BOWIE, MD. – In a strange ending in the final seconds of the contest, the Chowan Men's Basketball team handed Bowie State a 68-66 victory on the road in CIAA action on Saturday afternoon.

Tied at 66-all, Chowan called a timeout with 15 seconds left, and resulted in a technical foul after the Hawks did not have a timeout to call.

THE BASICS

FINAL | Chowan 66, Bowie State 68

RECORDS | Chowan 12-12 (5-10), Bowie State 16-10 (12-3)

LOCATION | Bowie, Md. (AC Jordan Arena)

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

Demetrius Sanders led the Hawks with 18 points and seven rebounds.  Michael Kelly and Xavier Young recorded 14 points on the afternoon.  Timothy Bing missed a double-double with nine points and nine rebounds.

Chowan led 37-32 at the half.

HOW IT HAPPENED

First Half:

Michael Kelly started off the scoring with a three-pointer.  Timothy Bing knocked down a jumper to give the Hawks a 5-2 lead.  Kelly added a jumper and Demetrius Sanders knocked down a three-pointer to keep the Hawks ahead, 10-8.

 Xavier Young and Demetrius Sanders knocked down a pair of triples to even the score at 16-all.  Timothy Bing added a pair at the stripe and Young added a layup to give the Hawks a 20-16 advantage.

Deon Joyner and Timothy Bing posted a bucket each to stretch the lead to eight, 24-16, midway through the half.

Three points by Demetrius Sanders and a layup by Gus Rowland allowed the Hawks to lead by double-digits, 29-19.  Sanders tallied the next six points to keep the Hawks in the lead.

Michael Kelly knocked down a pair at the stripe before the buzzer to lead 37-32.

Second Half:

Timothy Bing knocked down a jumper before Bowie State went on an 8-2 run to trail 41-40.  Xavier Young added a bucket during the stretch.  Demetrius Sanders knocked down a three-pointer to end the run.

Bowie State went on a 14-4 run to take the lead, 56-47, with 9:10 to play.  Gus Rowland knocked down three free throws to end the run.

The Hawks would start a run after Michael Kelly's layup.  Xavier Young scored the next seven points at the stripe to regain the advantage, 59-58, with 3:13 to play.  Kelly added a dunk to cap off the run.

Michael Kelly gave the Hawks a four point lead, 64-60, with 2:06 to play after connecting from deep.  The Bulldogs would draw even at 64-all.

Trejvon McFail gave the Hawks a two point lead with 29 seconds left after driving to the basket.  Bowie State evened the score at the free throw line.

On the ensuing in-bound, Chowan was facing a five second in-bounds call and called a timeout after using their final timeout on the previous possession.  Bowie State was awarded a technical free throw and took the lead 67-66.

Chowan had a chance on the final possession but the attempt was blocked and an offensive foul was called.

Bowie State went 1-2 from the stripe to seal the 68-66 win.

UP NEXT

Chowan travels to face Lincoln (Pa.) in the final road contest of the season on Wednesday, February 20.  Tip-off is at 7:30pm.