Box Score FAIRMONT, W.Va. - Senior Cameron Knox (Baltimore, Md.) netted a career-high 30 points and Bowie State remains unbeaten on the road after edging Fairmont State by a score of 99-96. The victory improved Bowie State's record to 6-3 overall while the Falcons drop to 5-3 overall.
 
Four other Bulldogs scored in double figures as junior Andre Jackson (Baltimore, Md.) added 22 points and redshirt junior Miles Jackson (Silver Spring, Md.) with 13 points. Senior Zafir Williams (Philadelphia, Pa.) and freshman Ahmaad Wilson (Baltimore, Md.) contributed 10 points each. Sophomore Tai Marshall (Atlantic City, N.J.) came off the Bowie State bench to grab a team and personal season-high five rebounds.
 
"This was a big road win and big regional win for us against a tough team", said Bowie State sixth year head coach Darrell Brooks. ""We did a great job offensively because they score so much, you have to score a lot of points … Cam (Knox) carried us in the first half, cooling off a bit in the second half but his teammates picked him up in the second half."
 
Nick Harney (Cleveland, Ohio) paced the Falcons of Fairmont State with 26 points and tied for game-high rebound honors with six. Jamel Morris (Gahanna, Ohio) matched Morris' rebound total and tallied 21 points in the loss. Will Martinez (Gurabo, Puerto Rico) and Caleb Davis (Charlotte, N.C.) scored in double figures as well, adding 15 and 11 points respectively.
 
Both teams shot extremely well in the first half as Fairmont State hit 19-for-31 field goals, which included five 3-pointers while Bowie State went 20-for-33 from the field which included seven 3-pointers.
 
Both teams shot over 50 percent from the floor, with the Falcons holding a slim advantage (56.7-54.0). FSU also held a 35-29 advantage on the glass and scored 44 points in the paint. Bowie State knocked down 10 three-pointers and scored 22 points off 18 FSU turnovers in the game. The Bulldogs also knocked down 21-of-27 free throw attempts in the victory.
 
Bowie State opened up an 11-point lead less than five minutes into the game, led by 11 points from Knox, to force a Fairmont State timeout. Following the timeout, FSU slowly chipped away at the lead and cut the advantage to just three after a Brandon Vega three at the 11:12 mark.
 
The score remained within six for the next 11 minutes of the half with five ties, including a 49-49 score at the half. Knox scored 22 points and Jackson chipped in 14 to lead BSU at the half. Harney and Morris each scored 11 for the Falcons in the opening half.

The second half score was within six for the first 16 minutes before the Bulldogs grabbed the largest advantage of the second half at the 4:02 mark (89-83). Fairmont State answered with an 8-2 run over the next two minutes to tie the game for the 14th times at 91-all. However, each time Fairmont State tied the game, Bowie State had an answer at the opposite end and never allowed the Falcons to take the lead the rest of the game. Following a Martinez missed free throw with less than 25 seconds to play, the Falcons grabbed the offensive rebound and had two missed layups that could have tied the game.

With 8.8 seconds remaining, Knox was fouled and a pair of free throws put Bowie State ahead, 98-94. At the opposite end, FSU's Martinez was fouled going to the rack and cut the Bulldog lead to just two with 4.3 seconds remaining. Knox returned to the foul line for Bowie State and went 1-of-2 to give Fairmont State one more opportunity but a late turnover sealed the 99-96 victory for Bowie State.
 
The Bulldogs return home to take on the Tigers of Holy Family University – Wednesday (December 10) at 7 pm in Bowie State's A.C. Jordan Arena.