SALISBURY, North Carolina — It was a night of comebacks at New Trent Gym.Livingstone rallied from 17 points down in the second half to pull out a CIAA men’s basketball thriller on Tuesday night, topping Bowie State, 95-94, in overtime.
Just like in the earlier women’s game, Livingstone came from behind against long odds. When Bowie’s Miles Jackson sank a 3-point shot with 9:07 left in the game, the Bulldogs led, 73-56.
But Coach James Stinson’s Blue Bears outscored Bowie down the stretch, 31-14, forcing the game into overtime. Eric Dubose’s jumper knotted the score at 87-87 with 43 seconds left.
The Blue Bear women were down 16 points in the second half, but rallied to win over Bowie State, 59-51 (see article on page 1B).
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