WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina -- No. 17 Winston-Salem State rolled to its 10th straight victory Thursday night with a 72-58 victory against Virginia State at the Gaines Center.Behind 17 points from Justin Glover and 15 from Wakefield Ellison, the Rams took control early in the second half.
The Rams were clinging to a four-point lead at halftime, but the Trojans (6-7, 1-3 CIAA) scored on their first three possessions of the second half to take their first lead of the game.
As he did in the first half, Coach Bobby Collins of Winston-Salem State turned to his bench and needed a spark. He got one in the form of Maurice Nash, a junior-college transfer making his Gaines Center debut.
Nash helped lead the Rams during a crucial stretch, and after that it was clear sailing.
“I was a little nervous, but I was OK,” said Nash, who sat out the first semester to get his grades in order after coming from Davidson County Community College, where he was a scoring machine the last two seasons. “They were a real scrappy team, and sometimes it’s not going to be the starting five so the guys coming off the bench just tried to be effective.”
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