MURFREESBORO - Virginia State used a last second shot to lift them over the home standing Hawks this evening 81-79. With 1.8 seconds on the clock Virginia State's Brian Henderson lobbed an in bounds pass to a waiting Avis Wyatt who scored on a dunk to take the lead 81-79. Chowan had one tick on the clock to attempt to score but was unable to convert. 

Tonight's thriller at the Helms Center featured 12 lead changes and 6 ties. After trailing 45-37 at the half the Hawks chipped away at the Trojans lead through out the first nine minutes of play in the second period. Chowan's Joe Brice drilled a three pointer at the 11:40 mark to take a 57-56 lead over VSU, the first of 5 leads the Hawks would take in the second period. The two teams exchanged buckets for most of the remaining minutes in the game. With the game notched at 79-79 and :59 to go in the game, Deon Tynes grabbed a defensive rebound and headed down court to try to get his team in position to score but with :30 to go, the Trojan's stole the ball from Chowan and drove the length of the court. After a missed lay up the ball went off a Chowan player and out of bounds under the Trojan's basket. With 1.8 seconds to play in the game Henderson lobbed the ball to Wyatt who scored the go ahead bucket. Chowan failed to score in the final second of the game and lost with a score of 81-79.

Four Chowan players scored in double figures, led by Trayvon Lathan who netted 18 points and dished 6 assists. Marcus Artis and Brice scored 15 points each while Tynes added 14 points. 

The Hawks dropped to 1-4 on the year while Virginia State moves to 1-1. Chowan will host Concord College Saturday at 2:00pm.