Terrence Bowman shoots over Benedict player
Columbia, SC- Claflin University Panthers (7-10) avenged an earlier season loss to the Tigers of Benedict College (8-6) 77-58, before a standing room only crowd, in the Benjamin E. Mayes Health and Physical Education Center, on the campus of Benedict College.
Holding on to a 1 point halftime lead, the Panthers came roaring out in the second half scoring the first six points of the half, for a 34-28 lead. Claflin continued to sizzle from the outside building their largest lead of the game 16 points, 55-39 with 7:20 remaining. Benedict cut the Panther lead under 10 points 57-48 with a 9-2 run. Claflin matched the run with a 6-0 run to go up by 15 points, 63-48, with 2:33 left. The Panthers were no through yet outscoring Benedict 11-4 the rest of the way to win going away by the final score of 77-58.
Terrence Bowman opened the game with a 3 point shot for Claflin. But just one point at the 17:00 mark would be the only other points Claflin would score for 5:20. By that time Benedict had built an 8 point advantage 12-4. Claflin began to find the range and managed to take the lead 18-17 with 5:46 left before intermission. Claflin's largest lead of the half was 4 points, 21-17 with 4:49 in the first half. From that period to the end of the half there would be two ties and two lead changes before Claflin managed to take a one point lead with 48 seconds before the half, both teams missed opportunities to score, and the half ended with Claflin holding on to a one point advantage 27-26.
David Glover led Claflin at the break with 7 points, and
Edward Green scored 6. Benedict was led by Antrjuan Albright with 11 points.
Benedict's Albright led all scorers with a game high 22 points, as Allen Elmore added 10 points.
Edward Green led Claflin with 17 points, followed by Terrence Bowman with 16 points, and
David Glover with 15 points.
Claflin comes home on Saturday at 1:30 when Miles College comes to Orangeburg.
