FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Top-seeded and No. 3 ranked Fairmont State secured a spot in the NCAA Atlantic Region semifinals with a 93-67 win over Bowie State on Saturday evening inside Joe Retton Arena during the opening round of the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional, hosted by Fairmont State University.
Bowie State opened the contest with a quick 11-6 run, before Fairmont State regrouped to orchestrate a 21-4 run over the next eight minutes of play, leaving the Bulldogs trailing 27-15. The Falcons led by as many as 17 points (33-16) in the opening half before taking a 45-35 lead into the locker room at the half.
Bowie State once again started the half quickly, cutting Fairmont's halftime lead to just six (48-42) at the 14:05mark of the second half. However, FSU went on an 8-0 burst over the next 48 seconds to take control of the game for good. FSU led by as many as 29 on two different occasions in the second half.
Matt Bingaya led the Falcons with 20 points and eight rebounds in the win. The Falcons also got 15 points from Thomas Wimbush, 13 points apiece from Vonte Montgomery and D'Ondre Stockman and 10 from Jason Jolly. Senior Shammgod Wells also chipped in eight points and passed out six assists in the win. Troy Cantrell also grabbed eight boards.
Fairmont State shot 44.9 percent from the field (31-of-69), and drained 11 three-pointers on the evening. The Falcons also held a 45-32 rebounding advantage, scored 21 points off 20 Bowie State turnovers and dropped in 19 second-chance points.
Ahmaad Wilson paced Bowie State with 19 points. Omari George added 17 while Enouma Ebinum followed with 11.
The Bowie State Bulldogs close the season with a 16-15 overall record.
Official Basketball Box Score
Official Basketball Box Score
Bowie State vs Fairmont State
3/11/17 6 pm at Fairmont, W.Va. -- Joe Retton Arena
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VISITORS: Bowie State 16-15
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
00 WELLS,Dayshawn...... g 3-8 1-6 2-2 0 4 4 4 9 1 2 0 0 31
01 KELLEY,Brian........ 2-3 0-1 0-1 0 2 2 2 4 1 4 0 0 15
03 WILSON,Ahmaad....... g 7-14 4-7 0-0 1 3 4 3 18 2 4 0 2 34
04 BRISCOE,Michael..... g 3-9 1-2 1-2 0 3 3 2 8 5 5 0 0 33
10 MANNING,Christopher. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 BELLE,David......... 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6
15 PITTS,Eric.......... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
20 GEORGE,Omari........ g 7-12 0-0 3-6 3 1 4 2 17 1 2 0 1 35
23 QUICK,Everette...... 0-1 0-0 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
25 FLEMING,Yohance..... 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 3 0 0 1 0 1 18
31 EBINUM,Enuoma....... f 2-4 0-0 7-11 2 2 4 3 11 0 0 2 0 21
34 BROWN,Jemuel........ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
TEAM................ 3 3 6 1
Totals.............. 24-54 6-16 13-24 10 22 32 19 67 10 20 2 4 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-25 48.0% 2nd Half: 12-29 41.4% Game: 44.4% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 5-10 50.0% 2nd Half: 1-6 16.7% Game: 37.5% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0% 2nd Half: 7-16 43.8% Game: 54.2% 5
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HOME TEAM: Fairmont State 30-2
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
01 Jason Jolly......... g 3-6 2-4 2-3 0 1 1 1 10 1 0 0 0 28
02 Matt Bingaya........ f 7-13 0-3 6-10 2 6 8 3 20 2 1 0 2 23
04 Ty Dobson........... 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
11 Andrew Emrick....... 2-6 0-1 1-2 2 1 3 1 5 1 0 1 3 8
14 D'Ondre Stockman.... 4-8 3-6 2-2 0 1 1 2 13 0 0 0 5 19
15 Vonte Montgomery.... g 5-12 3-6 0-0 4 3 7 1 13 0 0 1 0 29
20 Thomas Wimbush...... f 6-13 2-6 1-2 2 4 6 2 15 0 2 0 0 25
24 Trevor Andrews-Evans f 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 4 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 26
25 Cory Saddler........ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 4
34 Troy Cantrell....... 2-2 0-0 5-5 5 3 8 3 9 0 2 0 0 10
55 Shammgod Wells...... 2-7 1-5 3-4 0 1 1 3 8 6 3 0 2 24
TEAM................ 3 3 3
Totals.............. 31-69 11-32 20-28 19 26 45 18 93 10 14 4 12 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-34 44.1% 2nd Half: 16-35 45.7% Game: 44.9% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 5-18 27.8% 2nd Half: 6-14 42.9% Game: 34.4% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 10-16 62.5% 2nd Half: 10-12 83.3% Game: 71.4% 5
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Officials: Dave Schattauer, Jesse Joseph, Damon Williams
Technical fouls: Bowie State-None. Fairmont State-None.
Attendance: 1367
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Bowie State................... 35 32 - 67
Fairmont State................ 45 48 - 93
2017 NCAA D2 Atlantic Regional - Round 1
Fleming (Bowie) Flagrant foul at 5:24 (1)
Points in the paint-BSU 30,FSU 36. Points off turnovers-BSU 12,FSU 21.
2nd chance points-BSU 11,FSU 19. Fast break points-BSU 6,FSU 2.
Bench points-BSU 4,FSU 35. Score tied-1 time. Lead changed-6 times.
Last FG-BSU 2nd-02:40, FSU 2nd-01:44.
Largest lead-BSU by 5 1st-16:07, FSU by 29 2nd-05:03.
BSU led for 04:38. FSU led for 33:49. Game was tied for 01:33.
