Letrell West4
Gene Breland, Orangeburg, SC
Letrell West scored 15 points in the contest
59
Claflin CLAFMBB 10-11, CIAA:6-5
62
Winner Saint Augustine's SAU-M 7-12 , CIAA:2-7
Claflin CLAFMBB
10-11, CIAA:6-5
59
Final
62
Saint Augustine's SAU-M
7-12 , CIAA:2-7
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
Claflin CLAFMBB 33 21 5 59
Saint Augustine's SAU-M 35 19 8 62

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Morris Wright

Claflin Panthers Fall in Overtime to Saint Augustine’s

Raleigh, N.C. – Saint Augustine's University (SAU) outscored Claflin University 8-5 in overtime for a 62-59 Central intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Southern Division win over the Panthers on Wednesday (Jan. 29).
 
The extra period loss dropped Claflin to 10-12 overall and 6-6 in the conference, while SAU improved to 8-12 and 3-7.
 
The Panthers will return home for three straight games next week, starting with Fayetteville State University (Feb. 3) followed by Virginia State University (Feb. 5) and Johnson C. Smith University (Feb. 8).
 
Letrell West led three Claflin players in double-figures with 15 points followed by Brandon Davis, who came off the bench to score 13 points and with eight rebounds. Devin Smith rounded out the double-digit scoring for the Panthers with 11 points.
 
Gary Jefferson was the top scorer for SAU with a game-high 17 points and Miguel Brown added a double-double of 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Falcons.
 
Claflin finished the game shooting 34.7-percent (17-for-49) from the field while SAU was 40-percent (24-for-60).
 
In the free throw department, the Panthers connected on 22-of-31, while SAU was 6-of-10.
 
In the overtime period, SAU scored five of the first six points in building a 60-55 lead with 3:01 left, but the Panthers would rally to pull within three points at 60-57 on two free-throws from Davis with 2:28 remaining.
 
The two teams would trade baskets in the final minutes as SAU held on for the three-point victory.
 
The contest was sent into overtime when Smith hit a pair of free-throws with 27 seconds left in regulation, tying the ballgame at 54-54.
 
The second half was close throughout as five points was the biggest lead by either team. Claflin outscored SAU 21-19 in the period after trailing 35-33 at the intermission.
 
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