UMBC Retrievers vs Howard Bison, NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Midwest Region First Four

College Basketball

24-9

83-86

Final

24-10

UD Arena

TV: truTV

Team	1H	2H	T
UMBC	41	42	83
HOW	49	37	86

Who won: Howard 86-83

The Howard Bison beat the UMBC Retrievers 86-83 in NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Midwest Region First Four on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at UD Arena. The Howard outscored the UMBC 49-41 in the 1st half. Ose Okojie led the Howard in points (23). Jah'Likai King led the UMBC in points (19).

Leaders

UMBCHOW

Points

Jah'Likai King

19

Ose Okojie

23

Assists

Jose Roberto Tanchyn

3

Cam Gillus

7

Rebounds

Caden Diggs

8

Bryce Harris

14

Scoring

2nd Half

18:46

TipShot

Bryce Harris makes 0-foot tip in layup

43-54

18:26

LayUpShot

Jose Roberto Tanchyn makes layup

45-54

18:16

MadeFreeThrow

Cedric Taylor III makes free throw 1 of 2

45-55

18:16

MadeFreeThrow

Cedric Taylor III makes free throw 2 of 2

45-56

17:49

JumpShot

Jah'Likai King makes 24-foot three point jumper

48-56

17:03

LayUpShot

Cam Gillus makes driving layup

48-58

16:24

JumpShot

Bryce Harris makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cam Gillus assists)

48-61

15:54

JumpShot

DJ Armstrong Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jah'Likai King assists)

51-61

15:27

LayUpShot

Bryce Harris makes layup

51-63

15:05

MadeFreeThrow

Ace Valentine makes free throw 1 of 2

52-63

14:52

JumpShot

Alex Cotton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Bryce Harris assists)

52-66

14:07

MadeFreeThrow

Jah'Likai King makes free throw 1 of 2

53-66

14:07

MadeFreeThrow

Jah'Likai King makes free throw 2 of 2

54-66

13:15

LayUpShot

Caden Diggs makes layup

56-66

12:31

JumpShot

Caden Diggs makes 2-foot jumper (Cougar Downing assists)

58-66

11:24

JumpShot

Alex Cotton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cam Gillus assists)

58-69

11:04

JumpShot

Cougar Downing makes 9-foot jumper

60-69

10:26

JumpShot

Caden Diggs makes 5-foot turnaround jump shot

62-69

9:51

MadeFreeThrow

Caden Diggs makes free throw 1 of 2

63-69

9:34

JumpShot

Bryce Harris makes 26-foot three point jumper (Cam Gillus assists)

63-72

9:08

JumpShot

Jose Roberto Tanchyn makes 5-foot hook shot

65-72

8:23

JumpShot

Caden Diggs makes 13-foot pullup jump shot

67-72

7:36

LayUpShot

Ose Okojie makes layup

67-74

5:34

JumpShot

Cedric Taylor III makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bryce Harris assists)

67-77

5:02

MadeFreeThrow

Cedric Taylor III makes free throw 1 of 2

67-78

5:02

MadeFreeThrow

Cedric Taylor III makes free throw 2 of 2

67-79

4:25

MadeFreeThrow

Ace Valentine makes free throw 1 of 2

68-79

4:25

MadeFreeThrow

Ace Valentine makes free throw 2 of 2

69-79

3:54

JumpShot

Ace Valentine makes 25-foot three point jumper

72-79

3:21

JumpShot

Cam Gillus makes 5-foot floating jump shot

72-81

2:23

TipShot

Ose Okojie makes 0-foot tip in layup

72-83

1:54

LayUpShot

Caden Diggs makes layup

74-83

1:13

MadeFreeThrow

DJ Armstrong Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2

75-83

1:13

MadeFreeThrow

DJ Armstrong Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2

76-83

0:53

MadeFreeThrow

Caden Diggs makes free throw 1 of 2

77-83

0:53

MadeFreeThrow

Caden Diggs makes free throw 2 of 2

78-83

0:43

JumpShot

DJ Armstrong Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper

81-83

0:13

JumpShot

Bryce Harris makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot

81-85

0:07

LayUpShot

Jah'Likai King makes driving layup

83-85

0:05

MadeFreeThrow

Isaiah Brown makes free throw 1 of 2

83-86

Scores shown as UMBC-HOW.

More NCAAB games on March 17

Texas19-1468
NC State20-1466
Final