RALEIGH, N.C. (Jan. 25) – After playing seven straight home games, Saint Augustine's University hits the road with a crosstown trip to Shaw University on Saturday, Jan. 26, at Spaulding Gymnasium. Starting time is 4 p.m.
The matchup features top scorers Tyre Gathright (Sr./Wilmington, NC) of Saint Augustine's University and Amir Hinton of Shaw University. Below is more info about the game:
ADMISSION
$10 general admission for the contest, which is a single game. $7 for non-Shaw college students with school ID.
LIVE VIDEO AND LIVE STATS
Click HERE for live video or go to shawbears.com, theciaasn.com (CIAA Sports Network) or saintaugfalcons.com.
Click HERE for live stats or go to shawbears.com or saintaugfalcons.com.
RECORDS
Saint Augustine's University (1-3 Southern Division, 5-12 overall); Shaw University (2-1 Southern Division, 8-9 overall).
FALCON FACTS
- Preseason All-CIAA pick Tyre Gathright (Sr./Wilmington, NC) ranks third in the CIAA in scoring average (18.5) and eighth in the CIAA in field goal percentage (44.5).
- The Falcons lead the CIAA in three-point field goal percentage (39.3). They rank among the nation's top 40 three-point shooting teams in Division II.
- The Falcons have won two of the last four contests against the Bears at Spaulding Gymnasium.
SCOUTING SHAW
- The Bears are on a three-game win streak.
- Amir Hinton leads the nation among Division II players in scoring (31.8 ppg). He ranks fourth in the CIAA in field goal percentage (49.5).
- The Bears have won the last two meetings against the Falcons at Spaulding Gymnasium.
LAST MEETING
Ishmael Baldwin 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 Feb. 17, 2018. 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.
LAST GAME
Tyre Gathright poured in 25 points and Jalen Gaddy (Jr./Raleigh, NC) added 22 points, all in the second half, as the Falcons exploded in the final 20 minutes for a 76-62 CIAA victory over Johnson C. Smith University at Emery Gymnasium on Wednesday, Jan. 23. Led by the backcourt duo, the Falcons scored 48 second-half points, which is the second highest total for the team this season. Gaddy, who came off the bench, scored all 22 points in the second half and Gathright added 13 points as the Falcons took control after holding a slim 28-27 halftime lead.
Shaw University held on for a 73-69 road victory over Winston-Salem State University in a CIAA Southern Division contest at the C.E. Gaines Center on Wednesday, Jan. 23. Junior Amir Hinton led the way with 31 points on 15-of-17 free throw shooting and five assists.
