Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Andrew Jackson lifts WSSU past A&T

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- President's Day was last week, right? Winston-Salem State's Andrew Jackson apparently felt like celebrating again Monday. Jackson, nicknamed "The Prez" for sharing the name and birthplace of the nation's seventh chief executive, scored 13 points in the final 7:05 to spearhead the Rams' comeback from a 15-point second-half deficit and a 79-74 win over N.C. A&T before 5,038 in the Greensboro Coliseum.

In earning its first sweep over the Aggies since Jimmy Carter was in the White House (1980), WSSU nearly duplicated its effort in the Twin City last month. The Rams wiped out a 14-point disadvantage in that one. Jackson, a junior from Wilmington, conspired with Brian Fisher's 25-point effort as WSSU made its sudden and shocking comeback. Winston-Salem State finished 12-for-20 from downtown. Or, to be more precise, from Kernersville or so it seemed. "This is the battle of I-40, and we're the champions right now," Jackson said.

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