Howard 81, Hampton 76
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Howard University men's basketball team secured its first win of the season with an 81-76 victory over rival Hampton in the 47
th chapter of the Battle of the Real HU, thanks to a second-half comeback.
After trailing double digits at the half, 29-39, Howard outscored the Pirates 52-37 while shooting a scorching 60-percent (15-of-25) from the floor.
"I think we're a really good offensive team," Howard head men's basketball coach Kenneth Blakeney said after the win. "I told the team it's going to click for us and when it does, we're going to build on that momentum and take control of the game."
Four Bison reached double figures, led by second-year guard Khalil Robinson, who flirted with a triple-double, finishing with a career-high 19 points, nine dimes and seven boards.
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North Carolina A&T State 91, Greensboro College 45
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The North Carolina A&T men's basketball team picked up its first home win of the season despite not having the MEAC's all-time assist leader, Kameron Langley, in the lineup. The Aggies still cruised to a 91-45 win over Greensboro College at Corbett Sports Center Friday evening.
The win snaps a five-game losing streak for the Aggies (3-7).
Fourteen players played for the Aggies, all of them scored and the Aggies posted 62 bench points, led by Tyler Jones's 16 points on 6-for-7 shooting.
Joining him in double figures were Quentin Jones with 14 and freshman guard Milton Matthews with 10. Senior guard Darius Maddox, who transferred to N.C. A&T from GC earlier in his career had six points, six rebounds and three assists.
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Georgia Tech 74, Florida A&M 64
ATLANTA, Ga. -- The Florida A&M men's basketball team put up a valiant effort, but couldn't overcome a slow start, falling 74-64 to Georgia Tech at the McCamish Pavilion on Friday evening.
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UNC Wilmington 80, Norfolk State 72
NORFOLK, Va. -- Jake Boggs hit back-to-back 3-pointers with less than two minutes to go, lifting UNC Wilmington to an eventual 80-72 win over the Norfolk State men's basketball team on Friday afternoon at Joseph Echols Hall.
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Presbyterian 62, South Carolina State 56
CLINTON, S.C. -- Jemal Davis led South Carolina State with 14 points, but the Bulldogs fell 62-56 to Presbyterian in the Ross E. Templeton Center on Friday evening.
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