Category: Hbcu basketball

Howard women’s hoops gets by South Carolina State 68-64

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Image via David Sierra Courtesy of Ed Hill, Jr., retired Howard University Sports Information Director 68 Winner HOW 64 SCSt Team 1 2 3 4 F HOW 17  16  15  20  68 SCSt 22  13  10  19  64 Senior forward Zennia Thomas (Cleveland) recorded a double-double and key plays down the stretch gave the Howard University women’s basketball team a hard-fought 68-64 road win over South Carolina State (SC State) in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) opener at Smith-Hammond-Middleton Gymnasium. The Bulldogs (3-13, 0-1 MEAC) came out and let the MEAC preseason favorites know…

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Tennessee State hangs on for 84-79 win at Little Rock

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image via Tennessee State Athletics Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics Aaron Nkrumah collected 22 points and Travis Harper II added 21 and the Tennessee State men’s basketball team took down the Little Rock Trojans 84-79 on the road Saturday. Nkrumah and Harper II’s stellar scoring performances led the Tigers (9-5, 3-1 OVC) in the contest. Nkrumah tacked on five assists and five steals, finishing 8-of-17 from the floor and a perfect 5-of-5 at the free-throw line, while Harper II added eight rebounds and three steals to go along with his 21 points. Antoine Lorick…

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Albany State gets road win over LeMoyne Owen, 83-72

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Courtesy of Albany State Athletics The Albany State men’s basketball team continued its impressive mid-season surge on Saturday night, earning an 83–72 road victory over the Magicians of LeMoyne-Owen to improve to 6–5 overall and 5–2 in SIAC play, while extending its winning streak to six games. Behind a sharp shooting night and disciplined execution on both ends of the floor, the Golden Rams controlled the pace and delivered key runs at critical moments to pull away from the Magicians in the second half. Cameron Evans led all scorers with a…

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North Carolina edges past Norfolk State 69-67 in MEAC opener

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Image via North Carolina Central Athletics Courtesy of North Carolina Central Athletics North Carolina Central forward Khouri Carvey’s 24-point, 11-rebound performance steered the Eagles past Norfolk State 69-67 in the first game of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference schedule at McDougald-McLendon Arena on Saturday evening. Carvey shot an efficient 56.3 percent from the field in his fourth double-double this season and was joined in double figures by Jae Slack (11) and Gage Lattimore, who had 14 points and seven rebounds.  NCCU (5-11, 1-0 MEAC) earned its first Division I victory of the season, staying composed as…

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Wildcats defeat Rattlers in come from behind win

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Courtesy of Bethune-Cookman Athletics 56 FAMU 57 Winner BCU Team 1 2 3 4 F FAMU 16  17  11  12  56 BCU 10  15  18  14  57 The Moore Madness started early as the Wildcats erased a 12-point deficit, capped off by a dramatic Daimoni Dorseylayup with two seconds remaining to take the SWAC-opener over Florida A&M, 57-56, Saturday afternoon at Moore Gymnasium.  1st QuarterFlorida A&M (1-11, 0-1 SWAC) took a six-point lead over Bethune-Cookman (3-11, 1-0 SWAC) through a quarter of play, with FAMU’s Tahnyjia Purifoy responsible for 11 of the Rattler’s 16…

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Tennessee State Lady Tigers hammered by Little Rock, 76-39

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Image via Tennessee State Athletics Courtesy of  Ella Clark, Coordinator – Communications & Creative Content 39 TSU 76 Winner LR Team 1 2 3 4 F TSU 13  14  8  4  39 LR 15  24  20  17  76  Tennessee State women’s basketball continued Ohio Valley Conference play on Saturday afternoon, gaining valuable road experience in a 76–39 contest at Little Rock inside the Jack Stephens Center. The Lady Tigers (2–11, 1–3 OVC) received steady contributions across the lineup, led by Icesis Thomas, who paced TSU with seven points on an efficient 3-of-5…

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Tennessee State defeats Tennessee Tech 88-76

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A 14-0 Tennessee State run in the first half and the Tigers were able to build on that advantage in the second half as they went on to defeat Tennessee Tech 88-76.  Tennessee Tech got the scoring started, taking a 2-0 lead on a pair of Dani Pounds free throws. Three pointers on consecutive possessions from Travis Harper II and Jalen Pitre gave the Tigers a 6-2 lead at the 17:51 mark of the opening half. Tech would reggain the lead 10-8 on a Malik Ferguson jumper with 14:12 remaining…

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Tennessee State women’s hoops comes up short against Tennessee Tech, 69-63

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Image via Tennessee State Athletics In many ways, it was a strong performance for the Tennessee State Lady Tigers. TSU held Tennessee Tech to just 34.3 percent from the field, and just 22 percent from downtown, and outrebounded the Golden Eagles 43-38. However, 28 TSU turnovers, as well as giving up 21 offensive rebounds, proved to be too much to overcome, as the Lady Tigers fell to the Golden Eagles 69-63.  The first quarter was a tightly contested affair, with the largest lead either team enjoyed being worn Genesis Harris’…

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Howard’s Cam Gillis impacted by walk over Edmond Pettus Bridge

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Image via Steven Worthy Courtesy of Rob Knox, Howard Athletics Consultant The air above the white steel-truss Edmund Pettus Bridge is quiet, but it carries a weight, as if each breeze were whispering the names of people who once walked this road with nothing but courage to protect them, their bodies bruised, bloodied and still moving forward. Cam Gillus (Falls Church, Va.) felt the ground beneath him holding memories of fear and hope and his own footsteps suddenly felt small, almost reverent. The Howard University men’s basketball junior point guard knew…

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Alabama A&M men’s hoops ends non-conference schedule against Fisk

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image via Alabama A&M Courtesy of Brian Howard, Assistant AD for Communications THE HILL | The Alabama A&M University men’s basketball team looks to rebound from back-to-back losses when it plays host to Fisk on Tuesday night. Tip-off for the Pre-New Year’s Eve Game is set for 5 p.m. from the AAMU Event Center. Alabama A&M (6-6) is coming off losses to Ole Miss and Chattanooga and will look to get back into the win column before Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) play begins on Saturday.  Fisk (3-14) enters riding a four-game losing…

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