SAU Men's Basketball Falls To Shaw 55-52

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RALEIGH, N.C. (Feb. 17) – Ismael Baldwin (Jr./Kinston, NC) scored a career-high 14 points for Saint Augustine's University, but a late Falcons' lead slipped away in a 55-52 CIAA men's basketball loss to Shaw University at Spaulding Gymnasium on Saturday.

The Falcons held a nine-point lead early in the second half but found themselves trailing 55-52 with 8.3 seconds left. They needed a three-pointer to force overtime but committed a turnover before time expired.

Quincy January (Sr./Atlanta, GA) added nine points and 12 rebounds and Rashad George (Fr./Raleigh, NC) chipped in eight points and five rebounds for the Falcons, who held the CIAA's highest scoring team to under 60 points twice in the season series. January only needs one point to reach the 1,500-point, 1,000-rebound career milestone.

The Falcons remain third in the Southern Division at 4-4 after the contest. They are one game ahead of Livingstone College and Fayetteville State University with two games left in the regular season. Livingstone comes to Emery Gymnasium on Wednesday, Feb. 21, and the Falcons visit Fayetteville State on Saturday, Feb. 24.

SAU shot 52.4 percent and held their crosstown rivals to 33.3 percent in the first half in building a 27-21 halftime lead. They stretched the margin to 30-21 in the second half on Baldwin's third three-pointer of the contest, but 26.7 percent shooting and 12 second-half turnovers caught up with the Falcons (12-13 overall).

Baldwin scored a layup for a 43-37 Falcons' lead with 7:09 remaining but DeAngelo Stephens-Bell made a three with 3:19 left to put the Bears in front 49-48. He made a layup to extend their lead to 51-48, but Kasey Bryant (Sr./Raleigh, NC) came back with a jumper to slice the margin to one point.

After two Shaw free throws, George scored a layup to pull the Falcons within 53-52 with 1:05 on the clock. The Falcons had two chances to re-take the lead but missed a three-point attempt and committed a turnover. The Bears (18-8 overall) connected on two free throws for the final margin.

Stephens-Bell scored 21 points and Savon Goodman pulled down 12 rebounds for the Bears, who are second in the Southern Division at 6-2. The Bears outscored the Falcons 34-25 in the second half on 43.5 percent shooting.

The starting time for the Falcons' contest against Livingstone on Wednesday is 7:30 p.m. It will be the Falcons' final home game of the season.

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