Howard Bison vs. Michigan Wolverines

Mar 19, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
HOW	46	34	80
MICH	50	51	101

Game Recap

Morez Johnson Jr. and top-seeded Michigan roll past Howard 101-81 in March Madness after slow start. Morez Johnson Jr. had 21 points and 10 rebounds on a perfect shooting night, and No. 1 seed Michigan rode a second-half surge to a 101-81 victory over 16th-seeded Howard in the first round of the NCAA...

Player Stats

HOWARD	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
12Cedric Taylor III	34	7-12	4-7	1-1	6	2	0	1	4	19
2Cam Gillus	39	6-9	5-6	4-6	4	5	1	2	1	21
4Alex Cotton	28	1-5	1-4	0-0	3	2	1	0	3	3
11Ose Okojie	35	2-9	0-4	3-4	4	2	1	2	4	7
34Bryce Harris	39	7-19	3-7	4-6	2	2	0	1	2	21
32Travelle Bryson	19	3-7	1-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	7
7Julian Johnson	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21Calvin Robins Jr.	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
13Danas Kazakevicius	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10Jeremiah Johnson	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3BJ Powell	1	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	2
0Isaiah Brown	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23Ed Holland III	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	27-6342.9%	14-2948.3%	12-1770.6%	21	14	3	6	15	80

MICHIGAN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Yaxel Lendeborg	27	2-5	1-3	4-4	4	4	0	0	0	2	9
21Morez Johnson Jr.	26	8-8	1-1	4-5	10	0	1	1	1	0	21
15Aday Mara	21	8-10	0-0	3-4	7	6	0	3	1	0	19
3Elliot Cadeau	26	1-5	1-5	2-2	2	9	1	0	1	1	5
4Nimari Burnett	26	5-6	3-4	2-3	4	2	0	0	2	1	15
5Oscar Goodman	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
42Will Tschetter	20	2-5	2-4	0-0	1	2	1	1	2	1	6
32Malick Kordel	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2
7Howard Eisley Jr.	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
12Charlie May	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
11Roddy Gayle Jr.	23	6-7	2-3	0-0	1	2	1	1	1	5	14
1Trey McKenney	25	4-7	1-4	1-2	4	1	0	0	1	2	10

TOTAL	-	37-5567.3%	11-2445.8%	16-2080.0%	34	27	4	8	10	13	101

Play-by-Play

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1st halfHOWMICH

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Michigan.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Howard.
+2 (19:52) Aday Mara makes 0-foot alley oop dunk (Elliot Cadeau assists).
02
(19:22) Ose Okojie misses 12-foot jumper.
(19:19) Morez Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(18:51) Aday Mara misses 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
(18:46) Cedric Taylor III Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:46) Cedric Taylor III makes driving layup.
22
(18:41) Aday Mara misses alley oop dunk.
(18:35) Alex Cotton Defensive Rebound.
(18:14) Ose Okojie misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:11) Cam Gillus Offensive Rebound.
(18:07) Cedric Taylor III misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(18:07) Aday Mara Block.
(18:02) Nimari Burnett Defensive Rebound.
(18:02) Foul on Bryce Harris.
+1 (18:02) Yaxel Lendeborg makes free throw 1 of 2.
23
+1 (18:02) Yaxel Lendeborg makes free throw 2 of 2.
24
(17:46) Cedric Taylor III bad pass turnover.
(17:46) Elliot Cadeau Steal.
(17:43) Foul on Alex Cotton.
(17:41) Nimari Burnett misses free throw 1 of 2.
(17:41) Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (17:41) Nimari Burnett makes free throw 2 of 2.
25
(17:15) Cedric Taylor III misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:11) Nimari Burnett Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:50) Yaxel Lendeborg makes 23-foot three point jumper (Elliot Cadeau assists).
28
+2 (16:27) Bryce Harris makes 14-foot jumper (Cam Gillus assists).
48
(16:17) Roddy Gayle Jr. bad pass turnover.
(15:59) Bryce Harris misses 17-foot jumper.
(15:59) Morez Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:46) Roddy Gayle Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Elliot Cadeau assists).
411
(15:15) Bryce Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:14) Morez Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(15:11) Morez Johnson Jr. bad pass turnover.
(15:11) Alex Cotton Steal.
+2 (15:04) Bryce Harris makes layup (Ose Okojie assists).
611
+3 (14:38) Nimari Burnett makes 25-foot three point jumper (Roddy Gayle Jr. assists).
614
(14:18) Cam Gillus misses 20-foot jumper.
(14:13) Nimari Burnett Defensive Rebound.
(14:09) Nimari Burnett misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:04) Cam Gillus Defensive Rebound.
(13:54) Alex Cotton misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:54) Yaxel Lendeborg Defensive Rebound.
(13:45) Foul on Alex Cotton.
+1 (13:41) Morez Johnson Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
615
+1 (13:41) Morez Johnson Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
616
+3 (13:11) Cedric Taylor III makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cam Gillus assists).
916
(12:59) Trey McKenney bad pass turnover.
+2 (12:38) Travelle Bryson makes layup.
1116
+2 (12:21) Roddy Gayle Jr. makes layup (Aday Mara assists).
1118
+3 (11:59) Travelle Bryson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cedric Taylor III assists).
1418
+2 (11:43) Aday Mara makes 7-foot hook shot.
1420
(11:22) Travelle Bryson misses 21-foot jumper.
(11:18) Aday Mara Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:57) Roddy Gayle Jr. makes layup.
1422
+3 (10:49) Cam Gillus makes 26-foot three point jumper.
1722
+2 (10:35) Roddy Gayle Jr. makes layup (Aday Mara assists).
1724
+3 (10:21) Cam Gillus makes 23-foot three point jumper.
2024
+2 (9:59) Trey McKenney makes layup (Aday Mara assists).
2026
(9:37) Cedric Taylor III misses layup.
(9:37) Aday Mara Block.
(9:33) Roddy Gayle Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(9:33) Elliot Cadeau misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(9:32) Trey McKenney Offensive Rebound.
(9:27) Aday Mara bad pass turnover.
(9:04) Bryce Harris misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
(8:58) Trey McKenney Defensive Rebound.
(8:43) Trey McKenney misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:42) Will Tschetter Offensive Rebound.
(8:41) Will Tschetter misses 6-foot hook shot.
(8:35) Travelle Bryson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:26) Cedric Taylor III makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bryce Harris assists).
2326
+3 (8:10) Will Tschetter makes 24-foot three point jumper (Trey McKenney assists).
2329
(7:48) Bryce Harris bad pass turnover.
(7:48) Roddy Gayle Jr. Steal.
(7:41) Elliot Cadeau misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:33) Aday Mara Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:32) Aday Mara makes 5-foot jumper.
2331
+3 (7:20) Cam Gillus makes 24-foot three point jumper (Travelle Bryson assists).
2631
+3 (6:57) Will Tschetter makes 24-foot three point jumper (Elliot Cadeau assists).
2634
+3 (6:42) Bryce Harris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cam Gillus assists).
2934
(6:18) Foul on Cedric Taylor III.
(6:18) Aday Mara misses free throw 1 of 2.
(6:18) Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (6:18) Aday Mara makes free throw 2 of 2.
2935
(5:59) Alex Cotton misses 20-foot jumper.
(5:56) Cedric Taylor III Offensive Rebound.
(5:52) Cam Gillus bad pass turnover.
(5:52) Will Tschetter Steal.
+2 (5:47) Morez Johnson Jr. makes 2-foot dunk (Elliot Cadeau assists).
2937
+2 (5:08) Bryce Harris makes 16-foot jumper.
3137
(4:49) Yaxel Lendeborg misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:46) Cedric Taylor III Defensive Rebound.
(4:33) Bryce Harris misses layup.
(4:29) Morez Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:09) Nimari Burnett makes 24-foot three point jumper (Will Tschetter assists).
3140
+2 (3:42) Cedric Taylor III makes 4-foot jumper.
3340
(3:42) Foul on Elliot Cadeau.
+1 (3:42) Cedric Taylor III makes free throw 1 of 1.
3440
+3 (3:12) Trey McKenney makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nimari Burnett assists).
3443
(3:02) Travelle Bryson misses 16-foot jumper.
(3:00) Nimari Burnett Defensive Rebound.
(2:52) Foul on Ose Okojie.
+2 (2:30) Trey McKenney makes 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
3445
+3 (1:59) Cedric Taylor III makes 23-foot three point jumper (Bryce Harris assists).
3745
(1:50) Yaxel Lendeborg misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:47) Cedric Taylor III Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:35) Travelle Bryson makes 16-foot jumper.
3945
(1:25) Foul on Cedric Taylor III.
+1 (1:25) Elliot Cadeau makes free throw 1 of 2.
3946
+1 (1:25) Elliot Cadeau makes free throw 2 of 2.
3947
(1:08) Ose Okojie misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(1:04) Morez Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:57) Nimari Burnett makes layup (Will Tschetter assists).
3949
(0:57) Foul on Cedric Taylor III.
+1 (0:57) Nimari Burnett makes free throw 1 of 1.
3950
+3 (0:31) Cam Gillus makes 24-foot three point jumper.
4250
(0:31) Foul on Trey McKenney.
+1 (0:31) Cam Gillus makes free throw 1 of 1.
4350
(0:28) Nimari Burnett bad pass turnover.
(0:06) Bryce Harris misses 3-foot jumper.
(0:03) Morez Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(0:02) Will Tschetter bad pass turnover.
(0:02) Ose Okojie Steal.
+3 (0:00) Bryce Harris makes 23-foot three point jumper.
4650

2nd half

Team Stats

HOW

MICH

80Points101

27-63(42.9%)Field Goal(%)37-55(67.3%)

14-29(48.3%)3-Point(%)11-24(45.8%)

12-17(70.6%)Free Throw(%)16-20(80.0%)

23(7)Rebounds(Offensive)35(4)

14Assists27

3Steals4

0Blocks8

8Turnovers10

15(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)

0Largest Lead31

Game Details

Thursday, March 19, 2026 · 7:30 PM

KeyBank Center · Buffalo, NY

attendance: 17,213 (89.7%)

tv: CBS

spread: MICH -30.5

over/under: 151.5