BOWIE, Md. - If your opponent attempts 57 shots and you miss 55 shots, the end result will be a loss and that's exactly what Bowie State men's basketball did on Saturday afternoon, falling in overtime to the Shaw Bears by a final score of 73-64. 
 
The win improved Shaw to 9-5 overall and 3-1 in the CIAA while the loss dips Bowie State to 6-9 on the year and 1-3 in the league.
 
Shaw's DeAngelo Stephens-Bell (Jacksonville, Fla.) scored a game-high 26 points, including 19 in the second half to lead all scorers. He finished with eight rebounds, three assists and two steals while Savon Goodman (Philadelphia, Pa.) was responsible for a double-double of 24 points and 13 rebounds.
 
Shaw shot at a 54.5 percent clip from field in the second half and an overall 45.6 percent for the game, which including a blistering 75 percent (6-of-8) in overtime.
 
On the flip side, Bowie State shot a frigid 26.7 percent in second half (8-of-30) and a season-low 28.6 percent (22-of-77) for the contest.
 
The Bears led for over two minutes early on, but Bowie State tied the game at 7-7 on a jumper from freshman Justin Route (Washington, D.C.) at the 14:56 mark. The Bulldogs would control the rest of the half after using a 12-0 run to lead 27-15 over Shaw with 4:35 left. The Bears cut the deficit to single digits after producing a 9-2 scoring margin, but the Bulldogs held a 5-2 spread, including a layup at the buzzer from freshman Jacob Long (Washington, D.C.) to send the Bulldogs into halftime with a 35-27 advantage.
 
Shaw fought back to start the second half with a 13-5 run to tie the game 40-all at the 15:12 mark but after four lead changes and the game knotted at 55-55 with 4:39 remaining, the Bears used a mini 4-1 run to push in front at 59-56 as the clock displayed 34 seconds left in regulation. However, the Bulldogs did not flinch as senior Ahmaad Wilson (Baltimore, Md.) drained a 3-pointer to tie the game at 59-59, sending the game into overtime.
 
In the extra frame, the Bears scored eight unanswered points, taking a 67-59 lead as the Bulldogs had no answer for Shaw defensively, forcing the Bulldogs to call a timeout with 2:37 left to play. Bowie State senior Dayshawn Wells (Baltimore, Md.) hit a 3-pointer at 1:36 to pull within five but the Bears outscored the home team 6-2 down the stretch, including back-to-back dunks to close out the game.
 
Hayes led Bowie State in scoring with 13 points while sophomore Saiquan Jamison notched his fifth double-double of the season, recording 16 rebounds and 10 points. Freshman Keith Duffin, Jr. (Fort Meade, Md.) chipped in nine points and the Bulldogs trio of Wells, Long and Route tallied eight points each.
 
Bulldogs' men's basketball will have little time to rest before returning to the hardwood on Monday (January 8th), hosting Fayetteville State University at 7:30 p.m. in the A.C. Jordan Arena.