Scores

Final

Delaware St 56

(13-15, 8-6 MEAC)

Howard 53

(7-23, 4-12 MEAC)

6:00 PM ET, March 2, 2013

Burr Arena, Washington, DC

1 2 T
DSU 22 3456
HOW 27 2653

Top Performers

Delaware State: K. Gray 8 Pts, 7 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Blk

Howard: M. Phillips 16 Pts, 6 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Blk

Delaware St. 56, Howard 53

Associated Press

WASHINGTON -- Albert Thomas scored 14 points to lead Delaware State to a 56-53 victory over Howard University to sweep the season series in the regular-season finale for both Saturday.

Tahj Tate added 13 points for the Hornets (13-15, 8-6 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference), who snapped a two-game skid. Delaware State defeated Howard 63-46 on Jan. 23.

Mike Phillips scored 16 points, Calvin Thompson 12 and Prince Okoroh 11 for the Bison (7-23, 4-12), who beat Maryland-Eastern Shore 49-45 on Monday to snap a four-game losing streak.

The Hornets won the game at the foul line, hitting 24 of 30 while Howard made 11 of 20.

Howard led 21-9 on Calvin Johnson's free throw with 8:02 left in the first half, but Delaware State closed to 27-22 at halftime.

Howard led 46-45 at 2:46, but Delaware State pulled ahead 47-46 on Tate's two free throws with 2:23 left and held on to win.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
DSU
HOW
Points 56 53
FG Made-Attempted 15-37 (.405) 19-56 (.339)
3P Made-Attempted 2-10 (.200) 4-18 (.222)
FT Made-Attempted 24-30 (.800) 11-20 (.550)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 17 (0/0) 26 (0/0)
Largest Lead 3 12

Game Leaders

 
DSU
HOW
PointsA. Thomas 14M. Phillips 16
ReboundsK. Gray 7M. Phillips 6
AssistsT. Tate 3C. Thompson 4
StealsA. Thomas 1C. Thompson 3
BlocksK. Gray 2M. Phillips 1
Team Stats: Delaware State | Howard

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 23, 2013 @DSU 63, HOW 46Recap
» Mar 2, 2013 DSU 56, @HOW 53Recap
Mar 12, 2013 @DSU 73, HOW 61Recap

Next 5 Games

DSU
HOW
03/04 @MORG 7:45pm
03/07 @SCST 7:30pm
03/12 HOW 9:00pm
03/14 @HAMP 6:00pm
03/15 NCAT 8:30pm
 03/12 @DSU 9:00pm
Complete Schedule: Delaware State | Howard

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Norfolk State16-021-11
North Carolina Central15-122-9
Savannah State11-519-14
Hampton11-514-17
Morgan State10-617-15
North Carolina A&T8-819-16
Delaware State8-815-18
Bethune-Cookman7-914-20
Florida A&M5-118-23
Coppin State5-118-24
Howard4-127-24
South Carolina State2-146-24
Maryland-Eastern Shore2-142-26
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