Cole scores 23 to lift Howard over Bethune-Cookman 80-71
RJ Cole had 23 points as Howard topped Bethune-Cookman 80-71 in the quarterfinals of the Mid-Eastern Conference tournament on Thursday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Bethune-Cookman Wildcats
71
Howard Bison
80
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BCU | 25 | 46 | 71 |
| HOW | 36 | 44 | 80 |
Norfolk Scope Arena
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/5/26 | @ Texas Tech Red Raiders | L 58-76 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Furman Paladins | L 70-79 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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DunkShot 0:01 71-80
Cletrell Pope made Dunk.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:09 69-80
Charles Williams made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:09 69-79
Charles Williams made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:09 69-78
Foul on Cletrell Pope.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:22 69-78
Zion Cousins made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:22 69-77
Zion Cousins made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:22 69-76
Foul on Cletrell Pope.
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PersonalFoul 0:23 69-76
Foul on Chad Lott.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:28 69-76
Kyle Foster made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:28 69-75
Foul on Armani Collins.
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LayUpShot 0:32 69-75
Cletrell Pope made Layup. Assisted by Shawntrez Davis.
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PersonalFoul 0:42 67-75
Foul on Armani Collins.
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PersonalFoul 0:42 67-75
Foul on Akuwovo Ogheneyole.
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LayUpShot 0:42 67-75
Cletrell Pope made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:51 65-75
Chad Lott made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:51 65-74
Chad Lott made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:51 65-73
Foul on Shawntrez Davis.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:08 65-73
Armani Collins made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:08 64-73
Armani Collins made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:08 63-73
Foul on Jalen Jones.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:19 63-73
Malik Maitland made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 1:26 60-73
Foul on Houston Smith.
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DunkShot 1:55 60-73
Chad Lott made Dunk. Assisted by Jalen Jones.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:07 60-71
Houston Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Armani Collins.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:19 57-71
Jalen Jones made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:19 57-70
Foul on Shawntrez Davis.
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DunkShot 3:00 57-70
Charles Williams made Dunk. Assisted by Raymond Bethea Jr..
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LayUpShot 3:14 57-68
Cletrell Pope made Layup. Assisted by Houston Smith.
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LayUpShot 3:32 55-68
RJ Cole made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:27 55-66
Raymond Bethea Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Jones.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:39 55-63
Malik Maitland made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:39 54-63
Foul on Jalen Jones.
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LayUpShot 5:02 54-63
Cletrell Pope made Layup. Assisted by Malik Maitland.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:31 52-63
Raymond Bethea Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by RJ Cole.
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PersonalFoul 5:54 52-60
Foul on Shawntrez Davis.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:27 52-60
Cletrell Pope made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malik Maitland.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:41 49-60
Raymond Bethea Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by RJ Cole.
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JumpShot 7:35 49-57
Chad Lott made Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Jones.
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PersonalFoul 7:59 49-55
Foul on Cletrell Pope.
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PersonalFoul 8:41 49-55
Foul on Wali Parks.
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DunkShot 9:28 49-55
Chad Lott made Dunk. Assisted by RJ Cole.
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TipShot 9:34 49-53
Armani Collins made Two Point Tip Shot.
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JumpShot 9:59 47-53
RJ Cole made Jumper.
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TipShot 10:44 47-51
Andre Toure made Two Point Tip Shot.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:03 47-49
Malik Maitland made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:03 46-49
Foul on Jalen Jones.
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LayUpShot 11:03 46-49
Malik Maitland made Layup.
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LayUpShot 12:08 44-49
Wali Parks made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 12:22 42-49
Foul on Soufiyane Diakite.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:35 42-49
RJ Cole made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:35 42-48
RJ Cole made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:35 42-47
Foul on Malik Maitland.
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PersonalFoul 12:47 42-47
Foul on Akuwovo Ogheneyole.
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DunkShot 13:05 42-47
Charles Williams made Dunk.
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LayUpShot 13:54 42-45
Soufiyane Diakite made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:34 40-45
Wali Parks made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:34 39-45
Foul on Zion Cousins.
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LayUpShot 14:34 39-45
Wali Parks made Layup. Assisted by Malik Maitland.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:46 37-45
Charles Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by RJ Cole.
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LayUpShot 14:59 37-42
Houston Smith made Layup.
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End Game 0:00 71-80
End of Game
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DunkShot 0:01 71-80
Cletrell Pope made Dunk.
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Offensive Rebound 0:08 69-80
Cletrell Pope Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:08 69-80
Malik Maitland missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:09 69-80
Charles Williams made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:09 69-79
Charles Williams made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:09 69-78
Foul on Cletrell Pope.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:15 69-78
Houston Smith Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:22 69-78
Zion Cousins made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:22 69-77
Zion Cousins made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:22 69-76
Foul on Cletrell Pope.
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Defensive Rebound 0:23 69-76
Zion Cousins Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:23 69-76
Malik Maitland missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:23 69-76
Bethune-Cookman Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:23 69-76
Malik Maitland missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:23 69-76
Foul on Chad Lott.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:28 69-76
Kyle Foster made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:28 69-75
Howard Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:28 69-75
Kyle Foster missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:28 69-75
Foul on Armani Collins.
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ShortTimeOut 0:31 69-75
Bethune-Cookman Timeout
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LayUpShot 0:32 69-75
Cletrell Pope made Layup. Assisted by Shawntrez Davis.
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Offensive Rebound 0:33 67-75
Bethune-Cookman Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:34 67-75
Chad Lott Block.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:34 67-75
Malik Maitland missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:42 67-75
Cletrell Pope Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:42 67-75
Chad Lott missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:42 67-75
Foul on Armani Collins.
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Defensive Rebound 0:42 67-75
Howard Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:42 67-75
Cletrell Pope missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:42 67-75
Foul on Akuwovo Ogheneyole.
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LayUpShot 0:42 67-75
Cletrell Pope made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 0:46 65-75
Cletrell Pope Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:46 65-75
Malik Maitland missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:51 65-75
Chad Lott made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:51 65-74
Chad Lott made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:51 65-73
Foul on Shawntrez Davis.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:08 65-73
Armani Collins made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:08 64-73
Armani Collins made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:08 63-73
Foul on Jalen Jones.
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Team Stats
BCU
HOW
27-70
FG
28-61
39
Field Goal %
46
7-26
3PT
7-15
27
Three Point %
47
10-20
FT
17-24
50
Free Throw %
71
46
Rebounds
39
20
Offensive Rebounds
11
26
Defensive Rebounds
28
14
Assists
18
11
Steals
12
0
Blocks
9
23
Turnovers
17
1
Team Turnovers
0
23
Total Turnovers
17
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
18
Points Off Turnovers
20
19
Fast Break Points
20
38
Points in Paint
30
22
Fouls
16
0
Largest Lead
13
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