ETTRICK, Va. – Forty minutes was not enough, but Bowie State junior Andre Jackson scored five points in overtime to help lift the Bulldogs to an exciting 80-79 overtime win at Virginia State on Wednesday night. The win sets the Bowie State record at 20-7 overall (12-3 CIAA, 7-2 North) and in a tie for first place on the CIAA Northern Division with Virginia State. However, Bowie State holds the tie breaker advantage over Virginia State with one regular season game remaining.
Senior Cameron Knox (Baltimore, Md.) poured in a game-high 24 points and junior Justin Beck (Ellicott City, Md.) added 16 points. Jackson ended the night with 10 points to round out Bowie State’s double digit scorers. Senior Joel Clemmons grabbed a career-high eight rebounds to lead the Bulldogs on the glass.
“We knew tonight’s game was going to be a dog fight and thought our guys showed a tremendous amount of toughness and heart”, stated an elated Bowie State head coach Darrell Brooks. “Even after falling behind by 10 late in the first half, the team never panicked or lost confidence”!
Virginia State’s size really gave Bowie State a fit in the first half and the Trojans used their size advantage and hot field goal shooting (51.9 percent) to take a 40-36 lead into halftime.
The Trojans were paced in the first half by Alphonso Leary (Norfolk, Va.) with 10 points. Virginia State (17-7, 11-4 CIAA, 7-2 North) led the entire first half, holding a 10 point cushion four times.
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