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03/13 21:53 CDT Top seed Howard beats South Carolina State 78-61 in MEAC
Tournament semifinal
Top seed Howard beats South Carolina State 78-61 in MEAC Tournament semifinal
By The Associated Press
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) --- Cam Gillus had 25 points to guide Howard to a 78-61
victory over South Carolina State on Friday night in a Mid-Eastern Athletic
Conference Tournament semifinal.
Top seed Howard will play No. 3 seed North Carolina Central for the
championship on Saturday with an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament up for
grabs.
Gillus also had eight rebounds for the Bison (22-10). Cedric Taylor III scored
16 points and Ose Okokie scored 11 as the Bison upped their winning streak to
seven.
Noah Treadwell led the Bulldogs (10-22) with 13 points. Jayden Johnson added 11
points, six rebounds and four assists. Obie Bronston Jr. scored 11.
Howard took the lead with 9:58 remaining in the first half and did not trail
again. Taylor had nine points to help Howard build a 38-24 advantage at the
break. Gillus scored 16 in the second half and the Bison used a late 10-0 run
to take a 71-56 lead before finishing off the victory.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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