Climbing the Ladder

[SouthernRebel]

Alabama A&M Bulldogs 6-9 2-1 @ UMES Hawks 5-9 1-2
Heartbreaking loss. We were neck and neck the whole game. Tied 37-37 at half. They took it 68-67. Brittian scored 18 pts for us.Butler redeemed himself this game hitting 6 of 7 for 13 pts and 6 rebs.

[SouthernRebel]

V Conference Standings

Grambling 4-0 12-3
Mass-Lowell 4-0 7-8
Alabama A&M 3-1 7-9
SIU Edwardsville 3-1 10-5
Longwood 3-1 11-4
Central Arkansas 3-1 8-7
Howard 2-2 3-12
Alcorn State 2-2 6-9
North Alabama 2-2 7-8
Houston Baptist 2-2 7-8
Maryland E Shore 1-3 5-10
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1-3 3-12
Mississippi Valley 1-3 5-10
Chicago State 1-3 2-13
Incarnate Word 0-4 4-11
Presbyterian 0-4 4-11

[SouthernRebel]

UMES Hawks 5-10 1-3 @ Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions 3-12 1-3 Jan 24, 2020

great game. They outscored us 47-34 the first half and we returned the favor in the second. Regulation time ended at 81-81. In overtime the golden lions seemed to run out of steam as we out scored them 23-14 in overtime. Final UMES 104 Ark-PB 95

Lanont Butler continues to shine. He had 23 pts, 9 rebs and 2 asts in only 24 minutes because of foul trouble. Bevon Gray SG added 17

[SouthernRebel]

Alcorn State Braves 6-10 2-3 @ UMES Hawks 6-10 2-3 Jan 27, 2020

The Braves showed us up at home. They held a 45-32 lead at half. We played better defense the second half but lost 76-63. They crushed us on the boards 38-23.
Kevin Brittian PG had our best performace. 14 pts, 4 asts, 4 stls 4 blks 2 rebs.

[SouthernRebel]

UMES Hawks 6-11 2-4 @ Houston Baptist Huskies 7-10 2-4 Jan 31, 2020

We played poorly and fell behind 33-42 at the half. The game ended 76-66 for them. We were outrebounded 29-20. We are generally a good 3pt shooting team, but in this one we only hit 3 of 14.
Bevon Gray SG had our best game 9 pts 7 asts 5 rebs 1 stl

[SouthernRebel]

Howard Bison 5-13 4-3 @ UMES Hawks 6-12 2-5 Feb 3, 2920
We get a much needed win. We led 38-27 at half. Howard fought back and made a close game of it, but we topped them 64-58. We shot poorly but our defense kept them shooting poorly also.

Player of the game was backup guard Murray McLean. He had 8 pts 6 asts 3 rebs 2 blks and 3 stls.

[SouthernRebel]

V Conference Standings halfway through conference play

Grambling Tigers 7-1 15-4
Mass-Lowell 6-2 9-10
SIU Edwardsville 6-2 13-6
Alabama A&M 5-3 9-11
Central Arkansas 5-3 10-9
Longwood 5-3 13-6
Chicago State 4-4 5-14
Alcorn State 4-4 8-11
Houston Baptist 4-4 9-10
Howard 4-4 5-14
Maryland E Shore 3-5 7-12
Presbyterian 3-5 7-12
Mississippi Valley 3-5 7-12
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 2-6 4-15
North Alabama 2-6 7-12
Incarnate Word 1-7 5-14

[SouthernRebel]

AP poll

1 Duke 18-3 5-3 A
2 Maryland 18-3 7-1 A
3 Kansas 16-3 5-3 A
4 Illinois 18-3 6-2 B
5 West Virginia 19-2 7-1 B
6 Georgetown 18-3 5-3 B
7 Iowa 18-3 7-1 C
8 Memphis 18-4 6-2 C
9 Xavier 18-3 5-3 A
10 San Diego State 19-2 7-1 C
11 Gonzaga 16-5 3-5 A
12 Arizona 16-4 5-3 A
13 Wisconsin 16-5 5-3 A
14 Villanova 15-6 4-4 A
15 Pittsburgh 17-4 5-3 B
16 Texas Tech 18-3 6-2 D
17 Louisville 16-6 4-4 A
18 Marquette 16-5 5-3 B
19 Ohio State 15-6 4-4 A
20 North Carolina 14-5 5-3 A
21 Oklahoma 17-4 6-2 B
22 Mississippi State 16-3 7-1 D
23 Oregon 15-5 5-3 C
24 Iowa State 13-6 4-4 D
25 Tennessee 15-5 7-1 .C

[SouthernRebel]

UMES Hawks 7-12 3-5 @ Longwood Lancers 13-6 5-3 Feb 7, 2020

Longwood played well the first half and led 36-28. We played a better game the second half but fell short 80-71. Ft shooting continues to be poor. We shot 61% this game. we had 14-23 compared to 26-31 for them. We are currently in 348th place with our .624 ft shooting

Our center Butler had 18 pts 5 rebs

[SouthernRebel]

Mass-Lowell River Hawks 10-10 7-2 @ UMES Hawks 7-13 3-6 Feb 10, 2020

Great game for us. Mass-Lowell came to town tied for the conference lead. The first half we led 44-34. The second half was our best effort defensively and offensively of the entire season. Wd outscored them in that half 51-29. We outscored them in the paint 42-28 for the game. Final hawks 95 riverhawks 63
Kevin Brittian PG was player of the game. 18 pts, 8 asts 1 reb 2 blks.
Lamont Butler C added 21 pts 4 rebs 2 asts

We get a verbal commit from Ike Williams, a PF from Auburn, ME. Hes 6'7" 238 lbs. Looks like a great scorer. Avg passer. Not much of a rebounder. Good at defense which we have a lack of. Ranked 1368 and 305 pos. rank This will be our last scholarship.