ATLANTA, Georgia -- The Claflin University men’s basketball team saw their 16-game winning streak ended Saturday at the hands of Morehouse College, falling 86-75 in a Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) East Division basketball contest.The loss, Claflin’s first since losing to the University Montevallo 61-52 in the second game of the season, dropped the Panthers to 17-2 on the season. The road defeat also knocked Claflin out of a first-place tie in the division with Morehouse and Clarke Atlanta University at 10-1. Clark Atlanta defeated Benedict Saturday to remain undefeated.
Morehouse remains perfect on the season with the win, improving to 16-0 and 11-0 in the SIAC.
The Panthers will wrap up their two-game road trip Monday (Jan. 22) against Clark Atlanta at the L.S. Epps Gymnasium. Tip-off is slated for 8 p.m. and will follow the women’s game, which starts at 6 p.m.
Austin Lawton and Benjamin “Tre” Williams led Claflin in the losing effort with 14 points each. Lawton also had four rebounds and three blocked shots before fouling out in the second half.
Jaleel Charles, who had 10 points in the first half for the Panthers, finished the game with 12 points. Charles played only 14 minutes in the game as the result of four fouls.
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