WASHINGTON (November 15, 2022) - Howard University men's basketball team got a team-high 18 points from Elijah Hawkins (Washington) and 16 and 10, respectively, from Steve Settles, III (Glenarden, Md.) and Bryce Harris (Brentwood, N.Y.), but it was not enough as high-scoring James Madison University (JMU) posted a 95-69 win over the Bison in a nonconference matchup at Burr Gymnasium.
 
The Bison (2-3) took the early lead but the Dukes (4-0), who came into the game as one of the highest scoring teams in Division I (108 points per game), bolted out a double-digit lead and never looked back as five players finished in double figures.
 
Hawkins, who also had a game-high eight assists, along with Settle and Harris combined to shoot a respectable 19-of-33 among them, but no other player reached double figures.
 
As a team, Howard shot close to 50-percent (30-of-61) from the field and recorded assists on 14 of their 30 field goals.
 
But they had no answer for the torrid shooting of JMU, which placed five players in double figures, led by Noah Friedel, who came off the bench to lead all scorers with 23 points.
 
The Dukes shot a sizzling 60-percent (38-of-64) from the floor, including 14-of-25 from downtown.
 
Howard travels to the Virgin Islands for the Paradise Jam where it will face Wyoming Friday (Nov. 18) at 4:15 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+.
 
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