Feb. 7, 2006

Final Stats

RALEIGH, NC - The Falcons of Saint Augustine's College defeated the Rams of Winston-Salem State University by the score of 90-68 on Tuesday evening in Raleigh, NC as the Rams dropped a CIAA Western Division league contest to fall to 13-9 overall on the season.

The loss, the Rams second consecutive overall and third straight in the CIAA Western Division drops WSSU to 1-5 in the CIAA Western Division and forces the Rams to have to run the table in the Western Division if they hope to repeat as regular-season division champions following 2004-05's first-place finish.

The Rams fell behind in the early-going and never fully recovered as WSSU trailed the run-and-gun Falcons by double digits at the halftime intermission by the score of 42-27.

Despite the Rams' best efforts in the second half, the Falcons continued to build their lead to a game-high 35 points at 86-51 with only 7:00 to play in the contest en route to a 22-point win.

The win propels Saint Augustine's College to 15-5 overall and 9-4 in the CIAA (6-1 CIAA West) as the Falcons and Rams split the regular-season series.  With the loss, the Rams fall to 13-9 overall and fall to 6-6 in the CIAA (2-4 CIAA West).

WSSU was led by Alleggrie Guinn with 19 points as the All-CIAA First-Team guard turned in a six-of-17 shooting performance en route to team-high scoring honors.

The Falcons were led by Antonio Fitzgerald (24), Claude Neeley (21) and Nicholas King (20) who each recorded 20-point-plus performances in the win.

The Rams will return to action on February 11, 2006 at 7:30 PM as they travel to Brayboy Gymnasium in Charlotte, NC to face the 23^rd ranked team in the nation, the Golden Bulls of Johnson C. Smith University.

For additional information on WSSU men's basketball, contact the WSSU Office of Sports Information at (336) 750-2143 or log onto the Official Website of WSSU Athletics at www.WSSURAMS.com

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