Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Glover leads WSSU to ninth straight win

BOWIE, Maryland –  Winston-Salem State ran its winning streak to nine with a 77-72 win over Bowie State on Monday night.

The Rams improved to 10-2 overall and 3-0 in the CIAA as Coach Bobby Collins has his longest win streak in his seven seasons.
 
Leading the way was guard Justin Glover, who scored a career-high 31 points. Glover, the Rams leading scorer coming in at 14 points a game, was 10 of 20 shooting and 9 of 14 from the foul line.

WyKevin Bazemore added 15 points and six rebounds and Joe Thompson scored 10 points and had six rebounds as the Rams shot 46 percent. They were just 3 of 15 on 3-point attempts.

Wakefield Ellison added nine points for the Rams.

Collins said after the game that his team showed a lot of poise.

“We never panicked,” Collins said by telephone. “We knew we could make a run and we took our time and just made the plays when we had to.”

The Rams were down by eight with 10 minutes to go but came roaring back thanks to their defense.


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