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(BOWIE, Md.) Chowan University's Charles Rhodes drilled a three-point bucket with 12 seconds left in the game to lift the Hawks to a 74-73 to help the Hawks defeat the Bowie State University Bulldogs.

Chowan, the newest member of the CIAA, took it to the Bulldogs early, jumping out to an 11-3 lead. The visitors doubled up Bowie State by the 3:58 mark of the first half, holding a comfortable 34-17 advantage. The Hawks shot 50 percent from the field over the first 20 minutes (13-of-26) compared to 32 percent for Bowie State (10-of-31) over the same period of time. Bowie State pulled to within ten by intermission and trailed Chowan 40-30.

Bowie State's field goal shooting improved in the second half and so did their defense. The Bulldogs made 15-of-31 second half field goals (49 percent), which included five-of-nine behind the arc. In terms of defense, BSU held Chowan to 37 percent shooting in the final stanza and tied a team season-high of 10 blocked shots. Sophomore Travis Hyman (Annapolis, MD, Old Mill, Prince George's C.C.) was directly responsible for seven of those blocks, tying his season and career-high and giving him a conference (CIAA) high 33 on the year..

Bowie State (6-4 / 5-2 CIAA) rallied to tie the game at 50-50 at the 11:46 mark of the second half and held 57-53 advantage with 10:20 left to play. The lead would change hands nine times over the final 10 minutes before the Rhodes three-point winner.

Chowan (7-4 / 6-2 CIAA) scored 24 points from the foul line in the game and shot 43 percent from the floor overall. Chowan's Mark Brown led the both teams in scoring (24 points), shooting six-of-18 from the field, 11-of-14 at the free throw line, seven rebounds, three steals and two assists. Jaleel Nelson contributed 16 points for the victorious Hawks and Lando Morrison along with Rhodes added 14 points each. Of the 10 Chowan players, only the starters scored points.

Bowie State bench scored 37 points with junior Eric Vann (Clinton, MD, Gwynn Park, Prince George's C.C.) leading the Bulldogs with a game-high 14 points. Senior Andrew Engel (Glen Burnie, MD, Old Mill, Colby C.C.) scored 12 points and fellow seniors Armond Hill (Silver Spring, MD, Springbrook, Montgomery - Rockville C.C.) and Duke Crews (Hampton, VA, Bethel, Univ. of Tennessee) added 11 and 10 points respectively. Crews was the games top rebounder, grabbing a game-high 12 to go along with three blocks, two assists and one steal.

Bowie State's Bulldogs will entertain the Broncos of Fayetteville State University in a 7:30 p.m. conference rematch – Monday, January 20th in BSU's A.C. Jordan Arena.