Of the nine HBCU teams selected to play in the NAIA men’s and women’s basketball tournament, the Langston Lions men’s team was the only team to advance to the next round.

Langston showed their sights are firmly set on competing for a championship handling business in a 79-40 win over Bellevue.

Anthony Roy paced the Lions with a game-high 23 points, hitting four three-pointers while adding nine rebounds.

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Cortez Mosley scored 17 points and eight rebounds, while D’Monte Brown came off the bench to score 12 points.

With 12:29 remaining in the first half, Bellevue hit two free throws to make the score 10-7. That would be the last time the score was this close, as Langston ended the half on a 31-7 run.

They would not let up, leading by as many as 49 points.

Langston will move on to the second round, and they look forward to a matchup against No. 9-seed Ave Marie.