Complete Game Notes

Game 16
Howard (4-12, 1-2 MEAC) vs.
Winston-Salem State (6-8)

Date: Saturday, Jan. 19
Time: 7:30 p.m. EST
Place: Lawrence Joel Coliseum, Winston-Salem, N.C.
Series: Series tied 5-5

The Game
This is a non-conference game between the Bison of Howard University and the Rams of Winston-Salem State University.  The Bison (4-12 overall, 1-2 in the MEAC) are coming off a 54-53 home win over Bethune-Cookman University on Monday that snapped an eight-game losing streak.  The Rams (6-8) are coming off a 66-59 home loss to Delaware State on Monday that snapped a two-game win streak.        

Howard
Probable Starters

Reserves

Winston-Salem State
Probable Starters

Reserves

The Coaches
WSSU is coached by  Bobby Collins (Eastern Kentucky, ‘91), who is in his second season there and has a 11-32 record while Howard is coached by Gil Jackson (Elizabethtown College, '69), who is in his third season and has a 19-53 career record to date.

Rams Horns
After starting the season at 1-5, WSSU has won five of its last 8...the Rams are shooting only 39 percent from the field on the season...WSSU shot only three free throws in the loss to Delaware State, none in the second half...the Rams are 5-3 at home this season.

Bison Hooves
The Bison have had 11 different starting lineups due to injuries...the team lost projected starting point guard and Chicago native Julius Hearn before the season started to a knee injury that required surgery...then both freshman forward Adam Walker and freshman guard Kyle Riley went down with injuries just before the season opener...they both returned in the third game only to have starting forward Randy Hampton suffer a concussion in the game against Hampton that caused him to miss the past four games...and if that was not enough, starting point guard Jeron Smith suffered a knee injury following a dunk in the game against American University and leading scorer Eugene Myatt suffered a knee contusion in that same game, forcing them to miss the last two games...at one point, the Bison suited up only eight players...Myatt leads the team in scoring, in three-point shooting, in assists and in minutes played...as a team, Howard is shooting only 24 percent from three-point range...Howard is on a pace to have one of its best seasons in recent years in blocked shots...the Bison currently average 4.81 per game...Walker leads the team with 19 and Kirkpatrick has 17...Myatt's 14 three-point baskets are more than he scored in the previous two seasons combined....the Bison are second in blocked shots (4.8)...Myatt is sixth in scoring, 7^th in shooting (50 percent) and 8^th in three-point shooting (37 percent)...after starting the season at 2-2, the Bison have gone 2-10.

Next Up
The Bison travel to Orangeburg, SC to take on the Bulldogs of South Carolina State on Monday at 7:30 pm.  That game will be televised on ESPNU as part of the MEAC TV package.  WSSU plays host to Hampton University on Monday at 4 pm.

Game Officials
R: Seth Fitch; U1: Carl Blair; U2: George Crocker, Jr.