Box Score ORANGEBURG, S.C–Malik Maitland and Cletrell Pope recorded season-bests as Bethune-Cookman picked up its third road Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference win of the year, 98-73, against South Carolina State Saturday evening at the S-H-M Memorial Center.
 
BCU (12-14, 7-5) led by 11 at the break and never looked back as Maitland erupted for 29 points, tying his season-high (at Miami 11/17), and Pope grabbed his 18^thdouble-double with a high 26 points and 10 rebounds. The redshirt-junior now owns the school single-season Division 1 record for rebounds with 320, and is top-10 in overall single -season rebounding. 
 
SCSU (4-21, 4-7) could not keep pace down low and was outscored 47-32 in the paint. Damani Applewhite led the hosts with 20 points and seven rebounds in the first SCSU conference loss by 10-or-more points.
 
Shawntrez Davis scored eight of the team's first 12 points and finished with 13, and Houston Smith poured in 12. 
 
BCU won the battle of the boards, 35-21, and was impressive offensively with a 31-54 effort (57.4%) and at the line by knocking in 28 of 36 free throws (77.8%). The Wildcats led for 35:36 in a game that saw four early ties and four lead changes.
 
BCU remains on the road next on Monday, Feb. 18, at Savannah State.
 
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