BOWIE, Md. – The Bowie State University Bulldogs started a bit slow but turned it up in the second half and saddled the Broncos of Fayetteville State 79-59 in a conference clash on Monday evening in the A.C. Jordan Arena. With the victory, Bowie State moves its overall record to 7-9 and 2-3 in the conference.
 
Bulldogs sophomore Cameron Hayes (Upper Marlboro, Md.) paced Bowie State with 17 points on 5-of-10 shooting from the floor while senior Omari George (Baltimore, Md.) and freshman Keith Duffin, Jr. (Fort Meade, Md.) tallied 13 and 11 points respectively in the victory. Sophomore Saiquan Jamison (Upper Marlboro, Md.) just missed his sixth double-double, scoring nine points and pulled down a game-high 17 rebounds to go along with two assists, two steals and three blocks.
 
Redshirt sophomore David Belle (Hyattsville, Md.) finished the night with nine points to go along with four rebounds while senior Ahmaad Wilson (Baltimore, Md.) and freshman Justin Route (Washington, D.C.) tallied six points apiece.
 
As a team, Bowie State hauled down 57 rebounds (23 offense and 34 defense), accounted for 27 second chance points and scored the opponents bench 39-19.
 
The first 20 minutes of action featured five ties and eight lead changes. Fayetteville State's Broncos held their largest lead of five (21-16) at the 7:36 mark of the first half. However, Bowie State put together a 12-3 run over the next two minutes to shift the advantage over to the Bulldogs at 28-24. Bowie State used that momentum to take a 35-29 lead into halftime.
 
Bowie State's lead quickly grew to double-digits and ballooned to a game-high 22 points (64-42) by the 8:36 mark of the second half. The Bulldogs defense was stellar over a five minute period in the second half, holding the Broncos to only one field goal over a five minute stretch.
 
To make matters worse for Fayetteville State, the Broncos head coach (Ken Spencer) was assessed a double technical foul and ejected with 42.2 seconds remaining in the contest.
 
Joshua Bryant and Willie Gilmore, both of Fayetteville, N.C., led the Broncos in scoring with 18 and 15 points respectively on a combined 10-of-21 shooting from the field for Fayetteville State (4-11 / 1-4 CIAA). Bryant also led FSU with seven rebounds. Xavier Williams (Fayetteville, N.C.) was responsible for nine points and Denzell Hosch (Shelby, N.C.) chipped in eight points.
 
The Bulldogs hit the road for mid-week tilt at Livingstone College on Wednesday (January 10th) to close out the (CIAA) Southern Division portion of its schedule. Game time in the Blue Bears' New Trent Gymnasium is set for 7:30 p.m.