Game Notes
BALTIMORE, Md. - Bethune-Cookman University men's basketball travels for its third road weekend of the month with games at Morgan State on Saturday, Jan. 26, and Coppin State on Monday, Jan. 28. Tip-off is set for 4 p.m Saturday and 7:30 p.m. Monday. Each game will air live on WELE 1380 the Cat with
Nolan Alexander on the call, and links for stats and video streams are available on
www.bcuathletics.com.
Starting Five
1 Bethune-Cookman aims for its first three-game win streak of the year and a bit of revenge as the Wildcats are Baltimore-bound for games at Morgan State and Coppin State
2 BCU won in an OT classic at Hill Fieldhouse last season, and swept a pair against Coppin. However, in the MEAC quarterfinals MSU upset the 'Cats by a point to close out BCU's season
3 Soufiyane Diakite and
Mark Gordon paved the way in last weekend's sweep. Diakite averaged 18 points, 6.5 boards, and 2.5 blocks, while Gordon averqged 22.5 points.
4 Cletrell Pope paces the MEAC with his 220 total boards (4th NCAA), 7.35 defensive rebound average, 4.16 offensive rebounds (2nd NCAA), 11.6 rebounding average (6th NCAA), and 11 double-doubles, including four in five MEAC games. He is second with 1.42 blocks per-game
5 The 'Cats lead the MEAC in defensive rebounding average (27.9), rebounding average (40.76), FG defense (40.8%), and 3pt defense (29.5%). BCU is second in rebound margin (+2.7), and offensive boards (12.84).
Previously
Mark Gordon scored a career-high 27 points as Bethune-Cookman pulled away from Maryland-Eastern Shore in the second half en route to an 89-68 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference victory Monday afternoon.
Cletrell Pope scored 13 of his 15 in the second half and
Malik Maitland all of his 11 as the Wildcats (9-11 overall, 3-2 MEAC) shot a blistering 64.3 percent (18-28) in the final 20 minutes. BCU finished with a season-best 59.3 percent (32-54) for the game.
Last Time vs. MSU 3/7/18
Bethune-Cookman's run for a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship ended Wednesday as Morgan State posted a 78-77 victory over the Wildcats in the tournament quarterfinals at the Scope.
Tiwian Kendley sank two free throws with 7.8 seconds remaining, and
Brandon Tabb's driving lay-up at the buzzer went in-and-out as the Bears advanced to Friday's semifinal.
Tabb finished with a game-high 30 points, while
Soufiyane Diakite double-doubled with 22 points and 12 rebounds.
vs. CSU 2/10/18
Brandon Tabb netted a career-best 34 points and achieved over 1,000 in his career to lead Bethune-Cookman's 89-85 road win against Coppin State Saturday afternoon at the CSU Physical Education Center.
The Wildcats won for the fourth time this season when trailing at the half and pushed their winning streak to three games.
Coming Soon
The Wildcats start a four-game home stand against North Carolina Central and North Carolina A&T State next weekend.
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