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Virginia State men win CIAA basketball championship

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March 3, 2019
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Virginia State University held off a strong second-half rally to defeat the Shaw Bears, 77-66, in the 2019 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Men’s Basketball Championship game Saturday afternoon at the Spectrum Center.

The Bears battled to turn a 31-point second half deficit into single-digits but their rally fell short despite a game-high 34 points from Junior Amir Hinton, who also finished with five rebounds, five steals, and three assists. Junior DaVaughn Kelsie added 17 points and freshman Geremy Taylor chipped in 12 points and four rebounds.

The Trojans scored the game’s first basket on a 3-pointer from Jalen Jackson on the first possession, VSU then went ahead 6-0 before the Bears got its first basket on a 3-pointer from Kelsie to close the gap to 6-3. Virginia State then used a 15-8 run to lead 25-11 over Shaw with 11:25 left.

The Bears chipped the deficit to single digits after scoring five-straight, capped off by a steal and slam dunk from Hinton to force the Trojans to call a timeout with 9:21 on the clock. Two steals and fast break dunks from Hinton helped pull the Bears help bring the score to 27-22.

VSU held a 38-34 advantage of the Bears on the glass which led to a 19-6 frame for the Trojans in second-chance opportunities. Shaw never led the entire game despite its bench outscoring its opponents 66-13.

“I take my hat off to Coach [Lonnie] Blow and Virginia State on a wonderful season,” Shaw coach Joel Hopkins said. “They did a great job tonight.”

Virginia State (27-4) then doubled its lead again by closing out the first half on a 15-3 run for a 42-25 lead at halftime. A huge part of VSU’s run was a 22-13 advantage on the glass as the Trojans gathered 11 points in second-chance opportunities compared to the Bears who registered just two in the opening half.

The Bears committed three consecutive turnovers to start the second half and failed to score until the 15:18 mark when Kelsie hit a 3-pointer from the wing. The Bears trimmed the large margin to 12 after four straight baskets from Hinton with 8:08 remaining.

As time chipped away, the Bears continued to claw its way back by cutting the deficit down to single digits in the last 3:17 when Taylor hit a free throw but a poised Trojans team maintained control and stymied Shaw’s comeback effort with a jumper from Cedric Wiggins in the last 1:07 that ultimately sealed the win for VSU.

“It wasn’t perfect, but it doesn’t matter how many you win by,” said Blow, who has won three CIAA titles as a coach including 2010 at Saint Augustine’s. “We’re going to enjoy it, but we have more stuff to do.”

The Trojans were led by Jahmere Howze with 28 points and 12 rebounds. He was named to the All-Tournament Team and Tournament MVP for his efforts. Teammate Jalen Jackson registered 16 points and eight rebounds while Wiggins tallied 11 points, six assists, four rebounds, and three steals. Andrew Corum would round out the double-figure scoring for the Trojans with 11 points and eight rebounds.

2019 CIAA Men’s All-Tournament Team

Alex Owens, Shaw
Amir Hinton, Shaw
Jalen Jackson, Virginia State
Jahmere Howze, Virginia State
Cyonte Melvin, Virginia State
Jalen Gaddy, Saint Augustine’s
Joseph Allen, Elizabeth City State
Roger Ray, Livingstone
Cameron Hayes, Bowie State
Roddric Ross, Johnson C. Smith

CIAA Men’s Tournament Most Valuable Player — Jahmere Howze, Virginia State

Courtesy: CIAA



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