Feb. 14, 2006

Final Stats

WINSTON-SALEM, NC - The Rams of Winston-Salem State University earned their second straight CIAA Western Division victory on Tuesday evening as they cruised by the Livingstone College Blue Bears 60-49 at the Joel Coliseum Annex in Winston-Salem, NC in an important CIAA men's basketball contest.

The first half of play was one in which the Rams jumped out to an early 13-4 lead as WSSU used accurate shooting from the field as they earned easy lay-ups and quality scoring opportunities generated by their staunch defense to take command of the contest early.

Livingstone College, trailing by nine points, mounted a comeback that tied the score at 22-22 with only 1:44 to play in the half on a Terrance Jones free throw and WSSU's lead dissipated just as rapidly as it had accumulated as the Rams now found themselves in a tight game.

However, a late personal foul on James Fisher, coupled with a technical foul assessed to Anthony Lalor, gave the Rams the chance to pull ahead just before the halftime intermission.

Alleggrie Guinn and Corey Parker each hit a pair of free throws that put the Rams back on top in the contest by four points, a lead that would drop back to only two following a Blue Bear basket headed into the locker room as WSSU led Livingstone 26-24 at the break.

The game's final 20 minutes of action saw the Rams jump out ahead in the early going of the second half as they mounted a lead which they would never relinquish en route to the 60-49 CIAA league victory, their 15^th of the 2005-06 season.

WSSU was led by Corey Parker who tallied nine points as no WSSU roster player scored in double figures despite the fact that all nine players that entered the contest recorded points.

Livingstone College was led by Santos Martinez who tallied a game-high 15 points in the loss.

The Rams improve to 15-9 overall and 8-6 in the CIAA with the win (4-4 CIAA West) while the Blue Bears fall to 6-18 overall and 2-12 in the CIAA with the loss (0-8 CIAA West).

WSSU returns to action on Sunday, February 19, 2006 at 4:05 pm in a contest versus the Broncos of Fayetteville State University at Capel Arena in Fayetteville, NC in a televised contest that will be broadcast via ESPN Plus (contact local cable/satellite providers for broadcast details).

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

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