead 65-64 for 2:53 to play. He had back-to-back jumpers that gave the Shock a 69-68 lead going into the final minute. Howard missed three shots in the final minute and Sewell hit a pair of free throws with 11 seconds to play.
Charles Williams led Howard with 19 points.
Khalil Robinson,
Zion Cousins and
Kyle Foster scored 11 apiece.
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Penn State 84, Maryland Eastern Shore 46
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- In his opinion,
Myles Dread was merely a "good" 3-point shooter last season.
He set a higher bar for his sophomore campaign on Tuesday.
Dread drained 15 points with a career-high five 3-pointers in Penn State's 84-46 win over Maryland-Eastern Shore in the opener for both teams.
"This is the work that I put in in the summer," Dread said. "I didn't want to stay at the same place, I wanted to be better."
Dread had plenty of room for error against the Hawks, though he wouldn't need it shooting 5 of 7.
Lamar Stevens scored 10 of his 17 points in the first half for the Nittany Lions who started with a 9-0 run and never looked back.
They held the Hawks to just one basket over the first four minutes and forced 11 of their 19 turnovers in the first half. They led by 21 midway through the half and by as many as 48 into the second.
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Rider 91, Coppin State 84
BALTIMORE – Kamar McKnight scored a game-high 24 points but it was not enough as Coppin State’s men’s basketball team fell in its season opener to visiting Rider University, 91-84, on Tuesday night at PEC Arena.
- After trading a pair of baskets apiece, Coppin went on 14-2 run over a 3:02 stretch to turn a 4-4 tie into a 18-6 lead. Aaron Robinson hit a pair of threes’ during the run while his twin brother, Andrew Robinson hit another, as did Dejuan Clayton.
- Rider silenced the crowd with a layup which Clayton responded to with one of his own and Aaron Robinson hit another three to give the Eagles a 23-8 lead, their largest of the game, with 12:23 to go in the half.
- A 5-0 run by Rider quickly cut the deficit to seven points and they pulled within 30-26 at the 6:01 mark.
UNC-Greensboro 83, North Carolina A&T State 83
GREENSBORO – The Greensboro Coliseum has been an unpleasant place for the North Carolina A&T men’s basketball team the last two times they have visited there to play crosstown rival UNC Greensboro.
Reminiscent to three years prior, the Aggies got off to a slow start against the Spartans at the coliseum. This time it resulted in an 83-50 loss Tuesday night as both teams were playing in their respective season openers.
Three years ago, the Spartans got off to an 18-2 start over the first 6 ½ minutes of the game. On Tuesday, the Spartans jumped out to an 18-2 advantage over the first five minutes of the game. What also made the two nights similar was that the Aggies had many newcomers who have never played together trying to gel against an experienced UNCG team.
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#14 Memphis 97, South Carolina State 64
MEMPHIS, Tenn. --
James Wiseman, the nation's top-rated recruit, had 28 points and 11 rebounds as No. 14 Memphis beat South Carolina State 97-64 on Tuesday night.
Fellow freshman
Precious Achiuwa added 14 points and eight rebounds for Memphis (1-0). Wiseman connected on 11 of 14 shots and blocked three shots before checking out for good midway through the second half.
Ian Kinard led South Carolina State (0-1) with 13 points, and
Jahmari Etienne scored 11.
Memphis controlled all aspects of the game, from rebounding to defense. By the early minutes of the second half the Tigers' lead had reached 21, and they continued to stretch the advantage while coasting the rest of the way.
It didn't take long for Wiseman, who missed the entire preseason dealing with injuries, to show why he was the top prize in the nation's No. 1 recruiting class. From the opening play, when he scored inside, to alley-oops and rebound putbacks, Wiseman dominated.
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Norfolk State 100, Greensboro College 59
NORFOLK, Va. - The Norfolk State men's basketball team scored exactly 50 points in each half in a season-opening win over Greensboro College on Tuesday night, 100-59, at Joseph Echols Hall.
All but one of the 13 active players saw at least 10 minutes on the court, and four scored in double figures in the victory. The Spartans sank 12 3-pointers along the way.
Of all the new players, freshman Yoro Sidibe made the biggest impact. He shot 7-of-12 from the field for his first double-double of 17 points and 11 rebounds with three steals. Senior Steven Whitley added 16 points on 5-of-11 shooting with six rebounds and three assists.
NSU made 44 percent from the field (35-of-79) and held a 57-34 edge on the glass.
Greensboro was held to 35 percent shooting and did not have a single player in double figures, although a total of 16 players saw action on the night.
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