SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. - A very slow start for the Bowie State men's basketball team versus Wheeling Jesuit on Saturday afternoon results in an 87-72 setback in the Clarion Hotel Conference Classic to wrap up the Bulldogs' weekend.
 
Senior Ahmaad Wilson (Baltimore, Md.) led Bowie State with 18 points while sophomore Saiquan Jamison (Upper Marlboro, Md.) and freshman Keith Duffin, Jr. (Fort Meade, Md.) added 13 and 10 points respectively. Senior Dayshawn Wells (Baltimore, Md.) and redshirt sophomore David Belle (Hyattsville, Md.) chipped in eight points apiece. Freshman Jacob Long (Washington, D.C.) tied for game-high assists honors with four.
 
Bowie State (1-1) was outrebounded 41-24, shot 41.3 percent from the field (26-of-63), which included 10-of-22 behind the 3-point line (45.3 percent) and made 10-of-12 from the charity stripe (83.3 percent).
 
Haywood Highsmith led four Wheeling Jesuit players with a game-high double-double of 27 points and 16 rebounds to go along with a pair of assists and two blocks. Pat Moseh connected of 7-of-11 field goals and 7-of-9 free throws to finish with 21 points and added six rebounds and four assists for the Cardinals. Preston Boswell and Jeremiah Wilson ended the contest with 20 and 12 points respectively.
 
The Wheeling Jesuit Cardinals (2-0) shot 58 percent from the field (29-of-50) and a blistering 68 percent in the second half on 17-of-25 shooting. The Cardinals dominated in the paint, outscoring the Bulldogs 38-16.
 
The Bulldogs found themselves in an 11-0 hole before scoring its first field goal on a layup by sophomore Cameron Hayes (Upper Marlboro, Md.) at the 15:05 mark of the first half. Bowie State trailed by double digits most of the first half and went into halftime down 38-29.
 
Bowie State trimmed the deficit down to seven twice early in the second half before Wheeling Jesuit surged to take control for the remainder of the afternoon.
 
The Bulldogs return to the hardwood on Tuesday (November 14), traveling to Bloomfield (N.J. College to take on the Bears at 7 p.m. in non-conference action.