UMBC vs Howard — College Basketball, Mar 17, 2026

Howard beat UMBC 86–83 at a neutral site on Mar 17, 2026.

FinalTue, Mar 17Neutral site

UMBC Retrievers

22-8 · 9-6 on the road

#16in the poll

83

Howard Bison

19-10 · 12-4 at home

#16in the poll

86

RecapPropsStatsHead to head

Line score◷History

Team	1st	2nd	Final
UMBC	41	42	83
HOW	49	37	86

Top performersiEach team's three leading scorers in this game, with rebounds and assists. The full box score is below.◷History

UMBC Retrievers

• Jah'Likai KingG

  19 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
  7-15 FG

  2-5 3PT
• DJ Armstrong Jr.G

  17 pts · 6 reb
  5-11 FG

  3-8 3PT
• Caden DiggsF

  15 pts · 8 reb · 1 ast
  6-11 FG

  0-2 3PT

Howard Bison

• Ose OkojieG

  23 pts · 5 reb
  9-15 FG

  3-3 3PT
• Bryce HarrisG

  19 pts · 14 reb · 5 ast · Double-double
  6-12 FG

  3-4 3PT
• Cedric Taylor IIIG

  16 pts · 6 reb · 1 ast
  3-10 FG

  1-5 3PT

Box score◷History

every player+

UMBC	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
DJ Armstrong Jr.	36	17	6	0	1	0	0	5-11	3-8	4-5	—
Ace Valentine	36	11	3	2	2	0	1	3-6	2-4	3-4	—
Jah'Likai King	33	19	2	2	0	1	4	7-15	2-5	3-4	—
Jose Roberto Tanchyn	21	7	5	3	1	0	0	3-5	1-2	0-2	—
Josh Odunowo	21	2	4	1	0	1	1	0-1	0-0	2-2	—
Caden Diggs	31	15	8	1	2	0	3	6-11	0-2	3-5	—
Cougar Downing	14	9	2	1	0	0	0	4-5	1-1	0-1	—
Riley Jacobs	7	3	1	1	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	1-1	—
Paul Greene	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	—
Totals		83	32	11	6	2	9	29-56	9-22	16-24

HOW	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Cam Gillus	38	8	4	7	0	0	1	4-9	0-2	0-2	—
Bryce Harris	36	19	14	5	1	0	1	6-12	3-4	4-4	—
Alex Cotton	36	8	4	0	2	1	0	2-6	2-5	2-2	—
Ose Okojie	34	23	5	0	0	0	1	9-15	3-3	2-5	—
Cedric Taylor III	31	16	6	1	0	0	3	3-10	1-5	9-10	—
Travelle Bryson	10	11	3	1	0	0	0	5-7	1-2	0-0	—
Isaiah Brown	6	1	1	0	0	0	1	0-1	0-0	1-2	—
Calvin Robins Jr.	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	—
Danas Kazakevicius	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	—
Totals		86	37	14	3	1	8	29-61	10-21	18-25

Starters first, then by minutes. +/- is the team's point margin while he was on the floor.

Team statsiTeam stats: green marks the better side; a longer bar is a bigger number, not always a better one.◷History

UMBCHOW

51.8%

Field goals?Made-attempted: away 29-56, home 29-61.

47.5%

40.9%

Three-pointers?Made-attempted: away 9-22, home 10-21.

47.6%

66.7%

Free throws?Made-attempted: away 16-24, home 18-25.

72.0%

32

Rebounds

38

6

Offensive rebounds

12

11

Assists

14

9

Turnovers?Fewer is better.

8

6

Steals

3

2

Blocks

1

34

Points in the paint

34

5

Fast-break points

4

20

Fouls?Fewer is better.

20

This game's box score totals; green marks the better side (fewer turnovers and fouls are better).

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Going into the game · matchup numbers, form, rest+

Offense vs defense: the four factorsiEach offense's league rank against the defense it faces in shooting, turnovers, rebounding and free throws; longer = better.◷History

ranks betterranks worseStronger72+ places apartleague middleLonger bar = better rank of 361 (#1 = best)

UMBC offensevsHOW defense

UMBC offense ranks better in 1 of 4 matchups · HOW defense in 3 (1 by a clear margin)

Shooting · effective FG%?Field-goal percentage with threes counted at 1.5; the defense's number is what it allows.

53.9%

#70

47.4%

slight#29

Turnovers · per 100 plays?Turnovers the offense commits (fewer is better) and the turnovers the defense forces.

12.7%

#39

18.4%

slight#13

Offensive rebounding %?Share of its own misses the offense rebounds; the defense's number is what it allows.

25.1%

#335

32.0%

Stronger#253

Free throw rate?Free throws made per field-goal attempt; the defense's number is what it allows.

25.8%

#163slight

26.6%

#229

HOW offensevsUMBC defense

HOW offense ranks better in 0 of 4 matchups · UMBC defense in 4 (1 by a clear margin)

Shooting · effective FG%?Field-goal percentage with threes counted at 1.5; the defense's number is what it allows.

50.6%

#209

49.2%

Stronger#72

Turnovers · per 100 plays?Turnovers the offense commits (fewer is better) and the turnovers the defense forces.

17.1%

#330

13.4%

slight#261

Offensive rebounding %?Share of its own misses the offense rebounds; the defense's number is what it allows.

36.6%

#20

25.6%

slight#15

Free throw rate?Free throws made per field-goal attempt; the defense's number is what it allows.

32.8%

#12

17.0%

slight#3

Season box-score numbers; ranks of 361 teams. A defense ranks well for allowing less and forcing more turnovers.

Key numbers and mismatchesiHeadline ratings, then the biggest mismatches between one team's offense and the other's defense.◷History

UMBCHOW

+11.2 45thNet rating?Points scored minus points allowed per 100 possessions51st +10.5

113.6 92ndOffensive rating?Points scored per 100 possessions179th 109.3

102.4 38thDefensive rating?Points allowed per 100 possessions (rank 1 = allows least)13th 98.8

66.4 275thPace?Possessions per game (rank 1 = fastest)152nd 68.6

Expected pace: about 68 possessions a team (the two teams' average). Rank among 361 teams, 1st = best.

Where one side has the better of it

• 
  UMBC getting to the line

  UMBC offense 25.8% (163rd) vs HOW defense allowing 26.6% (229th)
  +66 spots

ContextiEach team's last ten days going into this game (filled = home, outline = road; travel distance is not tracked)◷History

last 10 days

SMTWTFSSMGame

UMBC

UML

UVM

HOW

2 days rest

SMTWTFSSMGame

HOW

SCST

NCCU

UMBC

2 days rest3rd straight home game

homeroadday offthis gameFrom the schedule; travel distance is not tracked.

UMBC · last 10

22-8 · 2 days rest

• Mar 14 vs UVMW 74–59
• Mar 10 vs UMLW 91–69
• Mar 7 vs UNHW 84–69
• Mar 3 @ NJITW 91–52
• Feb 28 @ UMLW 84–60
• Feb 26 vs BRYW 70–58
• Feb 21 vs UALBW 66–62
• Feb 19 vs UVMW 75–62
• Feb 14 @ UNHW 85–63
• Feb 12 @ MEW 78–62

10-0 in these

HOW · last 10

19-10 · 2 days rest

• Mar 14 vs NCCUW 70–63
• Mar 13 vs SCSTW 78–61
• Mar 5 @ NORFW 84–76
• Mar 2 vs COPPW 90–70
• Feb 28 @ MORGW 84–59
• Feb 21 vs NCCUW 100–67
• Feb 16 @ DSUW 91–59
• Feb 14 vs UMESW 79–53
• Feb 9 vs YALEL 81–87
• Feb 7 vs SCSTW 85–57

9-1 in these

From box scores. Ratings are per 100 possessions (possessions estimated from box scores). Prop lines from DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM and Caesars; hit rates are past games against a number, not a forecast or a pick. For information only, not betting advice. 21+ only. Gambling problem? Call or text 1-800-GAMBLER.