BALTIMORE, MD – Vikings fall short to Bowie state University, 60-52.
Leaders
Anthony Carpenter earned MVP of the game as he shot a miraculous 5-of-7 from down town, which got him 17 points. He was also able to grab five rebounds in the matchup. David McCollough was not far behind Carpenter with 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting while grabbing six rebounds and blocking three shots. Zaccheus Hobbs scored a team-high 13 points for the Vikings and knocked down 5-of-6 of his free throws. Dexter Turner led the game with five assists while Shykeef Daniels led with four steals. BSU was able to acquire 12 dimes while ECSU was only able to get one assist. 
How It Happened

• Dexter Turner and David McCullough got Bowie State off to a fast start, as the two were able to give their squad at five-point lead early in the first half. Jahmahis Barnhill helped his squad tie the ball game at seven. Although, points were hard to come by in the defensive battle, BSU was able to hit two three-pointers to go up 12-7 with 14:14 left to go in the first half. 

 

• As Bowie State attempted to build on to their lead, stout defense from the Vikings turned into their offensive as the squad scored five unanswered points to bring the score to 15-14 in favor of BSU with 9:37 left to go in the half.

 

• McCullough was able to give the Bulldogs the momentum after converting his and-one. After the and-one, BSU went on a 5-0 run to bring the score to 23-14 with 6:11 left to go in the first half. Even, ECSU would bring the deficit to just five, the Bulldogs got hot late, which allowed them to take a 28-18 lead into the half. 

 
 

• Great defensive efforts from both sides forced an abundance of turnovers and abysmal shooting percentages. The Bulldogs forced 10 turnovers in the first half while ECSU forced nine. The Bulldogs shot just 36% from the field yet, shot 7-of-9 from the free throw line. ECSU held the slight edge in the rebounding category, 21-20. 

 

• The Bulldogs added to their lead early in the second half as Khalil Williams scored the first four points of the half to put BSU up, 32-18. Quinton Drayton was able to find consecutive buckets to bring the score to 36-21 with 14:33 left to go in the contest. 

 

• ECSU felt the pressure of the game slipping away and responded with a 6-2 run to bring the score to 38-27 prior to a BSU timeout. Zaccheus Hobbs and Shykeef Daniels would keep the Vikings within striking distance as two were able to help make score make the score 43-31 with 9:34 remaining in the contest. 

 

• While Anthony Carpenter hit a three-pointer to nearly put the game out of reach for the Vikings, Jayden Beloti was able to convert an and-one to cap an 8-0 run to bring the score to 48-39. BSU took a 51-42 lead into the final media timeout with 4:53 left on the clock. 

 

• Charles Page was able to turn a steal into two points to bring the VSU lead to just seven. After McCullough, scored a bucket to put his squad up by double digits again, Jayden Belotti finished through contact to bring the score to 54-46. Carpenter was able to get in front of a pass late, which turned into a dunk for McCullough to essentially put the game out of reach for the Vikings. Bowie State would go on to close the round on matchup out at 60-52.