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Wells had 19 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocks. In addition to his game-high 25 points, Horne had 7 rebounds and four steals.

SWAC Tourney MVP Horne led the way with 25 points, making an array of dazzling shots, as the Panthers moved ahead after a 29-27 halftime deficit. Wells added 17 points and 11 rebounds while Williams added 10 points.

The Panthers, who rode the play of the trio of Dontae Horne, Cory Wells and Lance Williams to four wins in five days to take the SWAC Tournament as an eighth seed, rode the same trio to the First Four wins.

SWAC men's champion Prairie View A&M downs Patriot League champion Lehigh, 67-55, in the First Four in Dayton, the first win in NCAA Tournament history for the Panthers.

The 23 points from Okojie was a career high. Bryce Harris, the MEAC player of the year and most outstanding MEAC tournament player, also had 5 assists while converting 3 of 4 3s and was 4 of 4 from the line. Point guard Cam Gillis had 8 points and 7 assists. THE BISON MOVE ON!!

Senior guard Ose Okojie led the Bison with 23 points, graduate forward Bryce Harris had 19 points, including a big, clutch basket late, and a game-high 14 rebounds, junior Cedric Taylor III had 16 before fouling out and Travelle Bryson had 11.

NCAA DIV. I FINAL FOUR MEN'S BASKETBALL LET THE CELEBRATION BEGIN!!! MEAC champion Howard (24-10) wins its first NCAA Tournament game, 86-83 over American East champ UMBC in the First Four Midwest Region game.

NCAA DIV. I FIRST FOUR 1:13 to play, MEAC champ Howard is up 83-76 over UMBC.

NCAA FIRST FOUR Howard up 7, 79-72 with 3:42 to play.

2026 MEN'S NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT Howard, leading UMBC 49-41 at the break, has moved out to a 61-48 lead in the First Four game in Dayton, Ohio. Ose Okojie had 16 first-half points to lead the Bison while Travelle Bryson had 11 off the bench.

Ah'Kiyah Pye led the Lady Rams with 16 points, Makayla Waleed had 14 and Alana Bossie had 11. Maia Charles had 7 points and a game-high 13 rebounds.

The Lady Rams (28-4) led for most of the game and were up four in last half-minute of the game but two critical turnovers on in-bounds play opened the door for IUP to get the win.

NCAA DIV. II WOMEN"S TOURNAMENT ATLANTIC REGION FINAL Top seed IUP sank a 3-pointer with 5.8 seconds left to complete a comeback and down 3rd-seed CIAA champion Winston-Salem State 65-64 in the championship game of the Atlantic Regional.

NCAA DIV. II REGIONAL PLAYOFFS SOUTH REGION - Quarterfinals #1 Nova Southeastern 94, #8 Morehouse 60 - Final

NCAA DIV. II REGIONAL PLAYOFFS - WOMEN #3 Winston-Salem State 67, #7 Gannon 48 - Final WSSU (28-3) advances to the Atlantic Region championship game on Monday, Feb. 16 vs. Indiana PA/Seton Hill winner.

NCAA Div. II REGIONAL PLAYOFFS - WOMEN ATLANTIC REGION Winston-Salem State 53, Gannon 34 - 3:00, 3rd Qtr.

NCAA DIV. II MEN'S REGIONAL PLAYOFFS ATLANTIC REGION #7 Virginia Union 52, #2 West Liberty 46 - F SOUTH REGION #1 Nova Southeastern 44, #8 Morehouse 29 - Half

2026 SWAC BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT Fourth-seed Southern ran out to a 41-19 halftime lead before settling for a 73-56 win over Alabama State in the championship game of the SWAC women's basketball tournament Saturday afternoon.

2026 MEAC BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT The top seed Howard women and #3 seed Norfolk State tied up at 27 after one half of play at the MEAC women's Championship Game.

2026 MEAC BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT LET THE BISON CELEBRATION BEGIN: No. 1 seed Howard takes the title, 70-63 over No. 3 North Carolina Central.