All-CIAA junior forward Emilio Parks (Ashtabula, OH) scored 18 points to lead four double figure scorers.
Junior guard LaMarquis Letchaw (Dallas, TX) added 15 points, sophomore guard Joshua Linson (San Antonio, TX) chipped in 11 points and senior guard Richard Daniels, Jr. (Winston-Salem, NC) scored 10 points for the Golden Bulls (16-11), who trailed almost the entire game. The Golden Bulls were down 13 late in the second half, but managed to come back in their hometown.
Senior forward Antwan Wilkerson (Greensboro, NC) had eight points and 12 rebounds for the Golden Bulls, who outscored the Panthers 16-12 in the extra session including eight consecutive free throws.
CIAA Defensive Player of the Year Omar Briggs was a force inside for the Panthers, scoring 25 points and pulling down 19 rebounds. CIAA Rookie of the Year Ray Anderson also had 25 points and Avery Jirmnson scored 12 points for the Panthers (6-20), who were in control much of the contest.
Anderson wasted no time showing why he garnered the league's top rookie honor. He scored 14 points to give the Panthers a 16-12 lead. He hit another jumper to push the Panthers' lead to 10 at 26-16 at the 10:47 mark of the first half.
The Golden Bulls went on a brief run to trim the deficit to 28-23 on a free throw by Wilkerson. But the Panthers put together another run to get the lead back to double digits.
Anderson made another jumper for a 10-point lead and Briggs scored for a 37-25 lead late in the first half. Their lead reached 40-27 on a layup by Jirmnson.
JCSU made one last run before halftime. They scored seven straight points capped by a behind-the-back pass from Letchaw to sophomore center Alandre Davis (Wilson, NC) for a layup. The Golden Bulls went into halftime with momentum as they trailed 40-34 after falling behind by double digits in the first half.
Anderson led all scorers with 18 first-half points. Briggs added nine points and Jirmnson scored eight points for the Panthers. Letchaw led the Golden Bulls with eight points and Parks, the Food Lion MVP, scored seven points for the Golden Bulls.
The Golden Bulls' momentum vanished in the first few minutes of the second half. The Panthers scored the first four points to lead by 10 once again. The Golden Bulls converted a three-point play and Patrell Rogers hit two free throws to bring the margin to five.
A three-pointer by Daniels got JCSU within two at 48-46. The Golden Bulls knotted the game at 48-48 on an inside shot by sophomore forward Christan Williams (Chesapeake, VA). The Panthers responded with 13 straight points for a 61-48 lead. The Golden Bulls responded with nine consecutive points including two three-pointers from Linson.
A three-pointer from Linson pulled JCSU within 61-60. Mantez Holmes gave the Panthers a three-point lead on a layup, but the Golden Bulls tied the game on a three-pointer by Wilkinson.
The Golden Bulls took their first lead of the game 66-63 when Parks converted a three-point play at the 4:56 mark. Parks added a follow shot for a 68-63 lead. Letchaw made two free throws for a 70-63 Golden Bulls' lead with 3:43 left.
Anderson scored on a coast-to-coast layup to cut the Panthers' deficit to five, but Lechaw converted another three-point play for a 73-65 lead.
It was the Panthers' turn to rally. They scored eight straight points capped by a three-pointer by Ken' Pankey to tie the game at 73-73 with 40 seconds left.
The Golden Bulls missed two free throws, but the Panthers were called for an offensive charge with 9.3 seconds left. The contest went into overtime.
Parks scored the first basket for a 75-73 Golden Bulls' lead. Briggs tied the game at 75-75 on a bank shot, but Parks followed with a dunk to put the Golden Bulls up by two again.
Michael Wynn of the Panthers tied the game with a layup but Parks scored on a follow shot as the Golden Bulls led by two again. Two free throws by the Panthers tied the score again.
Sophomore guard Raston Brown (Hephzibah, GA) hit both free throws as the Golden Bulls led 81-79 and senior forward Robert Williams (Atlanta, GA) added two more free throws for an 83-79 lead. Daniels drained two free throws to extend the Golden Bulls lead to 85-79 with 28.2 seconds left. Williams made two more for an 87-79 lead with 28.2 seconds left.
Pankey hit a trey from the corner to cut the deficit to 87-82. Brown's emphatic two-hand dunk gave the Golden Bulls a seven-point lead and sealed the win for them.
University on Tuesday, February 25th at Time Warner Cable Arena. The Golden Bulls will play Virginia State University (#4N) in the next round on Wednesday, February 26th at 9:40 p.m.
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