Devin Smith 4
Gene Breland, Orangeburg, SC
Devin Smith had a team-high 17 points
64
Claflin CLAFMBB 10-9, 5-5 CIAA
68
Winner Winston-Salem State WSSU 8-8, 6-2 CIAA
Claflin CLAFMBB
10-9, 5-5 CIAA
64
Final
68
Winston-Salem State WSSU
8-8, 6-2 CIAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Claflin CLAFMBB 27 37 64
Winston-Salem State WSSU 22 46 68

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Claflin Falls in Closing Seconds to Winston-Salem State

Winston-Salem, N.C. -- The Claflin University Panthers loss their third straight games, falling to Winston-Salem State University (WSSU), 68-64, in the closing seconds of a Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Southern Division men's basketball game, Monday (Jan. 20).
 
Claflin, now 9-10 overall and 5-5 in the CIAA, has dropped their last three games by a total of 10 points.
 
Devin Smith led the Panthers in scoring with 17 points followed by Romero Hill at 13 points. Haneef Britt and Donnell Frayer, Jr. added eight and seven points, respectively.
 
The Panthers had opportunity at tying or going for the lead in the final four seconds of play, trailing 66-64 with the possession. After inbounding the ball, Brandon Davis drove the baseline for a possible game-tying basket, but stepped on the outbound line, thus turning the ball over to WSSU. The turnover was the Panthers 16th of the game.
 
Robert Colon was immediately fouled on the inbound possession for WSSU. He sank both free throws, giving the Rams the four-point home victory. The win also avenged an earlier season 60-53 loss to Claflin, evening WSSU season record at 8-8 overall and 6-2 against CIAA competition.
 
Jaylen Alston led the Rams with a game-high 26 points, while Colon added 13 points with 11 coming from the free throw line. WSSU was 23-of-31 at the charity stripe compared to Claflin 14-of-19.
 
Claflin shot 46.8-percent (22-for-47) from the field, while WSSU hit 44.7-percent (21-for-47).
 
The Panthers led 27-22 at the half but was outscored 46-37 in the second.
 
The Panthers biggest lead of the game, 11, came during the second half twice, the first at 44-33 on a layup from Frayer, Jr. and second when Cornellius Reynolds scored with 13:32 left for a 46-45 advantage.
 
Claflin will return to the hardwood on Thursday (Jan. 23) at Benedict College of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
 
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