DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - An undermanned Wildcats team saw four players reach double-figures as B-CU took down Alcorn State, 66-58, Monday night at Moore Gymnasium.
Bethune-Cookman (13-7, 4-3 SWAC) and Alcorn State (4-14, 2-5 SWAC) battled through a tough first five minutes, with the Braves coughing up seven turnovers while still trailing just 6-4 at the first media timeout.
Chanelle McDonald's layup gave B-CU a two-point lead as the two teams hit the end of the first quarter.
True freshman
Chariot Johnson broke a 24-24 stalemate midway through the second with a three ball, her eighth points of the game, kickstarting an 13-0 B-CU run to close out the half with the Wildcats up, 37-24
That run continued out of the break as B-CU scored six straight to go up 43-24 before the Braves finally answered with five straight buckets off two B-CU turnovers to cut the deficit to 43-33
Kerrighan Dunn's free throws to close kept Alcorn State at bay as the third quarter ended with B-CU up 54-43.
The Braves continued to make the most of Wildcat turnovers, pulling to within 54-47 on a strip and jump shot from Tyginae Wright.
B-CU nearly pulled away after
O'Mariyah Tucker's wide open layup made it six straight for the Wildcats, but Nakia Cheatham's three kept the Braves within striking distance at 60-50 with under five to play.
Alcorn State continued to creep closer at 64-56, but a timely steel by
Karianna Woods allowed B-CU to begin to run out the clock with under a minute to play.
Edwards layup off B-CU's 15th steal of the game gave the Wildcats a 66-58 advantage, which would be the final as B-CU improved to 13-7 on the season.
- Kayla White led B-CU with 15 points on 6-12 shooting with two rebounds, three assists, and a team-high five steals.
- Karianna Woods added 14 points, while D'Shantae Edwards and Chanelle McDonald each posted 10.
- McDonald led B-CU with 8 boards.
- Only two Wildcats to appear in the game did not record a steal. All others had at least two. Karianna Woods finished with a team-high seven assists.
The Wildcats are back out in the road next week as they head to Alabama for another two-game SWAC trip. B-CU opens the weekend against Alabama State on Saturday, Feb. 1, at 1 p.m.
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