Howard men's basketball falls to Yale 72-62 in season opener

Howard men's basketball opened its season with a 72-62 loss at Yale on Monday night at John J. Lee Amphitheater in New Haven, Conn. The Bison are 0-1 and the Bulldogs are 1-0.

Yale led 40-28 at halftime. Howard outscored the Bulldogs 34-32 in the second half, but the Bison could not close the gap. Yale's largest lead was 15 points, and Howard's was five.

How it played out

Cam Gillus led Howard with 16 points, going 6-of-12 from the field and 4-of-6 from three-point range in 38 minutes. James Brown added 11 points, seven rebounds, three assists, four steals and four blocks. Cedric Taylor III also scored 11 but committed five turnovers. Taylor and Gillus each finished with five fouls.

Drew Harris came off the bench to score eight points on 4-of-7 shooting and grabbed seven rebounds, five of them offensive, in 13 minutes.

Riley Fox paced Yale with 19 points. Jordan Brathwaite scored 17, Trevor Mullin had 12 and Jack Sullivan had 10. Daniel Ogunyemi grabbed 11 rebounds, and Courtney Wallace also had 11 rebounds along with four assists.

The numbers

The free throw line was a major gap. Yale made 19 of 22 (86 percent), while Howard went 7-of-16 (44 percent). Howard also shot 24-of-68 from the field (35 percent) and 7-of-27 from three (26 percent). Alex Cotton went 2-of-11 for six points, including 1-of-8 from deep.

Yale shot 23-of-64 (36 percent) and 7-of-23 from three. The Bulldogs held a 51-41 rebounding edge, though Howard collected 21 offensive rebounds to Yale's 22.

Howard had 12 steals to Yale's three and committed 11 turnovers to Yale's 14. Yale scored 18 points off turnovers to Howard's 10. The Bison had the edge in points in the paint, 32-28, and in fast break points, 11-10. Howard also had seven blocks to Yale's four.

Up next

Howard plays at Alcorn State on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. ET.