The opening spherical has concluded within the opening spherical which suggests the sphere is starting to dwindle, and the drama is about to accentuate in Baltimore.
Here’s a recap of every little thing that went down on Day Two of the CIAA Males’s and Girls’s Basketball Match.
Girls
Recreation 1: Bluefield State 59, Livingstone 56; Recreation MVP: Bluefield State F Gabrielle Thomas
The Bluefield State Huge Blue began the day, advancing to the quarterfinals following a 59-56 win over the Livingstone Blue Bears.
Alexyss Newman led the best way for Bluefield State, scoring 20 factors and connecting on three three-pointers. She additionally recorded 4 rebounds, three assists, and three steals.
Gabrielle Thomas returned with the sport’s high honor, compiling eight factors and 13 rebounds.
CIAA Rookie of the 12 months Nielle Reaves contributed 20 factors for the Blue Bears, connecting on 8-of-11 shot makes an attempt, together with 4-of-5 three-pointers.
Livingstone’s struggles to maintain the ball performed an important position in its loss on this recreation. The Blue Bears dedicated 26 turnovers, resulting in 25 factors for the Huge Blue.
This peaked within the fourth quarter, wherein Livingstone turned it over eight instances, together with 3 times within the closing two minutes.
Recreation 2: St. Augustine’s 64, Lincoln (PA) 52; Recreation MVP: St. Augustine’s F Taniyah Greene
The St. Augustine’s Falcons pulled out a less-than-spectacular 64-52 win over the Lincoln Lions to maneuver on to the following spherical.
That is the primary time St. Augustine’s has gained a recreation within the CIAA event since 2014.
Falcons ahead Taniyah Greene completed with a game-high 19 factors, adopted by Janiya Reed, who had 12 factors, seven rebounds, and three steals.
Jaleesa Lanier paced the Lions, posting 12 factors, 5 rebounds, and 7 steals.
Lincoln obtained off to a tough begin, lacking 17 of their first 18 shot makes an attempt from the sphere and ending the primary quarter down 12-2.
The Lions, nevertheless, stored themselves within the recreation, irritating the Falcons with their aggressive protection and briefly trimming the deficit to 5 factors. St. Augustine’s responded by ending the half on a 15-5 run, taking a 30-15 lead into halftime.
A short fourth-quarter run by the Lions, wherein they path by as little as seven factors, was not sufficient to offset the Falcons as they responded with a 3 to maintain a double-digit lead for good.
Recreation 3: Shaw 65, Virginia Union 64 OT; Recreation MVP: Shaw G Camila Barreno
In one of the best recreation of the day, the Shaw Bears outlast the Virginia Union Pathers, taking a 65-64 extra time win to the quarterfinals.
Zaniyyah-Ross Barnes led Shaw with 17 factors and 14 rebounds. Camilla Barreno and Raneem Elbarky every got here off the bench to attain 15 factors, including eight rebounds.
Nevaeh Reaves was Virginia Union’s excessive scorer with 17 factors, connecting on 4 three-pointers. Kiara Shepherd had a double-double of 13 factors and ten rebounds.
Regardless of a sluggish begin by Virginia Union, capturing simply 3-of-16 from the sphere, Shaw was unable to get out to a big lead, solely ending the primary quarter up by two factors.
After buying and selling the lead back-and-forth for a lot of the second quarter, the Panthers used a 16-7 run to catapult to a 29-27 halftime lead.
Shaw responded with a run, outscoring Virginia Union 12-2 over eight minutes to take its largest lead of the sport to that time at 39-33.
As soon as once more, the Panthers responded by scoring on back-to-back possessions to carry their deficit down to 2.
With 21 seconds remaining in regulation, Virginia Union made two free throws to take a 58-54 lead. On the following possession, Shaw hit a three-pointer to make it a one-point recreation with 13 seconds left.
They then fouled, sending the Panthers to the road, the place they cut up two free throws. After getting a deflection forcing a aspect out with 4 seconds left, VUU couldn’t cease the Bears a second time as they obtained a layup off the inbound cross to tie the sport, sending it to extra time.
After buying and selling clutch buckets within the further interval, Shaw’s Barreno had the final phrase, hitting the go-ahead bucket to win it for the Bears.
Recreation 4: Johnson C. Smith 65, Winston-Salem State 59; Recreation MVP: Ashlei Kirven
Within the closing girls’s recreation of the day, the Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls punched their ticket to the quarterfinals, defeating the Winston-Salem State Rams 65-59.
Johnson C. Smith’s Ashlei Kirven was the star of the day, posting 19 factors, 13 rebounds, and three blocks, capturing an ideal 8-of-8 from the sphere.
Queen Ruffin got here off the bench to attain 14 factors, whereas Kelis Carmon made her presence felt defensively with seven rebounds and 4 blocks.
This recreation was neck and neck all through the primary half, with neither workforce holding a lead of greater than 5 factors.
Regardless of capturing a considerably higher proportion within the second half than within the first half, Winston-Salem struggled to maintain tempo with Johnson C. Smith because the Golden Bulls constructed a double-digit lead.
This peaked within the fourth quarter when Johnson C. Smith took a 50-38 lead because the fourth quarter started.
Winston-Salem State fought valiantly however couldn’t get any nearer than inside seven factors as fouls down the stretch stunted the Rams’ comeback bid.
Males
Recreation 1: Bowie State 69, Livingstone 66; Recreation MVP: Bowie State G Warren Magounda
Within the first two males’s video games on the docket, the Bowie State Bulldogs got here away victorious, defeating the Livingstone Blue Bears 69-66.
Warren Mouganda led the Bulldogs with 15 factors, adopted by Kevon Corley, who had 13 factors. Joel Webb completed with a 13-point, 12-rebound double-double.
Teon Tiller captained the Blue Bears, amassing 14 factors, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists. Khyree Temple accomplished the sport with 15 factors and 9 rebounds, whereas Omarion Broderick put up a double-double of 11 and 12 rebounds.
After a lull interval the place each groups struggled to attain, Bowie State started to take over the sport, getting sizzling from three-point vary.
Regardless of doing good work on the boards, out-rebounding the Bulldogs 10-5 on the offensive glass, the shot was not falling for the Blue Bears.
They made 23% of their photographs in comparison with 40% by the Bulldogs, resulting in a 12-point halftime deficit.
The second half started as extra of the identical for Bowie State, persevering with to knock down threes, rising its result in 17 factors within the opening minutes.
Nonetheless, Livingstone wouldn’t go away, slowly clawing again into the sport powered by a 21-5 run to make it a one-point recreation.
In the end, the Blue Bears couldn’t acquire the lead because the Bulldogs stored them at bay for the win.
Recreation 2: Elizabeth Metropolis State 70, Shaw 67; Recreation MVP: Elizabeth Metropolis State F Reggie Raynor
Closing out the day was the Elizabeth Metropolis State Vikings pulling off the 70-67 upset win over the Shaw Bears.
Elizabeth Metropolis State’s Reggie Raynor led all scorers with 21 factors, capturing 9 of 13 from the sphere and including six rebounds.
Shayne Saigo was Shaw’s high performer, scoring 14 factors and connecting on all eight free throws. Dreveon Scott contributed 11 factors and 5 rebounds.
This primary half developed right into a recreation of runs that started with Elizabeth Metropolis State occurring a 7-0, culminating on the 13:15 mark of the primary half, taking a 15-8 lead.
Shaw responded with an 11-0 run in a virtually six-minute span, instantly adopted by an 8-0 run from Elizabeth Metropolis State.
Trailing 25-20 with 2:23 remaining within the first half, Shaw scored eight unanswered factors to take the lead at halftime.
Getting into the second half, Shaw continued to construct on its 8-0 run to finish the primary half, scoring the primary six factors of the quarter to take a game-high nine-point lead.
With 10:46 left within the recreation, Shaw held a 46-39 lead. That will be the final time they might have the benefit as ECSU outscored the Bears 15-4, taking the lead and wouldn’t relinquish it.
Shaw didn’t go down with no combat, although, as that they had an opportunity to ship the sport to extra time with a 3 on the buzzer, nevertheless it was off the mark.
