Virginia State 71, Fayetteville State 57
Virginia State advanced to the CIAA semifinals for the first time since 2009. The Trojans (21-5, 14-2) defeated the Broncos of Fayetteville State University (14-15, 8-10) in Thursday’s quarterfinal matchup 71-57 in Time Warner Cable Arena. VSU matched its longest winning streak of the season at five consecutive wins. (Read more)
Bowie State 73, St. Augustine’s 71
Bowie State earned a hard-fought 73-71 overtime victory over Saint Augustine’s University Thursday afternoon in a quarterfinal round of the CIAA Tournament. The Bulldogs entered the contest as the No. 3 seed from the CIAA Northern Division while the Falcons were the No. 2 seed from the Southern Division. (Read more)
Virginia Union 72, Shaw 61 (OT)
Virginia Union University’s Ray Anderson scored 25 points as the Panthers defeated Shaw University 72-61 in the quarterfinals of the CIAA Tournament on Thursday at Time Warner Arena in Charlotte. (Read More)
Livingstone 97, Johnson C. Smith 91
It seemed that Livingstone won its CIAA Basketball Tournament semifinal game with Johnson C. Smith three different times. The last time stuck as the Blue Bears took a thrilling, 97-91 double-overtime victory over the Golden Bulls Thursday night at Time Warner Cable Arena. (Read More)
