BALTIMORE (January 22, 2022) – Howard University men's basketball team outlasted the Morgan State (MSU) Bears in a high-scoring affair, 91-82, inside the Hill Field House.
 
With the win, HU (7-8, 1-1 MEAC) snapped its three-game slide while earning its first conference win of the season.
 
"I'm really proud of the effort our guys played with today," said Howard men's basketball head coach Kenneth Blakeney, who secured his first road conference win as a Bison. "Morgan State is really good and coach Kevin Broadus has done an unbelievable job. It was a great job for us to come into Baltimore and get this win."
 
Three Bison scored 20 points in the victory, led by graduate Randall Brumant (Houston) with a season-high 22 points on 10-of-12 shooting.
 
"We've been putting in the work all season long," said Brumant, who leads the squad in rebounding (5.7 rpg). "We've been in a lot of close games and came up short. It was good to get this road win."
 
MSU's Sherwyn Devonish made a pair of freebies and gave the Bears an early 10-point advantage, 16-6, but the Bison fought back and took their first lead after a trey ball from rookie Elijah Hawkins (Washington), 31-30.
 
Both squads went back-and-forth in the waning moments before intermission, but a layup from Hawkins put the Bison ahead by three, 46-43.
 
Morgan State recaptured the lead after two free throws from Ty Horner, 58-57, but it was short-lived, thanks to a long ball from graduate Sam Green (Bowie, Md.), 60-58.
 
With less than six minutes left, a layup from Brumant gave HU its largest lead, 78-68, but the Bears refused to go away.
 
MSU went on a 14-4 run, capped by a three-point play from Devonish, 83-82.
 
Howard responded, scoring eight unanswered to close out the game, 91-82.

Hawkins ended the afternoon with 20 points, six steals (career-high) and four assists while redshirt sophomore Steve Settle, III (Glenarden, Md.) added 21 points and eight rebounds in the win.
 
For MSU (6-9, 1-2 MEAC), De'Torrion Ware led all scorers with 23 points in the loss.
 
HU returns to Baltimore Monday (Jan. 24) where the Coppin State Eagles await. Game time is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. inside PEC Arena.
 
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at www.HUBison.com.