DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. --  Cletrell Pope scored a career-high 29 points and grabbed 18 rebounds, Leon Redd scored a go-ahead 3-pointer and Bethune-Cookman finished on a 12-5 run to beat Morgan State 85-78 on Monday night.

Pope shot 9 for 11 from the field and also made four steals as the Wildcats improved to 5-0 at home this season.

Malik Maitland scored 17 points and made six assists and his layup tied it at 73 with 2:34 left to play. Redd hit his 3-pointer with 2:06 left and Wali Parks added a 3 with 27 seconds remaining that proved to be the dagger in the winning run.

Isaiah Bailey added 14 points for Bethune-Cookman (9-9, 3-1 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference), which won its third straight and fourth in its last five games.

Troy Baxter had 22 points and seven rebounds for the Bears (8-11, 2-2). David Syfax Jr. added 16 points and Stanley Davis had 12. Morgan State trailed by 17 in the first half but rallied to take a 72-71 lead on Baxter's jumper with 3:26 left while Malik Miller added a free for a two point lead.

Bethune-Cookman takes on North Carolina Central on Saturday at 4 p.m.



NOTES: Scouts from the Dallas Mavericks and New Orleans Pelicans were in the stands ... Pope now has 33 career double-doubles ... BCU is averaging 93 points at home this season.