CHARLOTTE, N.C. –
The Johnson
C. Smith University men’s basketball team took down the reigning
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) champions to
conclude
Friday
nights semifinal round as the Golden Bulls defeated the Bulldogs, 80-71
in the Spectrum Center during the CIAA Tournament. The victory advances
Johnson C. Smith to the 2018 Championship game against the Panthers of
Virginia Union University on Saturday,
March 3 at 7 p.m. in the Spectrum Center.
The
Golden Bulls had four players score in double figures led by Roddric
Ross who registered a game-high 20 points to go along with seven
rebounds, two blocks and two steals. Robert Davis notched 19 points,
three assists and three steals and two rebounds while
Cayse Minor chipped in 14 points and nine rebounds. Christian Kirchman
added 12 points, three assists and two rebounds in the win for JCSU.
In
the opening minutes of the contest, the Golden Bulls raced out to a 6-0 lead, forcing the Bulldogs to call a timeout at the 18:15
mark. BSU finally got on the board after a layup from Saiquan Jamison
but JCSU responded with a layup up of their own from Arthur
Bennett to go ahead 8-2.
Bowie
State and Johnson C. Smith exchanged baskets for over four minutes
until Robert Davis drained a deep 3-pointer to stretch the Golden Bulls
lead 23-16 with 7:33
remaining in the first half. The Bulldogs pulled within three points
after scoring four-straight
but JCSU reached their largest lead of the half, grooming 8-2 margin
before BSU’s Cameron Hayes cut the deficit to six before the Golden
Bulls went into the locker room with a 37-31 at halftime.
Johnson
C. Smith shot over 50-percent from the field, including 6-of-11 shots
from the 3-point line (54.5-percent) and 50-percent (5-of-10) from the
charity stripe led by Cayse Minor who had 10 points at the break. Bowie
State connected 13-of-35 shots for 37.1-percent
and was 3-of-10 from long distance as Omari George also gathered 10
points at intermission.
In
the second half, Bowie State orchestrated an 8-2 outing to close the
gap to one (38-39). A 3-pointer from Hayes erased a three-point deficit
and tied the contest for the first time at 41-41 but on the ensuing
possession, JCSU tallied three the hard way after
Bennett was fouled for a potential 3-point play. He would miss the
freebie but get another opportunity at the foul line with the game clock
showing 14:06 and this time he would connect, giving the Golden Bulls a 44-41 lead.
Bowie
State took their first lead of the contest when Wilson kicked a pass to
Dayshawn Wells for a 3-pointer on the wing. The Bulldogs would maintain
their lead for three minutes until a free-throw shot from Kirchman
provided the third tied of the night (50-50).
Roddric
Ross regained the lead for the Golden Bulls, scoring four unanswered points as JCSU led 54-50 over Bowie State with 8:30 remaining in the game. Following three more ties down the stretch, two free-throws from Minor put Johnson C. Smith ahead 62-60.
With
4:11
left to play, Johnson C. Smith went on a 12-4 spread, including a
3-pointer from Davis that provided a 72-64 lead over Bowie State. BSU
closed the gap to just six but the Golden Bulls pulled away, following a
layup from Ross and a slam from Johnathan
Curtis that would put an exclamation mark on the win for JCSU.
For
the contest, Johnson C. Smith outshot Bowie State, shooting 52-percent
(26-50), 47.1-percent (8-17) from behind the arc and went 20-of-31 at
the charity stripe.
The Golden Bulls scored 32 of their 80 points in the paint while creating a 12-5 advantage in points off of turnovers.
Hayes
led Bowie State in scoring, also recording a game-high 20 points while
Wilson added 17 points and
five assists. Wells finished with a double-double, 15 points and 10
rebounds, following George who contributed 11 points and seven rebounds
in the loss.
Official Basketball Box Score
Official Basketball Box Score Bowie State vs Johnson C. Smith 3/2/18 9:00 pm at Spectrum Center - Charlotte, N.C. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- VISITORS: Bowie State 14-15 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...... * 4-11 2-6 5-5 4 6 10 4 15 2 1 0 0 29 03 WILSON,Ahmaad....... * 4-16 3-9 6-6 0 3 3 2 17 5 6 0 0 36 04 LONG,Jacob.......... 0-1 0-0 0-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 15 10 DUFFIN, Jr.,Keith... 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 9 11 BELLE,David......... * 0-5 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 20 GEORGE,Omari........ * 4-12 0-1 3-5 2 5 7 4 11 1 0 1 1 28 21 JAMISON,Saiquan..... * 4-6 0-0 0-0 4 3 7 3 8 1 0 1 0 24 22 HAYES,Cameron....... 7-13 5-9 1-1 1 1 2 4 20 1 2 0 1 26 25 FLEMING,Yohance..... 0-2 0-0 0-0 3 3 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 19 TEAM................ 4 1 5 Totals.............. 23-67 10-26 15-19 18 25 43 24 71 11 11 2 3 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-35 37.1% 2nd Half: 10-32 31.3% Game: 34.3% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-10 30.0% 2nd Half: 7-16 43.8% Game: 38.5% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd Half: 13-15 86.7% Game: 78.9% 2 ------------------------------ ------------------------------ -------------------- HOME TEAM: Johnson C. Smith 20-10 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 00 MINOR,Cayse......... * 4-6 2-2 4-4 1 8 9 4 14 1 1 0 1 36 01 ROSS,Roddric........ * 8-11 3-6 1-3 0 7 7 3 20 1 1 2 2 33 02 KIRCHMAN,Christian.. * 4-11 1-3 3-3 0 2 2 2 12 3 3 0 0 38 03 ADAIR,Aaron......... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 11 DAVIS,Robert........ * 5-13 2-6 7-10 0 2 2 1 19 3 5 0 3 40- 15 BOWMAN,Michael...... 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 21 BENNETT,Arthur...... * 3-5 0-0 2-5 2 1 3 3 8 0 1 1 0 21 31 CURTIS,Jonathan..... 2-3 0-0 3-6 0 3 3 5 7 1 0 1 0 19 TEAM................ 2 2 4 Totals.............. 26-50 8-17 20-31 6 28 34 19 80 10 11 4 6 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-25 52.0% 2nd Half: 13-25 52.0% Game: 52.0% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 6-11 54.5% 2nd Half: 2-6 33.3% Game: 47.1% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 5-10 50.0% 2nd Half: 15-21 71.4% Game: 64.5% 4 ------------------------------ ------------------------------ -------------------- Officials: Mike Hefner, Haywood Bostic & Ramond Styons Technical fouls: Bowie State-None. Johnson C. Smith-None. Attendance: Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Bowie State................... 31 40 - 71 Johnson C. Smith.............. 37 43 - 80 Semifinal Game 2 - CIAA Men's Basketball Tournament Points in the paint-BSU-M 18,JCSU-M 32. Points off turnovers-BSU-M 5,JCSU-M 12. 2nd chance points-BSU-M 16,JCSU-M 9. Fast break points-BSU-M 0,JCSU-M 0. Bench points-BSU-M 20,JCSU-M 7. Score tied-6 times. Lead changed-2 times. Last FG-BSU-M 2nd-00:22, JCSU-M 2nd-00:40. Largest lead-BSU-M by 5 2nd-12:04, JCSU-M by 10 2nd-00:40. BSU-M led for 02:30. JCSU-M led for 33:53. Game was tied for 03:37.
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