NORFOLK, Va. -- Bethune-Cookman looks to snap a three-year losing streak at the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament when it faces Delaware State in the opening round Tuesday afternoon at 4 p.m. at the Scope Arena.
The Wildcats (9-21) last won here in Norfolk in 2013 when they upset top-seeded Norfolk State in overtime in the quarterfinals. They would lose in the semifinals to Morgan State.

Bethune-Cookman is the ninth seed while Delaware State (10-21) is the eighth. The winner goes on to face top-seeded North Carolina Central Wednesday at approximately 6 p.m.

CATS IN THE TOURNAMENT: Bethune-Cookman is 23-37 lifetime in the MEAC tournament and 5-5 in the Gravelle Craig era. The Wildcats' lone championship appearance was in 2012 when they fell 73-70 to Norfolk State and current New York Knick Kyle O'Quinn. Bethune-Cookman is 1-2 against Delaware State in the tournament, posting a 64-53 win in 1987 and losing 66-43 in 2005 and 57-55 in 2010.

THIS YEAR VS. DELAWARE STATE: Quinton Forrest scored a career-high 28 points in Bethune-Cookman's 88-82 overtime loss on February 4. DeVaugh Mallory scored 20 points and Devin Morgan eight in overtime for the Hornets.  Brandon Tabb (21 points) gave B-CU a 73-71 lead to start overtime, but Morgan connected on consecutive three-pointers as Delaware State took a 79-73 and extended it to 85-77.  B-CU  erased a 12-point deficit to take a 65-63 lead on Forrest's lay-up with 3:58 left and would lead 71-66 after back-to-back three-pointers from Jeffrey Altidort and Reggie Baker. Delaware State came back to force overtime after Dana Raysor's three-pointer with 1:26 left and Kavon Waller's dunk with 50 second remaining.

B-CU UPDATE: Tabb, a Hampton product, finished fourth in the MEAC in scoring at 18.8 ppg … Forrest finished fourth in field goal percentage (54.4) … Diamante Lewis was third in assists (4.2) and steals (1.5) … Tabb's 102 three-pointers is the second most in a season in program history, he needs two to pass Maurice Reddick's 2003 total of 103 … The Wildcats enter the tournament on a two-game winning streak and have won four of their past five … They made 12 three-pointers in the regular season finale against Florida A&M.

ABOUT DELAWARE STATE: The Hornets snapped a three-game losing streak with a regular season finale win over Howard that all but set up this 8-9 seed matchup … They average 68.5 points on offense and give up 75.2 on defense … Devan Morgan leads four Hornets in double figure scoring at 14.7 ppg, followed DeAndre Haywood (11.4), DeVaughn Mallory (10.2) and Kavon Waller.

TUESDAY'S COVERAGE: Follow our official twitter feed -- @BCUhoops -- for links to live stats and the ESPN3 webcast.  Visit BCUathletics.com for complete post-game coverage.