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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Chowan Men's Basketball team was unable to overcome a cold shooting first half as St. Augustine's defeated the Hawks 75-55 on Tuesday evening inside the Bojangles' Coliseum.
THE BASICS
FINAL | Chowan 55, St. Augustine's 75
RECORDS | Chowan 11-16, St. Augustine's 14-14
LOCATION | Charlotte, N.C. (Bojangles' Coliseum)
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
Demetrius Sanders led the Hawks with 11 points. Dino Muminovic chipped in with 10 points along with Tim Hewett's nine points.
The Hawks shot 28.0% (7-25) from the floor in the first half, while the Falcons connected on 65.4% of the shots in the first half.
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Half:
Chowan jumped out to an early 8-3 advantage as Demetrius Sanders connected from the outside and a short jumper. Robert Grubbs add a three-pointer to aid the run.
St. Augustine's countered with a 27-6 run to knot the contest at 12-all. Demetrius Sanders scored all six points for the Hawks during the offensive sputter.
Dino Muminovic knocked down a three-pointer for the first basket in over seven minutes.
St. Augustine's doubled up the Hawks, 37-14 with 2:10 remaining in the opening half.
Dino Muminovic knocked a triple and a jumper as the Falcons led 39-21 at intermission.
Second Half:
Tim Hewett took the lid off the rim to start the second half with a jumper inside the arc. Trevis Buckhanon added a floater in the paint to keep pace with the Falcons early.
Robert Grubbs knocked down a trey followed by Gus Rowland's layup to close the gap to 44-30. The scoring output continued as Dino Muminovic hit a base line jumper. Rowland scored three points for the Hawks to trim the deficit to 46-35.
Tim Hewett knocked down a jumper along with two from the stripe by Brandon Mayhan closed the gap to single-digits 50-41 with 11:23 remaining.
Dino Muminovic and Brandon Mayhan knocked down back-to-back triples to close the gap even more, 53-47, less than 90 seconds later.
The Falcons went on a 20-3 run to push their advantage back to double-figures. Ugljesa Portic knocked down a three-pointer with 1:11 remaining to end the run. Jarvez Ellis went 2-2 from the line on the final possession for the Hawks.
UP NEXT
Chowan ends the season in the opening round of the CIAA Tournament with an 11-16 overall record.
