RALEIGH, North Carolina -- Winston-Salem State has won in men’s basketball nearly everywhere it has played since rejoining the CIAA before the 2010-11 season.
Johnson C. Smith’s Brayboy Gym — one of the CIAA’s smallest (capacity about 2,500) and toughest places to play — has been the exception.
“We haven’t won there in my career,” said guard Marcus Wells, a senior who is 0-2 at Brayboy.
No. 16-ranked WSSU (15-3, 2-1 CIAA Southern Division) will try to reverse that tonight at Johnson C. Smith (13-6, 2-1) in a game between teams tied for second place in the division. Tipoff is set for 7:30.
A combination of things makes Brayboy a tough place to play, including how close the fans are to the court and Johnson C. Smith’s long tradition of success. For WSSU, which last won at Brayboy in 2006 but didn’t play there from 2007 to 2010, there’s also the rivalry.
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