MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Three Wildcats scored in double figures Monday evening to help lead Bethune-Cookman to a 70-65 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) road win in men's basketball at Alabama State at the Dunn-Oliver Acadome. With the win, the Cats completed a season sweep of the Hornets having beaten them at Moore Gymnasium back on January 28.
 
Bethune-Cookman (10-18, 6-9 SWAC) was clinging to a 21-20 lead with 6:41 remaining in the first half when Dhashon Dyson took a pass from the defensive end of the court and raced towards his own basket for a fastbreak layup that kick-started a 15-9 run for the visiting Wildcats the rest of the way in the opening half of play. In fact, Dyson – a junior guard from Chicago, scored seven consecutive points for the Maroon and Gold during the run.
 
Marcus Garrett, Kevin Davis and Zion Harmon would get in on the scoring to help lift the visitors to a 36-29 advantage as the two teams headed towards their respective locker rooms at the half.
 
In the second half, Alabama State (8-20, 6-9) used the outside shooting touch of Antonio Madlock to run out to a quick 10-0 run to give the host Hornets a 39-36 lead under three minutes in.
 
The Maroon and Gold fought back with Davis and Dyson at the free throw line, while Garrett posted a jumper from just outside the paint to push BCU back in front at 45-43.
 
Despite several ASU attempts to rally using a three-pointer from Roland McCoy and timely shots from Madlock, the Wildcats would never surrender the lead the rest of the way.
 
It would be Davis and Dyson combining to score the final 20 points of the game for the Maroon and Gold, lifting their side to the road win – the first of its kind since defeating Prairie View A&M in Texas on February 4.
 
For the game, Bethune-Cookman shot 33 percent from beyond the arc, as well as 48 percent from the field.
 
Defensively, the Cats held the Hornets to just 3-of-12 from three-point range in the second half.
 
Madlock finished with a team-high 19 points for the Hornets, including three (3) three-pointers. McCoy and Jordan O'Neal each tallied 14 points, while Duane Posey scored 10.
 
For BCU, it was Dyson leading the scoring with a game-high 20 points, followed closely by Davis' 19-point performance to go along with his 10 rebounds. Garrett supplied the Cats with 10 points and five assists.
 
Up next, Bethune-Cookman returns home to host Southern (La.) in a pivotal SWAC showdown on Saturday, Feb. 25, at 4 p.m., in a game to be carried on HBCU Go.
 
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