DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Cletrell Pope scored 20 points, pulled in 16 rebounds, and blocked three shots
in Bethune-Cookman's (2-2) 97-47 thrashing of Johnson (Fla.) University (0-9) Thursday at Historic Moore Gymnasium.
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The Wildcats never trailed in a game that show 50% from the floor and assisted on 26 of 40 made field goals.
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Soufiyane Diakite tallied a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds, and
Mark Gordon chipped in 14. A total of 11 different Wildcats found their way in the scorer's column.
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Majority of BCU's looks came in the paint, where the Wildcats outscored the Suns by a 66-18 margin, and 24 of the host's 41 rebounds were on the offensive end.
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Leon Redd paced BCU from distance on a 3-9 three-point effort.
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Next, the Wildcats head south in a Saturday clash against the Miami Hurricanes. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m.
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