Box Score WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Bowie State men's basketball suffered its fourth loss in row, losing 77-57 to the Rams of Winston-Salem State. Senior Ray Gatling (Oxon Hill, Md.) poured in a team-high 22 points to lead Bowie State.

It was all Rams all night long, as Winston-Salem State started hot and never cooled off as Marquez Jones was on fire from behind the three point arc, and Preston Ross was solid in all aspects of the game as the Rams jumped out to a 13-5 lead, before the Bowie State Bulldogs managed to claw their way back to tie the game at 19-19 midway through the first half on a Gatling three-point play.

A 15-2 run by WSSU quickly got their lead back to double figures before Bowie State would fight their way back to within five  points at 37-32, once again on the play of Gatling. The Rams scored the final five points of the half on a 3-pointer by Javan Wells and two free throws by WyKevin Bazemore to give Winston-Salem State a 42-32 halftime advantage.

Bowie State come out of the half and put some pressure on the Rams, as they cut into the WSSU lead by trimming it to six points, before the Rams would go on an 18-5 run to push the lead to 21 points at 62-41 with a little over 12 minutes left to play.

The Rams would keep their foot on the gas, as Marquez Jones continued his hot shooting, and the inside presence of Preston Ross and Bazemore took control. 
Bowie State would have one last run left in them as they would go on an 11-4 run to cut into the lead, but once again the Rams would keep the Bulldogs at bay with strong play from the entire team, as they would finish the game on an 11-5 to take a 77-57 win over Bowie State.

For the Rams, Jones finished with 25 points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals, and Ross added 20 points and six rebounds. Tyre Desmore added 13 points, five rebounds, three assists and a steal, while Bazemore chipped in eight points, a game-high 13 rebounds and two steals.

The Bulldogs were manhandled on the glass with the Rams holding a decisive 47-25 rebound advantage. The 25 BSU rebounds were a season-low for the Bulldogs with sophomore Andre Jackson (Owings Mills, Md.) responsible for six to go along with seven points. Sophomore Justin Beck (Baltimore, Md.) tallied seven points.

Bowie State concludes their three-game CIAA southern swing with a 6-8 overall record (0-3 CIAA) and will entertain Saint Augustine's University in the A.C. Jordan Arena on Thursday (1/9) night at 7:30 pm.