LORMAN, Miss. (November 5, 2026) --
Cedric Taylor III (Atlanta) rebounded from a foul-plagued effort in a loss at Yale Monday (Nov. 2) to score 27 points and lead four players in double figures as the Howard University men's basketball team cruised to 93-84 win over Alcorn State in a nonconference game at the Davey L. Whitney Arena.
In the 72-62 season-opening loss, Taylor got into foul trouble and eventually fouled out. The talented senior guard more than atoned for his past game.
In addition to his 27 points on 8-of-13 from the field, Taylor grabbed eight rebounds, handed out three assists, blocked two shots and got a couple of steals.
The Bison also got a another solid performance from
James Brown (Aurora, Ill.), a 6-foot-10 junior center who transferred from UNC. Brown finished with 12 points and five rebounds.
Gasper Kocevar, a 6-foot-10 sophomore center transfer from Fresno State, tallied 11 points and grabbed seven rebounds.
Junior forward
Josiah Lawson (Stone Mountain, Ga.) came off the bench to score 10 points and grab five rebounds.
And Howard got another good performance from its freshman forward
Drew Harris (Westminster, Md.), who added five points, two assists and two rebounds in 24 minutes of playing time.
Howard led most of the game, converting on 24-of-36 free throws and collecting 17 points off the Braves.
Alcorn State was led Trey Thomas with 27 points. Saxby Sunderland added 13 points and Jahseem Felton tallied 12 points in a losing cause.
NEXT UP: Howard travels to Philadelphia to take on Penn at 6 p.m.
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at
www.HUBison.com.
