MURFREESBORO – The Chowan Men's Basketball team fell to 1-13 overall and 0-6 in the CIAA following a 72-63 setback to the visiting Blue Bears of Livingstone College in CIAA Cross-Over action Thursday night. Aided by a 10-2 run midway through the first half, and poor shooting from the Hawks, Livingstone held a slim 29-25 advantage at the half. The Blue Bears broke the game open with a 14-2 run in the second half to take a 54-36 lead with just over eight minutes remaining. The Hawks responded, however, with a 17-7 run of their own, closing the scoring gap to eight with three and a half minutes left. Livingstone shot 59% from the field in the second half, and capitalized at the free throw line late in the game to seal the victory.

 

The Hawks were led by senior Travis Williams and senior Charles Rhodes who both poured in 12 points. Rhodes also pulled down a team high seven rebounds. Darius Cox of the Blue Bears led all scorers, tallying 20 points while shooting 8-12 from the field. Cox added six rebounds and four blocks for Livingstone. With the win, the Blue Bears improve to 7-4 overall, 3-2 in the CIAA. 

 

For the game, Chowan shot 34% from the field and made only 1 of 20 attempted 3 point shots. The Hawks travel to Bowie, MD this coming Saturday to take on the Bulldogs of Bowie State University. Tip-off is set for 7:30pm. Next on the slate for Livingstone is a trip to Charlotte, NC for a matchup with Johnson C. Smith University this Saturday at 7:30pm.