CHARLOTTE, North Carolina -- A rubber match in the CIAA championship Saturday night will settle the season series between Shaw and Fayetteville State.
Fayetteville State took the first game on Friday against Virginia Union 71-57 while Shaw came from behind in the final 12 minutes to top Elizabeth City State 76-61.
After splitting the season series with the visitors winning one apiece, the top two seeds in the tournament will meet at 5 p.m. Saturday for the title.
“They got size and we have size,” Shaw coach Jacques Curtis said. “It’s bigs going against bigs where some other teams don’t have the size we have, so we can really pound them on the glass, and they have really good guard play. We know that’s going to be a battle with them tomorrow.”
Fayetteville State won the first meeting 66-64 on Jan. 30 while Shaw took the second meeting 75-65 on Feb. 20.
VIDEO: Friday's action
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