NCAA | Team News | Howard Bison

Howard Bison (10-23)

Mon. 2/19	Sat. 2/24	Mon. 2/26	Thu. 3/1	Tue. 3/6
@ NCCent L 66-83 Box \| Recap	vs. DelSt W 93-74 Box \| Recap	vs. Nor L 74-79 Box \| Recap	@ Coppin W 78-71 Box \| Recap	vs. FlaA&M L 78-88 Box \| Recap

Florida A&M beats Howard 88-78 in MEAC first round

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) Elijah Mayes had 27 points and six assists to lead Florida A&M to an 88-78 victory over Howard on Tuesday in the first round of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament.

The ninth-seeded Rattlers (9-24) will face top-seed Hampton (17-14) in a Wednesday quarterfinal.

Mayes was 8 of 13 from the field with four 3-pointers, Marcus Barham added 20 points, Desmond Williams 17 and Justin Ravenel chipped in with 14.

Leaders
Points:	R. Cole	23.7
Rebounds:	J. Jones	4.9
Assists:	R. Cole	6.1
FG%:	C. Williams	44.6%
FT%:	C. Williams	78.2%
3P%:	C. Williams	40.9%
Steals:	R. Cole	1.7
Blocks:	Z. Cousins	1.2

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Virginia	31-3
2	Villanova	36-4
3	Xavier	29-6
4	Kansas	31-8
5	Michigan State	30-5
6	Cincinnati	31-5
7	Michigan	33-8
8	Gonzaga	32-5
9	Duke	29-8
10	North Carolina	26-11
View Complete Poll

Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Villanova	36-4
2	Michigan	33-8
3	Kansas	31-8
4	Duke	29-8
5	Virginia	31-3
6	Texas Tech	27-10
7	Loyola Chicago	32-6
8	Xavier	29-6
9	Purdue	30-7
10	Gonzaga	32-5
View Complete Poll

Mid-Eastern Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
Bethune-Cookman	12-4	18-14
Hampton	12-4	19-16
Savannah State	12-4	15-17
North Carolina A&T	11-5	20-15
Norfolk State	11-5	14-19
North Carolina Central	9-7	19-16
Morgan State	7-9	13-19
Howard	7-9	10-23
Florida A&M	7-9	9-25
South Carolina State	6-10	10-22
Coppin State	5-11	5-27
Maryland Eastern Shore	3-13	7-25
Delaware State	2-14	4-28
View Full Standings

Offense (Rank)
Points:	74.2 (163)
Rebounds:	11.2 (99)
Assists:	12.3 (271)
FG%:	42.4% (290)
FT%:	70.8% (195)
3P%:	34.7% (190)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	80.4 (332)
Rebounds:	23.7 (282)
Assists:	15.7 (319)
FG%:	46.7% (300)
FT%:	70.0% (88)
3P%:	34.9% (178)