Feb. 13, 2011
Game Notes | Live Audio
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore men's basketball team wraps up its trip to the Sunshine State with a 7:30 p.m. matchup against Bethune-Cookman at the Moore Gymnasium.
The Hawks fought a close battle on Saturday against Florida A&M but fell, 63-55. UMES was leading by four with 3:53 remaining, but the Rattlers finished the game on an 11-3 run to take the game from the Hawks.
Junior Tyler Hines (Sicklerville, N.J.) had another big night on the boards as he recorded a game-high 15 rebounds. Senior Kevin White (Brooklyn, N.Y.) led UMES in scoring with 13 points and also recorded three assists and three steals.
Redshirt junior Hillary Haley (Oxon Hill, Md.) leads the Hawks (6-18; 3-8) in scoring with an average of 16.9 points per game. Hines leads the team in rebounding with an average of 7.5 boards per contest.
The Wildcats are coming off of a 61-48 win over Delaware State on Saturday. The 48 points by the Hornets were the fewest that B-CU has allowed all season. The Wildcats are currently in second place in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference with a 14-11 overall and 8-3 league record, one game back of Hampton.
C.J. Reed leads B-CU in scoring with an average of 18.5 points per game while Alexander Starling rebounds an average of 7.0 boards per game.
UMES has had limited success against the Wildcats as they have dropped five straight games to B-CU in Daytona Beach. The Wildcats beat the Hawks in the lone meeting this season, 71-64, at the W.P. Hytche Athletic Center on Jan. 17.
Monday's game will be broadcast live on the Hawks Radio Network at 95.9 The Sports Animal and on the Internet at UMESHawks.com thanks to allinbroadcasting.com. Bret Lasky has the call for UMES while Dave Vatz hosts the studio show.
-49 IN FINAL 5 MINUTES: In 11 conference games, the Hawks have been outscored by 49 points in the final five minutes of games. The Hawks have outscored their opponent over the final five minutes in only two of the 11 conference games. FAMU outscored UMES by nine points over the final five minutes on Saturday.
100 OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS?: With eight offensive rebounds vs. FAMU, Tyler Hines now has 83 offensive rebounds. He is trying to become the first player since Tim Parham during the 2005-06 season to record 100 offensive rebounds in a single- season. Parham grabbed 116 offensive rebounds.
FIVE SHY OF 300: Kevin White has dished out 295 assists in two seasons at UMES. Since 2000, no UMES player has gone over 300 assists.
MOST REBOUNDS SINCE `09: Tyler Hines recorded a career high 16 rebounds on Feb. 5 against Norfolk State. The 16 rebounds are the most since Feb. 16, 2009 when Neal Pitt had 16 rebounds against Norfolk State.
FOURTEEN OF FIFTEEN: Hillary Haley has scored in double figures in 14 of the last 15 games. He has poured in over 15 points in 13 of the last 15 games. Haley has 19 double figure scoring games, most on the team. Haley is fourth in the conference in scoring at 16.9 a night.
178 STRAIGHT: The Hawks have hit at least one 3-point field goal in at least 178 straight games dating back to the 2004-05 season.
SECOND LOWEST PERCENTAGE OF SEASON: UMES shot 30.2 percent (19-63) from the floor against FAMU, their second lowest shooting percentage of the season. UMES shot 25.9 percent from the field against Old Dominion.
FOURTH IN CONFERENCE: Hillary Haley ranks fourth in the MEAC in scoring. Only C.J. Reed of Bethune-Cookman (18.5) and Darrion Pellum of Hampton (17.9) and Thomas Coleman of N.C. A&T (17.3) are scoring more per game than Haley. If the s eason ended today, Haley's scoring average of 16.9 would be the highest total since 2007-08 when Ed Tyson averaged 20.2 a contest.
+23 ON GLASS IN LAST FOUR: The Hawks have outrebounded three of their last four opponents by a combined 23 rebounds. UMES outrebounded Hampton 38-31, outrebounded Norfolk St. 40-31 and held a 43-35 advantage on the glass against N.C. A&T. FAMU outrebounded UMES 41-40.
SECOND IN CONFERENCE: Tyler Hines ranks second in the MEAC in offensive rebounds per game (3.5). Hines leads the Hawks with 83 offensive rebounds. Hines ranks sixth in the MEAC in overall rebounding at 7.5 per contest. Over the last three games, Hines has 42 rebounds over the last three games. He has recorded double figuring rebounding totals in each of the last three.
OVER 800 POINTS: Hillary Haley scored nine points on Saturday to go over 800 (803) for his two-year career at UMES. Including his one season at St. Bonaventure, Haley has 967 career points.
ALL 24: Kevin White is the only player that has started all 24 games this season. White leads the Hawks in minutes per game at 30.7.
NOT SO SUNNY FLORIDA: The Hawks are 1-7 over the last four seasons during their time in the Sunshine State. The lone win during the time period was last season over FAMU (1/16/10).
BETTER SCORER: In his first two seasons at UMES, Hines scored in double figures just five times. He has 13 double figure scoring games this season.
GREAT PERCENTAGE: Tyler Hines ranks second in the MEAC in field goal percentage at 54.3. He is 82-of-142 from the floor this year.
FIRST IN ASSISTS: UMES leads the conference in assists per game at 12.8. UMES averaged 11.1 assists per game last season. Two seasons ago, the Hawks averaged only 9.6 assists per contest.
SECOND IN MEAC: Point guard Kevin White ranks second in the MEAC in assists per game (5.12). White led the league last year in assists with 5.4 a contest. Jay Threatt of Delaware State leads the league (6.2).
WILDCATS SCOUTING REPORT: The Wildcats are in second place in the MEAC, one game back of Hampton. The Wildcats are coming off a 61-48 win over Delaware State.
TOP SCORER IN THE LEAGUE: Junior guard C.J. Reed leads the MEAC in scoring at 18.5 points per game. He ranks sixth all-time at Bethune-Cookman with 1,466 career points. Reed scored 17 points against Delaware State on Saturday. Reed has led the Wildcats in scoring in 20 of the 25 games this season. Reed has scored 94 points over the last four games (23.5 per).
STARTING LINEUP CHANGE: Albert Abrahams joined the starting lineup on Feb. 7 before the Morgan State game. Garrius Holloman started the first 23 games of the season before being replaced by Abrahams.
NOT A 3-POINT SHOOTING TEAM: Bethune-Cookman ranks second to last in the conference in 3-point shooting percentage (29.8). C.J. Reed and Kevin Dukes are the only players with more than 30 3-point makes for the season. The Wildcats only attempted three 3-pointers on Jan. 17 at the Hytche Athletic Center.
LAST WIN IN DAYTONA BEACH: The Hawks have not defeated Bethune-Cookman at Moore Gymnasium since Jan. 13, 2003 when they topped the Wildcats 74-69.
SUCCESS AT HOME: Over the last two seasons, the Wildcats are 12-6 at home. The Wildcats are 5-2 at home this season.
VALUE THE BALL: The Wildcats are averaging only 12.5 turnovers per game, third fewest in the conference. The Wildcats committed only ten turnovers on Saturday against Delaware State. They turned it over only 11 times in the game prior against Morgan State. The Wildcats have had fewer turnovers than their opponents in 16 of 25 games.
SOLID AT THE LINE: The Wildcats rank second the conference in free throw shooting at 70.5 percent. C.J. Reed ranks sixth in the league at 79.9 percent. Six players are shooting above 65 percent.
ENERGIZER BUNNY: C.J. Reed leads the conference in minutes per game at 37.9 per game. Reed has played 947 minutes this season. For perspective, no UMES player has logged more than 750 minutes. Reed played the full 40 minutes in the win over Delaware St.
50 PERCENT SHOOTERS: Inside players Garrius Holloman and Alexander Starling are both in the top ten in the conference in field goal percentage. Holloman ranks fourth in the league at 51.3 percent while Alexander ranks sixth in the league at 50.3 percent.
