MBB LIvingstone Image
85
Winner Claflin CLAFMBB 12-15, CIAA 8-8
78
Livingstone College LC-M 12-15, CIAA 5-11
Winner
Claflin CLAFMBB
12-15, CIAA 8-8
85
Final
78
Livingstone College LC-M
12-15, CIAA 5-11
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Claflin CLAFMBB 41 44 85
Livingstone College LC-M 32 46 78

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Reynolds Leads Claflin Past Livingstone

Salisbury, N.C. - Cornellius Reynolds recorded double-figures for the third straight game with 22 points as Claflin University upended Livingstone College 85-78 in a Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Southern Division game, Wednesday (Feb. 19).
 
The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Claflin, now 12-15 overall and 8-8 in the conference.
 
The Panthers will wrap up their regular season at home Saturday (Feb. 22) against Elizabeth City State University for Senior Day.
 
Reynolds, the Panthers leading scorer the past three games, was 6-for-9 from the field that included three three-pointers and 7-of-10 at the charity stripe. The offensive production by Reynolds, tied a career second-best of 22 points against Augusta University earlier in the season. Reynolds posted a career-high of 23 points last week against Fayetteville State.
 
Joining Reynolds in double-figures for the Panthers were Jailen Williams at 15 points followed by Letrell West and Nkem Ojeh with 13 and 12 points, respectively.
 
Roger Ray was the top scorer for Livingstone, now 12-15 overall and 5-11 in conference play, with a game-high 25 points. Lydell Elmore contributed 15 points for the Blue Bears followed by Martel Handley at 10 points.
 
The teams played pretty even in the second half of the contest with Livingstone managing to outscore Claflin by a slim margin of, 46-44, thanks to shooting 60.7-percent (17-for-28) from the field.
 
The first half of the contest saw Claflin take the lead for good (12-10) at the 14:35 mark off a West three-pointer. Six minutes later Reynolds provided the Panthers with their first double-digit lead at 25-15 on a layup with 8:38 showing the clock.
 
From there, the Panthers scored eight unanswered points for its biggest lead of the opening stanza at 33-15 with 6:22 on the clock.
 
The final six minutes of the half would see the Blue Bears outscore the Panthers, 17-8, cutting Claflin lead to 41-32 at intermission.
 
For the game, both teams shot better than 50 percent from the field as Claflin hit 51.7-percent (31-for-60) of its shots and Livingstone connected on 52.5-percent (31-for-59).
 
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