Claflin Panthers Edge Bowie State
Bulldogs 66-60 in Conference Play
Written by Kevin Parrish
ORANGEBURG, S.C. - Bowie State University’s
five-game winning streak came to an end Saturday night, as Claflin
University defeated the Bulldogs 66-60 in a conference matchup. The loss
dropped Bowie State to 10-7 on the season and
2-3 in CIAA play.
In the opening minutes of the first period, the
score was pretty even as both teams gave the opposing defense buckets.
Things didn’t open up until the 14-minute-mark, with the Panthers
holding a 10-9 lead when Devin Smith and Letrell knocked
down back to back bombs from long-distance.
Moments later, Haneef Britt converted on a
thunderous dunk, forcing Bowie State to call a 30-second timeout to
regain some momentum. The Bulldogs would respond as Ronald Perry hit a
jumper following the timeout, but Claflin would counter
with another basket. This would be the story for the remainder of the
period, as the Panthers held a 37-31 lead into halftime.
In the second period, it appeared to be the same
situation for Bowie State. Saiquan Jamison would convert on a tip-in,
but Malik Abdur-Rahim would answer right back for Claflin. It was
difficult for the Bulldogs to pick up momentum in this
game. However, with 7-minutes later in the match, Bowie State was still
in a position to steal the victory.
After Kani Coles scored, Dexter Turner knocked down
both of his free-throws to make it a three-point game 55-52. Then Coles
would score again to cut the lead down to one. Britt would respond to
stretch the Panthers lead, but moments later,
Turner knocked down a 3-pointer to tie the game at 57 apiece. After
that, the teams would exchange baskets back and forth.
With a minute to play in regulation as Claflin held
a one-point lead, the Panthers would throw another job at the Bulldogs
with a 3-pointer by Donnell Frayer Jr. As Bowie State failed to respond,
the Panthers finished the game off with
a dunk by Brandon Davis.
Coles led the two Bulldogs in double-figure with a
career-high 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the field, and Saiquan
Jamison added 11 points and a game-high nine rebounds. As a team, Bowie
State 42 percent (19-of-45) from the field,
30 percent (3-of-10) from long range and made 63 percent (19-of-30) of
its free throws.
ORANGEBURG, S.C. –
No. 18 Bowie State bounced back from
their first defeat of the season by ousting Claflin University 62-47
behind senior Kyaja Williams (Baltimore, Md.) historic game. Williams
scored her 1,000th career points with
2:01 left in the second quarter putting her into the elite Bowie State
1,000 Point Club. The fourth-year player finished with another
double-double scoring 25 points and grabbing 13 rebounds in the contest.
In addition to Williams’ heroics,
the Bulldogs also had a
dynamic offensive effort to claim the win. As a team, Bowie State shot
41.2% (21-51) from the floor while Claflin shot 35.4% (17-48) for the
game. The win takes BSU to 14-1, 4-1 in conference
play while the Lady Panthers remains winless at 0-14, 0-7 in CIAA.
The
Bulldogs and the Lady Panthers had a very competitive first half of
play. Claflin took a 16-6 lead in the first quarter after Danyelle
Riddick’s jumper with 2:54 left. The
Lady Panthers continued their first period dominance outscoring the
Bulldogs 18-11.
Bowie
State turned the tables in the second quarter when junior Talanya
Hutton’s (Seat Pleasant, Md.) back to back jumper cut the deficit to
18-15 with 8:14 left in the period.
From there, both teams went back and forth as the Bulldogs and Lady
Panthers went into the half tied 28-28.
The
second half belonged to Bowie State after an 8-0 run to start the
quarter. The third quarter was the most impressive for the Bulldogs as
the team took their largest lead of
the game at 46-36 after Williams’ and one play with 34 seconds
remaining. The Bulldogs defense held Claflin to just 10 points in the
quarter.
Elsewhere
on the court, Bowie State sophomore Chyna Butler (Syracuse, N.Y.)
scored a career-high 19 points while Claflin’s Shakarri Mack had
team-high 17 points and added six rebounds
for the Lady Panthers. In the fourth quarter, a jumper by senior
Dynaisha Christian (Pocomoke, Md.) gave the Bulldogs a 53-40 lead at
3:28. Bowie State finally found their offensive groove and were on their
way to an important CIAA victory.
Up next for Bowie State is a Monday (1/13) evening road contest at Fayetteville State University. Tipoff is slated for 5:30 p.m.
Official Basketball Box Score
Bowie State vs Claflin
1/11/20 1:30 pm at Orangeburg, SC (Tullis Arena)
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VISITORS: Bowie State 14-1, 4-1 CIAA
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
01 LYONS,Seanice....... g 1-3 0-0 0-0 3 1 4 2 2 1 3 0 2 30
02 CALHOUN,Drew........ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 6
04 BUTLER,Chyna........ 5-9 0-1 9-15 0 3 3 4 19 0 0 0 0 21
10 WILLIAMS,Kyaja...... f 10-17 0-0 5-7 6 7 13 1 25 2 2 1 6 40
15 HUTTON,Talanya...... 2-9 0-1 2-2 0 3 3 4 6 0 2 1 1 27
21 HOWARD,Robyn........ g 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
22 DUGGINS,Amel........ g 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 2 0 1 2 0 2 28
23 McCALLUM,Shawnkia... 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16
32 PINYIEN,Nyamel...... c 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 4
42 CHRISTIAN,Dynaisha.. 3-7 0-0 4-8 4 5 9 3 10 0 1 2 3 24
TEAM................ 2 2 4 3
Totals.............. 21-51 0-6 20-32 16 26 42 20 62 4 17 5 14 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-25 36.0% 2nd Half: 12-26 46.2% Game: 41.2% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 0-4 0.0% 2nd Half: 0-2 0.0% Game: 0.0% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 10-12 83.3% 2nd Half: 10-20 50.0% Game: 62.5% 6
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HOME TEAM: Claflin 0-14, 0-7 CIAA
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
00 JACKSON,Dashia...... g 2-9 1-5 0-2 0 2 2 4 5 0 1 0 1 32
10 HAMON-DUBOSE,Ty'sha. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
11 LONG,Dionna......... g 4-11 0-0 4-6 0 1 1 4 12 2 5 0 2 37
20 MACK,Shakarri....... 6-11 0-0 5-7 2 4 6 0 17 0 3 0 1 30
21 DANTZLER,Autheria... g 3-7 0-0 1-4 0 0 0 2 7 1 5 0 2 35
22 GOOLSBY,Lydia....... 1-2 0-0 1-1 0 2 2 1 3 0 2 0 1 15
24 RIDDICK,Danyelle.... f 1-2 0-0 1-2 2 3 5 4 3 0 0 1 0 16
32 THOMAS,Joice Beda... 0-3 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 10
33 HOLLINS,Tatyanna.... 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
44 PRICE,Breanna....... c 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 17
TEAM................ 2 4 6
Totals.............. 17-48 1-7 12-22 8 20 28 23 47 3 17 2 7 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-31 35.5% 2nd Half: 6-17 35.3% Game: 35.4% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-6 16.7% 2nd Half: 0-1 0.0% Game: 14.3% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 5-9 55.6% 2nd Half: 7-13 53.8% Game: 54.5% 7
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Officials: Kimberly Haywood, Antoine Love, Jamaal Browns
Technical fouls: Bowie State-None. Claflin-None.
Attendance: 275
Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
Bowie State................... 11 17 18 16 - 62
Claflin....................... 18 10 10 9 - 47
Points in the paint-BSU-W 32,CLAFWBB 26. Points off turnovers-BSU-W 16,CLAFWBB 10.
2nd chance points-BSU-W 12,CLAFWBB 6. Fast break points-BSU-W 2,CLAFWBB 0.
Bench points-BSU-W 35,CLAFWBB 20. Score tied-3 times. Lead changed-2 times.
Last FG-BSU-W 4th-02:08, CLAFWBB 4th-00:36.
Largest lead-BSU-W by 16 4th-00:39, CLAFWBB by 10 1st-02:54.
BSU-W led for 19:08. CLAFWBB led for 17:27. Game was tied for 03:24.