Howard women's basketball falls to Missouri 91-88 in overtime

The Howard Bison led for most of the night at Mizzou Arena but lost their season opener to the Missouri Tigers 91-88 in overtime on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026.

Howard (0-1) held a lead as large as 19 points and led for 77 percent of the game. Missouri (1-0) never led by more than 3. The Tigers outscored the Bison 30-13 in the fourth quarter to force overtime, then won the extra period 9-6.

How it unfolded

Howard opened with a 22-15 first quarter and took a 38-33 lead into halftime after a 16-18 second quarter. The Bison then outscored Missouri 31-19 in the third. Missouri answered with its 30-point fourth quarter, and the game went to overtime tied at 82.

Bison standouts

April Edwards led Howard with 15 points, going 5-for-6 at the line and hitting two threes. Zoe Stewart scored 14, and Sa'lah Hemingway added 13 on 5-of-6 shooting, including 2-of-2 from three. Destiny Bynum-Johnson had 13 points and a team-high 11 rebounds. Indiah Hutchinson came off the bench for 12 points.

Saniya Jones had 8 points on 4-of-4 shooting with 10 rebounds in 19 minutes, and Rayne Durant also grabbed 10 boards. Ariella Henigan had a team-high 6 assists in 16 minutes and finished with five fouls, as did Stewart.

Missouri's edge

McKenzie Mathurin scored 29 points for Missouri on 8-of-21 shooting, making 4 of 10 threes and 9 of 13 free throws in 41 minutes. Nevaeh Caffey added 17, Khloe Ford had 15 points and 15 rebounds, and Tanyuel Welch scored 14.

The Tigers shot just 37 percent from the field to Howard's 45 percent, but they got to the line 42 times and made 27. Howard went 15-of-24. Missouri also had a 23-16 edge in offensive rebounds and won the fast break battle 23-9.

Howard had the advantage in assists (15-8), blocks (7-2) and defensive rebounds (35-28). Each team committed 18 turnovers, and the rebound totals were even at 51.

Next up

Howard plays at home against the Elon Phoenix on Friday, Nov. 6, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. ET.