Sunday, December 18, 2011

Bowie State comes from behind for victory

ERIE, Pennsylvania - The Bowie State University men's basketball team improved to 6-1 by coming from behind to earn a 94-93 victory at Mercyhurst College on Saturday in Erie, Pa. The Bulldogs hit 31 of 34 shots at the foul line and erased a 14-point deficit in the second half to notch the victory.

Bishop McNamara High graduate Jay Gavin led five Bulldogs in double figures with 26 points, including a 13 of 14 performance at the foul line. Largo High grad Darren Clark added 22 points, and the Bulldogs got 12 points from Travis Hyman, 11 from Najee White and 10 from Dameatric Scott.

Mercyhurst (6-3) led by two at halftime, and then quickly expanded its lead to 12 points within the first three minutes of the second half. A 10-0 run by Bowie State made it a two-point game again with 16 minutes, 56 seconds to play. Gavin had five points in the run.

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