CHARLOTTE, North Carolina -- With the CIAA celebrating its 100-year anniversary, it was appropriate that one of its history-building schools won the whole shooting match. Winston-Salem State used a stingy defense and a Princeton-like offense to subdue Elizabeth City State 62-51 on Saturday night in front of around 12,000 at Time Warner Cable Arena.
The significance of winning the school's 11th CIAA basketball title wasn't lost on hero Stephon Platt, who scored 21 points off the bench and was a beast on the boards with 10 rebounds.
"It feels good to win it for coach (Bobby) Collins, for the university and for the city of Winston," Platt said, "and with it being the 100th year I know that coach (Big House) Gaines is looking down on us smiling right now."Gaines wove an incredible career in his 47 years as coach of the Rams, and Collins also gave credit to Gaines, who died in April of 2005.
"With this being the 100th anniversary of the CIAA, you think Big House Gaines because he was a part of building that legacy and I'm glad we were able to get this for Winston-Salem State and the Gaines' family," Collins said.
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