ATLANTA, GEORGIA -- Austin Donaldson's 17 points led by five players in double figures as the Clark Atlanta University Panthers won their eighth straight game, 81-54 over Lane College Thursday night in L.S. Epps Gymnasium.The Panthers are now 13-1 this season, 7-0 in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Lane falls to 3-5 in conference play, 4-8 overall.
In a game the Panthers mostly led by double-figures, Donaldson scored 14 of his points in the second half in which the Panthers opened up a 35-23 halftime lead that grew to as much as 30 points late in the game.
The Panthers only allowed Lane to hit 29 percent of their shots and out-rebounded the Dragons and forced 24 turnovers that resulted in 25 points.
Donaldson led the CAU starting five with 17 points, five rebounds, four assists, three steals and a blocked shot, while Jamal Pollydore had ten points. But the CAU bench, which accounted for 39 points, had three in double figures: Shelvick Henry (16 points, two rebounds, an assist and a steal), Jalen Mitchell (12 points, six rebounds, three assists, one steal), and Michael Vigilance (11 points, 11 rebounds, two assists, two blocks and a steal).
"I thought Austin was great," said CAU head coach Darrell Walker. "He made a lot of shots that needed to be made. I thought Shel was great off the bench, even though he was hurt. Our bench really won the game for us. Jalen and Shel, those guys could easily be starters for me, but I prefer them to come off the bench for us and give us that lift. That's a lot of points off the bench.
"It's a win," he said. "But I didn't particularly like the way that we played. I thought we could have executed a lot better offensively. I thought that we could have played with a little bit more passion. I'm little disappointed in that, but overall, we got a win."
The Panthers are back on action Saturday, Jan. 6 at 4 p.m. when they host Lemoyne-Owen College in L.S. Epps Gymnasium.
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