Malik Maitland had 29 points, tying his career high, as Bethune-Cookman routed South Carolina State 98-73 on Saturday. Cletrell Pope added 26 points for the Wildcats. Pope also had 10 rebounds for the Wildcats.
Damni Applewhite had 21 points as South Carolina State edged past Coppin State 85-84 on Monday night.
Damni Applewhite had 21 points as South Carolina State narrowly beat Morgan State 85-81 on Saturday.
Jonathan Mitchell had a career-high 24 points, including a go-ahead 3-point play with 13.8 seconds left, and Delaware State beat South Carolina State 70-68 Monday night to snap a 10-game skid.
Bryan Urrutia scored a season-high 22 points including a jumper in the final seconds that put his team over the top as Maryland-Eastern Shore edged South Carolina State 63-61 on Saturday.
Zaquavian Smith scored 20 points and was wide open to throw down an authoritative two-handed dunk with 11 seconds remaining and Savannah State fended off South Carolina State 92-88 Saturday night.
Nic Thomas scored 16 of his 19 points in the second half to help Norfolk State rally from a nine-point deficit and beat South Carolina State 74-69 on Monday night for the Spartans' sixth win in a row.
RJ Cole scored 26 points, distributed six assists and grabbed four rebounds and Howard snapped its two-game skid beating South Carolina State 71-67 in overtime on Saturday.
Damni Applewhite made a tip-in basket of Janai Raynor-Powell's missed layup with a second left to give South Carolina State a 70-68 win over Coppin State on Monday night.
South Carolina State guard Tyvoris Solomon, who collapsed on the bench during a game at NC State last weekend, was released from the hospital on Thursday.
It remained uncertain Monday what caused South Carolina State guard Tyvoris Solomon's heart to stop during a game Saturday at NC State. Solomon, however, was well enough to speak to a reporter about the experience from the hospital.
South Carolina State guard Tyvoris Solomon was rushed to a hospital Saturday afternoon after his heart stopped during the Bulldogs' game against NC State.
It was a much better second half for UCLA, which easily separated from South Carolina State to win 96-68. Freshman Chris Smith (15 points) was impressive, while G.G. Solomon was plus-33 in 27 minutes.
Two days after needing overtime against lowly Central Arkansas, No. 23 UCLA didn't come out much better against winless South Carolina State. The Bruins led by as many as 13 in the first half, but that lead dipped two just two late in the half before they headed to the locker room up 41-35. Freshman Chris Hill provided a nice spark off the bench with 7 first-half points.
South Carolina State lost at Wisconsin by 35, at Boston College by 39 and at Yale by 32. But the Bulldogs are down just six at half at UCLA.
South Carolina State guard Ed Stephens will graduate and transfer. Averaged 9.4 points this past season.
The ACC got six teams into last season's NCAA tournament, but that number could rise this time around.
Day 3 of the 2016 WSOP main event is now underway. There are six previous champions among the 2,186 players still in contention: Joe McKeehen (2015) Ryan Riess (2013) Greg Raymer (2004) Phil Hellmuth (1989) Johnny Chan (1987 & 88) Tom McEvoy (1983)
22-year-old Fedor Holz was awarded his WSOP gold bracelet for winning the $111,111 One Drop High Roller this afternoon. Holz won $4,981,775 in this tournament, and he has over $10MM in tournament earnings since May 29.
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk State | 10-1 | - | 15-11 |
| North Carolina A&T | 9-2 | 1 | 14-11 |
| Florida A&M | 8-4 | 2.5 | 11-16 |
| North Carolina Central | 7-5 | 3.5 | 12-14 |
| Bethune-Cookman | 7-5 | 3.5 | 12-14 |
| Howard | 6-5 | 4 | 12-14 |
| Savannah State | 6-5 | 4 | 9-16 |
| Coppin State | 6-6 | 4.5 | 6-21 |
| South Carolina State | 4-7 | 6 | 6-21 |
| Morgan State | 3-8 | 7 | 8-16 |
| Maryland-Eastern Shore | 2-11 | 9 | 4-24 |
| Delaware State | 1-10 | 9 | 4-20 |
| Final Fours | 0 |
| Tournament Record | 0-5 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 5 |
