WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Howard University Men's basketball team cruised past the Regent University Royals 105-47, Wednesday night in Burr Gymnasium.
The Bison stormed out the gate on a 22-2 run in the first four minutes of the game.
Nate Garvey tied his career-high in that span, knocking down 13 points, going 5-of-6 from the floor and recording three shots from beyond the arc. Garvey finished the contest with a career-high 15 points. Howard did not look back as they overpowered Regent from wire to wire.
Charles 'CJ' Williams paced the Bison in the second-half recording 17 points. Williams crossed the 2,000 points threshold with a mid-range jumper from the wing as time expired, taking a 54-31 lead into intermission.
Six Bison scored in double-figures, Williams (24), Garvey (15),
Kyle Foster (12),
Khalil Robinson (12) a career-high, Wayne Bristol Jr. (10) and
Zion Cousins (10) recorded his second double-double of the season securing 10 rebounds.
Michael Barber recorded a season-high three blocks and five rebounds.
Howard shot a season-high 56.3 percent from the floor and converted 29 turnovers to 40 points a season-best. The Bison controlled the paint bringing down 46 rebounds and scored 52 points in the paint. The Bench outscored the Royals 34-21.
Up Next:
Howard improves to 2-10 and will continue their home-stand versus Harvard University, Sunday for a 2:00 p.m. tipoff.