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Divine Myles
76
Winner Stetson STET 10-15
67
Bethune-Cookman BCUM 4-17
Winner
Stetson STET
10-15
76
Final
67
Bethune-Cookman BCUM
4-17
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Stetson STET 36 40 76
Bethune-Cookman BCUM 42 25 67

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Athletic Communications

Myles, Newton Lead Hatters to Comeback Win at Bethune-Cookman

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—Divine Myles scored a career-high 29 points and Derick Newton tallied his 1,000th career point as Stetson rallied past Bethune-Cookman for a 76-67 win, Wednesday at Moore Gymnasium.
 
The Hatters (10-15) trailed 42-36 at halftime, but shot 52 percent from the field in the second half while limiting the Wildcats to 28 percent shooting after halftime.
 
Myles was 12 of 20 from the field, and added eight rebounds and five assists while playing all 40 minutes. Newton scored 12 of his 16 points in the second half.
 
Not only did the Hatters trail by six at halftime, Bethune-Cookman (4-21) opened the second half with a 7-0 run as the lead swelled to 49-36 with 19:00 to play.
 
From that point forward, Stetson outscored the Wildcats, 40-18.  
 
Stetson gained its first lead since midway through the first half when Newton made a pair of free throw to make it 67-66 with 4:28 to play. The Hatters never trailed again.
 
Leo Goodman joined Myles and Newton in double digits with 13 points, scoring all of them in the first half to help Stetson stay in the game. Brian Pegg had 12 rebounds -- his second straight double-digit effort – as the Hatters earned a 49-37 advantage on the glass.
 
Brandon Tabb led the Wildcats with 24 points.
 
News & Notes
Newton is the third Hatter this season to reach 1,000 career points and the 35th in program history … Stetson entered the game with a minus-8.1 rebounding margin but beat the Wildcats on the boards by 12 … Myles' previous scoring high was 23, which he accomplished three separate times … Goodman grabbed a career-high 7 rebounds.
 
Quotable
"We battled back in the second half and got back in the game. We finally started making some shots and found a way to win. I'm proud of all my guys tonight. We had to fight for this one. It wasn't given to us and I'm glad we came out with the victory." – Stetson head coach Corey Williams
 
Up Next
The Hatters return to Atlantic Sun Conference play when they visit North Florida, 7 p.m., Saturday in Jacksonville.
 
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