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Men's Basketball

MEAC Men's Basketball Recap, Dec. 18

Howard 105, Regent 47
Central Florida 70, Bethune-Cookman 65
Jacksonville State 92, Delaware State 80
USC Upstate 73, South Carolina State 70

Howard 105, Regent 47

WASHINGTON, D.C. --
Howard cruised past the Regent University Royals 105-47 Wednesday night in Burr Gymnasium.

The Bison stormed out the gate on a 22-2 run in the first four minutes of the game. Nate Garvey tied his career-high in that span, knocking down 13 points, going 5-of-6 from the floor and recording three shots from beyond the arc. Garvey finished the contest with a career-high 15 points.

Howard did not look back, as the Bison overpowered Regent from wire to wire.

Charles 'CJ' Williams paced the Bison in the second-half recording 17 points.  Williams crossed the 2,000 points threshold with a mid-range jumper from the wing as time expired, taking a 54-31 lead into intermission.

Six Bison scored in double-figures, Williams (24), Garvey (15), Kyle Foster (12), Khalil Robinson (12) a career-high, Wayne Bristol Jr. (10) and Zion Cousins (10) recorded his second double-double of the season, securing 10 rebounds.

Michael Barber recorded a season-high three blocks and five rebounds.

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Central Florida 70, Bethune-Cookman 65

ORLANDO, Fla. --
Malik Maitland scored a season-high 23 points in Bethune-Cookman's 70-65 loss at UCF Wednesday night that concluded an eight-game road trip.

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Jacksonville State 92, Delaware State 80

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. --
Delaware State's John Crosby reached the 30-point mark for the third game in a row, but it was not enough as the visiting Hornets suffered their fourth straight defeat, falling to Jacksonville State (Ala.) 92-80 Wednesday evening.  

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USC Upstate 73, South Carolina State 70

ORANGEBURG, S.C. --
Damani Applewhite had 16 points and eight rebounds to lead four Bulldogs in double figures, but South Carolina State fell 73-70 to USC Upstate Wednesday evening in the Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center.

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