Category: Hbcu basketball

Florida A&M defeats Bethune-Cookman 84-73 on senior night

Brandon King

Team 1 2 F Bethune-Cookman 31  42  73 Florida A&M 39  45  84 It was senior night at FAMU and the Rattlers sent the senior class off right in their last game at Lawson Center with a 84-73 win over Bethune-Cookman. The first half was a back-and forth affair that saw the lead change hands 10 times. FAMU would claim the lead at 28-27 off a D.J. Jones dunk with 4:55 remaining in the half. Florida A&M would end up taking a 39-31 advantage at the half. Try as they…

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Day 5 Recap: 2022 SIAC Basketball Tournament

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Courtesy of the SIAC Game 18 (Women)  Savannah State, 73 vs. Albany State, 59Box Score | Savannah State Post Game Interview | Albany State Post Game Interview To kickoff the Semifinals for the 2022 SIAC Basketball Tournament, presented by TIAA,  the fans of Rock Hill, South Carolina were treated to a battle between a hot, underdog team and the heavily favored powerhouse team. From the outset, the Tigers of Savannah State took control and did not look back, the pace and aggressive defense by the Tigers proved to be too much as the Tigers of…

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Benedict wins SIAC Tournament

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Courtesy of Benedict Athletics ROCK HILL, S.C. – The Benedict College Lady Tigers rallied from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat 12th-ranked Savannah State University and repeat as SIAC Champions on Saturday in the Rock Hill Sports & Events Center. The win gives Benedict, now 23-7 on the season, an automatic bid into the NCAA Division II Tournament. The selection show will be Sunday night at 10 p.m. on www.ncaa.com. The Lady Tigers trailed 61-51 with 7:45 to play in the game. Benedict went on a 14-2 run over the next…

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2022 SIAC Basketball Tournament Day 4 Recap

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From the SIAC Game 14 (Women)  #2W (Lane), 57 vs. Albany State, 68Box Score | Lane Post Game Interview | Albany State Post Game Interview   To cap off day four of the SIAC Basketball Tournament, the Rock Hill Sports & Event Center was treated to an instant classic. After coming off a qualifying round victory the Lady Rams of Albany State hoped to keep their hot streak going against the favored Lady Dragons of Lane College. Coming into the game, Lane was feared throughout the SIAC for their revered play from its post players.…

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Albany State advances to SIAC Semis

Brandon King

The Albany State women’s basketball team defeated tthe Dragons of Lane College 68-57 to advance to the semi-finals of the SIAC women’s basketball tournament From Albany State Athletics. Kashay Hankerson led the Golden Rams with 23 points in 24 minutes off the bench.  Starting point guard Kayla Milner contributed with 16 points, 2 assist and 2 steals. In the Semi-Finals, the Golden Rams will face a Savannah State Tigers team that beat them twice during the regular season.  On January 29, the Tigers defeated the Golden Rams 72-54.  On February 7, the Tigers beat…

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Tennessee State women’s hoops goes down 67-53 to Austin Peay in OVC tournament

Brandon King

From Tennessee State Athletics 53 TSU 67 APSU Team 1 2 3 4 F TSU 13  12  7  21  53 APSU 13  23  16  15  67 The Tennessee State University women’s basketball team had its season come to an end on Thursday in the OVC Quarterfinals after falling to Austin Peay, 67-53. The Lady Tigers saw a 12-win improvement from a season ago led by a tremendous turnaround by second-year head coach Ty Evans. Tatyana Davis led the Lady Tigers with 17 points and Gia Adams had 15.  TSU took an early lead thanks to…

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Tennessee State loses to SEMO 79-55 in OVC quarters

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From Tennessee State University Athletics: Box ScoreEVANSVILLE, Ind. ­– The Tennessee State men’s basketball team fell to SEMO, 79-55, in the OVC Quarterfinal. FIRST HALF: SEMO began the game on fire from three-point range with three long-range jumpers, as Nygal Russell drained two-straight to start the contest. The Redhawks led 13-0 prior to TSU’s first basket at the 14:35 mark, as Kassim Nicholson finished a tip-in after a missed layup. Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. registered back-to-back buckets for the Tigers, then converted a technical free throw to cut the deficit to six, 13-7. SEMO missed 13 straight…

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Day 2 2022 SIAC Basketball Tournament Recap

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Courtesy of the SIAC: Game 6 (Men)   #3W (LeMoyne-Owen) 80 vs. (Clark Atlanta) 73Box Score | Lemoyne-Owen Post Game Interview | Clark Atlanta Post Game Interview Lemoyne-Owen and Clark Atlanta clashed in Game 6 of the SIAC Championship Tournament. It was a close game all the way through, but Lemoyne-Owen’s 27 made free throws, to Clark Atlanta’s 3, proved to be the difference. Lemoyne-Owen forward, Jaquan Lawrence, finished the game with a double-double, scoring 19 points and grabbing 12 rebounds. He also had an impressive five blocks. Lemoyne-Owen is set to play Benedict on…

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Central State falls to Albany State in SIAC

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50 CSUW 59 ASUW Team 1 2 3 4 F CSUW 14  9  12  15  50 ASUW 15  16  13  15  59 Courtesy of Central State Athletics Lady Marauders’ season comes to and end in SIAC opening round loss to Albany State ROCK HILL, South Carolina – The Central State Lady Marauders lost to Albany State in the opening round of the SIAC tournament on Tuesday. With the loss, CSU ends the season with a 5-19 overall mark while Albany State is now 8-18 while advancing to the second round of…

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Day 1 2022 SIAC Basketball Recap

Brandon King

Courtesy of the SIAC: Game 1 (Men)  #6E Clark Atlanta – 79, #7W Central State – 64Box Score | CAU Post-Game Interview | Central State Post-Game Interview The 2022 SIAC Basketball Tournament started off strong as the Clark Atlanta Panthers team defeated the Marauders of Central State, 79-64. Central State entered the game undermanned with six players officially dressing for the Marauders. Consequently enough this was the ultimate downfall of the Marauders as they struggled mightily with Clark Atlanta’s bigs down low. Willie Green of Central State led all scorers with 23 with Clark…

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