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(LAWRENCEVILLE, Va.) Bowie State survived a late St. Paul’s second half rally and held on to defeat the Tigers 66-59. Bowie State managed just five free throws over the final 7:10 to improve its record to 4-1 overall, 2-1 in the CIAA and 1-0 in the East.
The visiting Bulldogs torched the Taylor-Whitehead Gymnasium nets at a 54 percent clip in the first half, making 13-of-24 from the floor and included five-of-nine beyond the 3-point line. St. Paul’s made 11-of-29 first half field goal attempts (38 percent) and was led by Kendrick Williams and Anthony Wynn with 11 and eight first half points respectively. Bowie State junior
Charles Richardson (Suitland, MD, Suitland, Montgomery - Takoma Park C.C.) came off the bench to pace the Bulldogs in the first 20 minutes with 12 points.
Wynn led the second half surge with 14 points (22 overall), hitting all eight of his field goal attempts, six-of-nine from the charity stripe and grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds. SPC’s Williams was shut down in the final period but Maurice Reevy stepped up to score nine of his total 11 points.
Senior
Curtis Massey (Upper Marlboro, MD, Largo, Dodge City CC) led Bowie State with team highs of 17 points and nine rebounds. Richardson closed out the night with two huge free throws, giving him 14 total points. Junior
Andrew Engel (Glen Burnie, MD, Old Mill, Colby C.C.) put 11 points on the board for BSU’s Bulldogs and added eight rebounds.
Bowie State’s Bulldogs will take a brief break for Thanksgiving before traveling to Wingate (N.C.) University to participate in the OrthoCarolina Classic. Bowie State will open the weekend Classic against Catawba College at noon Saturday (11/29) then face host Wingate at 4 p.m. Sunday.