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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — N.C A&T’s struggles at Bethune-Cookman continued Saturday as the Wildcats took advantage of 21 Aggies turnovers to come away with a 92-79 win at Moore Gymnasium.

A&T (10-14, 5-4 MEAC) has lost its last 15 games at Bethune, dating to Jan. 28, 1995.

The Aggies’ latest loss could be attributed to 30 points from Wildcats guard Kevin Dukes, who hit eight of 14 3-point shots. Bethune also scored 33 points off of A&T’s turnovers.

The worst stretch occurred at the 13-minute mark of the second half. A&T was gaining the momentum after going from 10 down early in the second half to trailing 54-53 after a Nic Simpson jumper in the lane.

Adrian Powell led the Aggies with 18 points and Nic Simpson added 14. Lawrence Smith, DeMetrius Upchurch and March Hill each added 11 for A&T.

Dukes was 11 of 18 from the field to lead four Wildcats in double figures. Adrien Coleman added 16 points, Anthony Breeze 10 and Garrius Holloman had 11 points, 10 rebounds and four assists for Bethune-Cookman (10-13, 7-2).

It was the fifth win in six games for Bethune-Cookman, which outrebounded the Aggies 34-25.

The Wildcats shot 53.2 percent from the field (33 of 62), and made 11 of 23 3-pointers.

N.C. A&T (10-14, 5-4)

L. Smith 3-6 5-6 11, Powell 6-8 2-3 18, Siverand 1-2 2-2 4, Hill 4-8 2-5 11, Witter 1-3 0-0 2, Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Upchurch 4-5 3-5 11, Simpson 4-8 3-4 14, Louisme 1-3 2-3 4, Buck 2-5 0-0 4. Totals 26-48 19-28 79.

BETHUNE-COOKMAN (10-13, 7-2)

Holloman 5-8 1-2 11, Coleman 4-9 8-11 16, Breeze 5-8 0-2 10, Elliott 3-7 2-4 8, Dukes 11-18 0-0 30, Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Scotland 2-2 0-0 6, Bryant 1-4 4-4 6, Mack 1-2 0-0 2, Johnson 1-4 0-0 3. Totals 33-62 15-23 92.

Halftime—Bethune-Cookman 40-32.

Percentages—N.C. A&T (FG .542, FT .679), Bethune-Cookman (FG .532, FT .652).

3-point goals—N.C. A&T 8-12 (Powell 4-4, Simpson 3-4, Hill 1-2, Louisme 0-1, Buck 0-1), Bethune-Cookman 11-23 (Dukes 8-14, Scotland 2-2, Johnson 1-3, Mack 0-1, Coleman 0-1, Elliott 0-1, Holloman 0-1).

Fouled out—Simpson.

Rebounds—N.C. A&T 25 (L. Smith 7), Bethune-Cookman 34 (Holloman 10).

Team rebounds—N.C. A&T 2, Bethune-Cookman 3.

Assists—N.C. A&T 9 (Hill 4), Bethune-Cookman 21 (Coleman, Holloman, Johnson 4).

Blocks—N.C. A&T 6 (Powell 2, Witter 2), Bethune-Cookman 5 (5 players with 1 each)

Turnovers—N.C. A&T 21 (Hill 5), Bethune-Cookman 16 (Bryant 3, Breeze 3).

Steals—N.C. A&T 4 (4 players with 1 each), Bethune-Cookman 12 (Elliott 4).

Total fouls—N.C. A&T 20, Bethune-Cookman 22.

Technical—N.C. A&T bench.

A—982.

Officials—Frank Raposo, Charles Robinson, Lawrence Truman.