South Carolina State Bulldogs at Bethune-Cookman Wildcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
95 - 98
Collins, Pope lead Bethune-Cookman past South Carolina St
South Carolina State's Ian Kinard buried a 3 with eight seconds remaining to knot it at 95-all. Dondre Duffus missed a jumper for the Wildcats, but the Bulldogs turned it over after the defensive rebound and the Wildcats called timeout with two seconds left. Out of the 30-second timeout, Kinard was called for a foul and the Bulldogs were whistled for a technical to set up the foul shots.
Wali Parks' layup with five seconds remaining in regulation tied it at 85-all for Bethune-Cookman (14-15, 9-6 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). Parks missed the free throw for the chance to take the lead when he was fouled on the made basket.
Malik Maitland led the Wildcats with 26 points and Pope scored 20 with 10 rebounds. Duffus made all eight of his free throw attempts and scored 12, Parks had 11 points and Shawntrez Davis scored 10 with 13 rebounds.
Kinard led the Bulldogs (7-24, 5-10) with 22 points, Damani Applewhite added 20, Janai Raynor-Powell 17, Jahmari Etienne 16 and Rayshawn Neal 14.
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| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 95 - 98 |
| 3rd 0:01 | Ian Kinard Defensive Rebound. | 95 - 98 |
| 3rd 0:01 | Cletrell Pope missed Free Throw. | 95 - 98 |
| 3rd 0:01 | Cletrell Pope made Free Throw. | 95 - 98 |
| 3rd 0:01 | Armani Collins made Free Throw. | 95 - 97 |
Statistics
 SCST |
 BCU |
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|---|---|---|
| 39-73 | FG | 33-59 |
| 53 | Field Goal % | 56 |
| 6-17 | 3PT | 8-18 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 11-19 | FT | 24-31 |
| 58 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 23 | Points Off Turnovers | 28 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 54 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 25 | Fouls | 20 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Daytona Beach, FL
Attendance: 671 | Capacity:
2025-26 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard | 11-3 | - | 24-11 |
| Morgan State | 10-4 | 1 | 14-16 |
| Norfolk State | 8-6 | 3 | 15-17 |
| North Carolina Central | 8-6 | 3 | 14-18 |
| South Carolina State | 7-7 | 4 | 10-22 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 5-9 | 6 | 9-23 |
| Coppin State | 5-9 | 6 | 7-24 |
| Delaware State | 2-12 | 9 | 8-23 |
2025-26 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman | 14-4 | - | 17-15 |
| Southern | 11-7 | 3 | 17-17 |
| Florida A&M | 11-7 | 3 | 15-16 |
| Alabama A&M | 10-8 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 10-8 | 4 | 13-19 |
| Texas Southern | 10-8 | 4 | 12-18 |
| Jackson State | 10-8 | 4 | 12-21 |
| Prairie View A&M | 9-9 | 5 | 19-18 |
| Grambling | 7-11 | 7 | 14-19 |
| Alabama State | 7-11 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Alcorn State | 7-11 | 7 | 9-23 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 2-16 | 12 | 3-30 |