(MEN'S Bb STORY) Late Belle Free Throws Lift Bowie State Past Johnson C. Smith 67-65
BOWIE, Md. - Redshirt junior David Belle sank a pair of free throws with .4 seconds remaining in the game to lift Bowie State men's basketball to a key 67-65 CIAA home win against the Golden Bulls of Johnson C. Smith on Saturday afternoon. The win snaps a two-game slide and sets the Bulldogs season mark at 6-8 overall and 2-1 in conference play.
As a unit, Bowie State finished the contest shooting 38 percent from the field (17-of-45) and 73 percent at the free throw line (30-of-41). The Bulldogs dominated on the glass, out-rebounding Johnson C. Smith by a decisive 48-29 margin. The 48 rebounds were one shy of the teams’ season-high. Bowe State set a new season-high for blocked shots, swatting away 10. However, the Bulldogs also turned the ball over a season-high 26 times which translated into 22 Johnson C. Smith points.
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Sophomore Keith Duffin, Jr. and junior Cameron Hayes paced the Bulldogs with 16 and 13 points respectively on a combined 7-of-16 shooting from the field. Bowie State junior Saiquan Jamison led all rebounders with a 12 to go along with six points and a pair of blocks.
“We did a really good job defensively today”, said Bowie State Head Coach Darrell Brooks. “I thought we went to sleep at the wheel offensively after being up by 17 with 12 minutes left, combined with costly turnovers and bad shots to let them back in the game. We remained resilient and kept defending to earn the win.”
Johnson C. Smith (2-7, 0-3 CIAA) was led by Roddric Ross with 16 points and tied for team-high rebound honors with six while Cayse Minor added 10 points, with eight coming in the first half.
Johnson C. Smith’s Ross scored the first points of the game, but Bowie State used a 9-2 run to gain the Bulldogs’ first lead.
An Ervin Bennett tip-in at the 10:59 mark of the first half briefly shifted the advantage back over to the visitors of JCSU (17-15), but a Duffin layup with 8:02 to go would give Bowie State the lead (25-23) what would be for good. Bowie State closed the half with a 16-7 run to carry a 41-30 cushion into halftime.
The Bulldogs pitched a shutout over the first two minutes of the second half to take its largest of 17 (47-30) and maintained a double-digit lead until the 10:33 mark.
The Golden Bulls didn’t panic, closing the deficit 63-61 following a Ross layup with 2:08 remaining in the game. JCSU’s Justice Goodloe knotted the score of 63-all following a timeout.
Bowie State finished the game at the free throw line with junior Juwan Smith knocking down a pair with 31 seconds to go and Belle’s game winning free throws.
Bowie State will play host to Livingstone College on Monday (January 7) night with tipoff scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
(WOMEN'S Bb Story) Bulldogs Edge Johnson C. Smith 60-57 in Women's Action
BOWIE, Md. – The Bowie State women’s basketball team outlasted Johnson C. Smith 60-57 at the A.C. Jordan Arena on Saturday afternoon.
Redshirt senior Pere Alexander led the team in scoring with 14 points as the Bulldogs move to 11-1 on the year and 3-0 in the CIAA. Junior Kyaja Williams had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds to help Bowie State extend its winning streak to 10 in a row.
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Dejane James led all Johnson C. Smith scorers with 17 points for the Golden Bulls, who fall to 4-8 overall and 1-1 in the CIAA. Johnson C. Smith did win the battle on the glass, outrebounding the opponent 47-38 with DeNajha Porter and Imani Montalvo pulling down 10 each.
The Bulldogs led by small margins in the first period 11-8 at the 5:20 mark before two quick layups and a jumper by JCSU’s James and Blair Thomas gave the visitors a 14-11 lead at the 3:32 mark. Junior Amel Duggins’ corner three pointer tied the game at 14-14 to end the first period.
Despite their record, the Golden Bulls kept the game close throughout the second period and 27-24 with 2:42 remaining in the first half. A James three-pointer with 35 seconds left in the second period gave the visitors 32-29 advantage going into halftime.
James picked up where she left off in the first half with a triple to start the third period, followed by a jumper by Le’zarea Bowens to provide JCSU’s largest lead 37-29 at the 8:04 mark.
The Bulldogs answered with a 9-0 run to tie the game at 37-all with 3:02 left in the third period and ended three quarters of action with a 43-41 lead over the Golden Bulls.
Bowie State used the final quarter to close out Johnson C. Smith after what looked like an upset throughout the game. Alexander’s free throws increased the lead 53-49 with 2:34 in the fourth period. However, Johnson C. Smith was not going away without a fight, scoring four straight points to create the games 11th tie at 53-all.
The Bulldogs outscored the Golden Bulls 7-4 over the final 1:37, all by way of the charity stripe to seal the victory.
Bowie State is back in action on Monday, January 7 as it continues CIAA play at home against Livingstone College. Tipoff is set for 5:30 p.m.
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