Box Score BOWIE, Md. – Holy Family University opened the second half with an 18-3 run to propel the visiting Tigers to a 79-68 victory over Bowie State University in a non-conference contest on Wednesday night at the A.C. Jordan Arena. The loss, BSU's fourth in five home games, drops the Bulldogs season mark to 6-4 while Holy Family improves to 7-1 overall.
 
The win also marked the Tigers' first ever victory over Bowie State.  In the short all-time series, the Bulldogs are 2-1 versus Holy Family.
 
"They are 7 and 1 for a reason … They have tough, experienced guys and that goes a long way to why their record is what it is", said Bowie State head coach Darrell Brooks. "Holy Family's zone really bothered us plus they shot the ball well and rebounded well."
 
Redshirt junior Reggie Charles (Philadelphia, Pa.) led the Holy Family offense with a game-high 23 points on 9-of-11 shooting from the field and added four assists. Junior Isaiah Gans (Philadelphia, Pa.) finished with a double-double of with 22 points and 11 rebounds.
 
Junior Marvin Crawford (Edison, N.J.) contributed 19 points while junior Derrick Stewart (Philadelphia, Pa.) came away with game-highs of 15 rebounds and six assists.
 
For Bowie State, senior Cameron Knox (Baltimore, Md.) led the Bulldogs with a team-high 21 points after shooting 8-of-16 from the field, including 5-of-10 from three-point range.  Knox also recorded a team-best nine rebounds.  Freshman Ahmaad Wilson (Baltimore, Md.) came off the bench and contributed 13 points on 6-of-11 shooting from the field to go along with three steals and two assists.
 
Leading 32-27 at the half, the Holy Family offense opened the second half with a 16-3 to take a commanding 18-point lead.  Gans drained a three-pointer at the 15:12 mark to give the Tigers a 48-30 advantage.  The Tigers drained three three-pointers during the run by three different players, including Stewart and Crawford.
 
Holy Family maintained its double-digit lead the majority of the half with the exception of two occasions when Bowie State dropped the lead to single digits.  The later coming with 7:40 mark when junior Justin Beck completed a three-point play to make the score 58-49. 
 
Over the next five minutes, Holy Family went on a 16-7 run to extend its lead back to 18-points.  Charles knocked down a three-pointer and was fouled in the process.  He converted the free throw to give Holy Family a 74-56 lead.
 
The Holy Family offense shot 58.6-percent from the field (17-29) in the second half and knocked down 7-of-15 from deep range during its second half offensive surge.  The Tigers finished the game shooting 12-of-28 from three-point range.
 
The Tigers led by as many as 13 points in the first half leading 18-5 at the 12-minute mark.  Bowie State chipped away at the Tigers lead before cutting it to five points at halftime (32-27).
 
"Not to make excuses, but we're a young team that has played a tough early season schedule, but we just have to keep growing and I'm pretty confident we're going to start winning at home and will get this figured out", stated Brooks following the setback.
 
The Bulldogs return to action in the A.C. Jordan Arena on Monday (December 15th) with Bowie State welcomes West Virginia State for a 7 pm non-conference tilt.