BALTIMORE (February 27, 2026) – Howard University men's basketball team squares off against Beltway rival Morgan State Saturday (Feb. 28) in another key MEAC (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) showdown inside Hill Fieldhouse. Tipoff is scheduled for 4:30 p.m.
 
The Bison are on a roll, having won three straight and seven-of-the-last-eight contests. The Bears registered a 90-83 road win in a shootout with South Carolina State (SC State) Wednesday (Feb. 25) for their eighth win in nine games.
 
The game has important implications as the rivals have identical 8-3 conference records and tied for first place with two games remaining before the MEAC Tournament (March 11-14) in Norfolk, Va. Both are averaging over 86.0 points during their current runs.
 
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COACHES
 
Howard is led by Kenneth Blakeney (Duke, '95), who is also in his seventh season. Morgan State is coached by Kevin Broadus (Bowie State, '96), who is in his seventh season at the helm.
 
THE SERIES
 
Morgan State (11-14, 8-3 MEAC) has won two-in-a-row, including a thrilling 78-77 win over Howard (18-10, 8-3 MEAC) at Burr Gymnasium this season (Jan. 26). In the last meeting, senior guard Cedric Taylor III (Atlanta) led all scorers with 29 points for the Bison while graduate guard Bryce Harris (Brentwood, N.Y.) added 23 points and 11 rebounds. The Bears were led by Rob Lawson with 24 points.
 
The Bears have won two-in-a-row and the games have been decided by a total of two points. The games have been very competitive of late with six-of-the-last-seven decided by six points or loss.
 
The series is tied, 12-12, dating back to 2005.
 
LAST TIMEOUT
 
HOWARD
 
Saturday (Feb. 21), sophomore forward Travelle Bryson (Anderson, S.C.) came off the bench to pour in a season-high 22 points to lead five Bison in double figures and helped HU cruise to a 100-67 win over North Carolina Central at Burr Gymnasium.
 
MORGAN STATE
 
In the win over SC State, Alfred Worrell Jr., led the way with 23 points.
 
PROBABLE STARTERS/KEY RESERVES
 
HU PROBABLE STARTERS
 
No.      Name                          Class                Position           2025-26 Stats                                    
34        Bryce Harris                Graduate        Guard              17.3 ppg, 6.6 rpg & 48-percent FG%
11        Ose Okojie                  Senior             Guard              9.6 ppg, 3.7 rpg & 56-percent FG%
2          Cam Gillus                  Junior              Guard              9.6 ppg, 3.9 rpg & 126 assists
12        Cedric Taylor III           Junior              Guard              17.4 ppg, 6.6 rpg & 45-percent FG%
4          Alex Cotton                 Junior              Guard              8.6 ppg, 3.2 rpg & 55 3FGM
 
HU KEY RESERVES
 
No.      Name                          Class                Position           2025-26 Stats                                    
32        Travelle Bryson           Sophomore     Guard              9.8 ppg, 3.9 rpg & 47-percent FG%
13        Danas Kazakevicius     Freshman        Center             4.6 ppg, 2.7 rpg & 50-percent FG%
0          Isaiah Brown               R-Freshman    Guard              2.8 ppg & 44 assists
 
MORGAN STATE PROBABLE STARTERS
 
No.      Name                          Class                Position           2025-26 Stats                                    
3          Rob Lawson                Senior             Guard              12.9 ppg, 3.3 rpg & 107 assists
2          Elijah Davis                 Graduate        Guard              13.5 ppg, 3.3 rpg & 136 assists
0          Christian Meeks          Junior              Forward          6.3 ppg, 5.8 rpg & 56-percent FG%
1          Alfred Worrell Jr.        Senior             Guard              18.8 ppg, 3.6 rpg & 88-percent FT%
21        Christian Oliver           Senior             Forward          5.0 ppg, 3.1 rpg & 58-percent FG%
 
MORGAN STATE KEY RESERVES
 
No.      Name                          Class                Position           2025-26 Stats                                    
55        Eugene Alvin               Junior              Guard              6.1 ppg, 3.1 rpg & 40-percent 3FG%
52        Walter Peggs Jr.          Graduate        Guard              8.4 ppg & 86-percent FT%
21        Christian Oliver           Senior             Forward          4.8 ppg, 2.9 rpg & 48-percent FG%
7          Marland Harris           Senior             Forward          4.7 ppg, 3.8 rpg & 56-percent FG%
 
GAME NOTES
 
HOWARD
 
Howard leads the MEAC in scoring defense (68.0 ppg), field goal shooting defense (42-percent), assists (15.5), blocks (3.6), steals, offensive rebounding (12.3) and free throw shooting percentage (73-percent)…Individually, Harris leads the conference in rebounding (6.6)…Junior guard Cam Gillus (Falls Church, Va.) is third in assists (4.5) and steals and fourth in assists/turnover…Junior guard Alex Cotton (Carrollton, Texas) is fourth in three-pointers made per game (2.2) …Senior guard Ose Okojie (Brampton, Canada) is 10^th in steals…As a team, the Bison rank eighth, nationally, in turnovers forced per game…Nationally, Harris is tied for 32^nd in free throw attempts and 37^th in free throw attempts…Harris and Taylor have been on a tear of late, in the past seven games, Harris has connected 44-of-73 from the field and averaged almost 18.0 points during that period, along with nine blocks during that stretch…Harris has reached double figures in nine straight games…Taylor, who missed the first 11 games, has been equally impressive, hitting of 47-of-81 from the floor and 51-of-58 from the charity stripe in the past eight contests…Taylor has also dished out 26 assists, recorded 14 steals and blocked nine shots...Gillus has dished out 41 assists in the past seven games and committed only 12 turnovers…Cotton has also come on strong of late; the junior sharpshooter is 21-of-44 from beyond the arc the past seven games…Harris is quietly approaching a milestone of 1,500 points and 700 rebounds in his career…Taylor has connected on 38-of-43 free throws, dating back seven games… Taylor was named the MEAC Player of the Week (Feb. 23) for the third straight week…Harris was named the HBCU All Stars Co-Player of the Week Wednesday (Feb. 25)…The Bison have won seven-of-their-last-eight-games since the loss to Morgan State (Jan. 26), the only loss was an 87-81 home loss in overtime to Yale (Feb. 9)…During the eight-game stretch, the Bison are averaging almost 86.0 points per game, including the century mark in their latest win over North Carolina Central Saturday (Feb. 21).
 
MORGAN STATE
 
Morgan State leads the MEAC in three pointers made (6.8) and free throw shooting percentage (73-percent)…Individually, Worrell leads the conference in scoring (17.5 ppg)…Elijah Davis leads the MEAC in assists (6.3) and assists/turnover ratio…Lawson is fourth in assists and free throw shooting percentage (83-percent) and 10^th in scoring (12.5 ppg)…Christian Meeks is fourth in rebounding (5.6)…Walter Peggs Jr., is seventh in three-point shooting…Marland Harris leads the MEAC in blocks…Dallas Jones is 10^th in rejections…The streaking Bears have won eight-of-their-last-nine games, averaging 86.0 points per contest, with their only loss was an 80-76 setback to North Carolina Central in Durham, N.C. (Feb. 16).
 
NEXT UP
 
Howard has a short turnaround when it hosts Coppin State in the home regular season finale Monday (March 2) at 7 p.m., inside Burr Gymnasium.
 
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