Men's Basketball Comeback Falls Short at Bowie, 85-80
Box Score BOWIE, Md. – The Bowie State University Bulldogs won their fourth straight game, defeating the Golden Bulls of Johnson C. Smith University by a score of 85-80. With the win, Bowie State improves to 10-4 overall (2-0 CIAA) while Johnson C. Smith falls to 6-7 overall and 0-2 in the CIAA.BSU's Cameron Knox scored a game-high 22 points to go along with a season-high six rebounds. Freshman Ahmaad Wilson would come off bench to score 18 points while junior's Miles Jackson and Justin Beck chipped in 12 and 10 points respectively. Andre Jackson ripped down a team-high 10 rebounds for the Bulldogs.Markell Lotharp (Marshville, N.C.) led Johnson C. Smith with a double-double of 17 points and 10 rebounds. Stedmon Lemon (Lithonia, Ga.) tallied 14 points on 6-of-13 shooting from the floor and a team-high four assists. Emilo Parks (Ashtabula, Ohio) contributed 11 points, five rebounds, two assists and a game-high three blocked shots in the loss. Joshua Linson (San Antonio, Texas) chipped in 11 points and added three assists and one steal for the Golden Bulls. Bowie State took a 44-39 lead into halftime with Wilson and Miles Jackson accounting for 11 and 10 points respectively. The Bulldogs hit 15-of-33 first half field goals (45.5 percent), which included 7-of-17 behind the 3-point line and knocked down 7-of-9 free throws.
Johnson C. Smith shot the ball just as well in the first 20 minutes, making 16-of-33 field goals (48.5 percent), which included 5-of-10 behind the arc.
The Bulldogs maintained a lead the entire second half, holding their largest lead of nine twice at 55-46 and 57-48 but the Golden Bulls battled all night and managed to close to within two (78-76) with 2:42 left in the game via a Lotharp free throw.
JCSU could get no closer as Bowie State closed the game with an 8-4 run, with Knox being responsible for six of those points to seal the victory.
The Golden Bulls will travel to Virginia Union on Monday, Jan. 5 for a 7:30 p.m. tip with the Panthers.
