FINAL STATS

(BOWIE, MD) If wins had to be pretty in order to count, Bowie State University might have lost. Instead, the Bulldogs shook off a horrible first half and used a second half burst to romp Livingstone College 77-57.

The first half featured six ties and six lead changes with Livingstone's largest lead being three points (11-8) and Bowie State's largest lead (17-11) coming at the 10:09 mark. Livingstone hit 12-of-28 first half field goals (42.9 percent) while Bowie State struggled at a 29.4 percent clip (10-of-34), which included just one-of 12 from behind the arc. Tayloe Taylor paced Livingstone's Blue Bears with nine points in the first 20 minutes of action, helping the visitors take a 33-30 lead into halftime.

Bowie State (11-5 / 6-3 in the CIAA) woke up from their first half slump very early in the second half to regain the lead (36-35) for good at the 17:20 mark on a lay-up by senior Joshua Johnson (Annapolis, MD). The Bowie State lead slowly increased to a double digit advantage (53-43) by the 8:15 mark on another lay-up by Johnson and the Bulldogs were in complete control after that. The Blue Bears struggled from the field in the final half, connecting on only nine-of-33 field goal attempts (27.3 percent). The Bulldogs on the other hand, scorched the twine at a 56.7 percent clip (17-of-30) from the floor and 91.7 percent from the charity stripe (11-of-12).

Joshua Johnson tied for team-high scoring honors, warping up the night with 18 points to go along with nine rebounds. Senior David Paris (San Jose, CA) recorded his third double-double of the season (second of the week), finished the game with 18 rebounds and a game-high 11 rebounds. Jason Ingram, a senior from Alexandria (VA), ended the evening with 13 points for the victorious Bulldogs.

Livingstone's Taylor was the Bears only player to score in double figures, closing out the contest with 19 points.

Bowie State returns to (CIAA) divisional play – Tuesday, January 22nd with a road game against the Eastern Division leading Panthers of Virginia Union University. The game will be played at Virginia Commonwealth University's Siegel Center with a tip off time of 7:30 p.m. Livingstone (7-7 / 2-5 in the CIAA) will host Fayetteville State – Tuesday (1/22) in the William Trent Gymnasium.