BOWIE, Md. – The Bowie State men's basketball team will begin the New Year with a road game at nationally-ranked and No. 8 West Liberty on Monday, Jan. 3. Tip-off at the Academic, Sports and Recreation Complex is set for 4 p.m.
GAME 12 – Bowie State (3-8) vs. #8 West Liberty (10-1)
Date: January 3 – 4 p.m.
Location: ASRC – West Liberty, WV
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About the Bulldogs
Bowie State (3-8) has won their last two outings, including a 97-93 overtime thriller against Bloomfield on Dec. 30. Graduate senior Tyler Jones (Pleasantville, NJ) topped four Bowie State double-digit scorers with 19 points. The Bulldogs turned in one of their best shooting halves of the season during the opening half against the Bears, shooting 69-percent from the field on 20-of-29 shots and an impressive 7-of-13 (54-percent) from the 3-point line. For the game, BSU shot 53-percent from the field, 41-percent from the 3-point line and 81-percent from the charity stripe while outscoring the Bears 42-38 in the paint.
Junior Quinton Drayton (Bowie, MD) is the team's leading scorer with 13.0 points per game while Jones has a team-high 4.1 rebounds to go along with 11.6 points, respectively.
Scouting No. 8 West Liberty
The Mountain East Conference (MEC) member Hilltoppers welcome the Bulldogs to ASRC, having won their last six games capped off by an against Wilmington (DE) on Dec. 20. WLU's leading scorer is Pat Robinson who averages 20.4 points per game while Bryce Butler adds 17.5 points and a team-high 7.4 rebounds per outing.
Recently, the Hilltoppers moved up to No. 8 in the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) poll. Monday's game will also mark the non-conference slate for the WLU.
The Series
The Bulldogs and Hilltoppers will meet for the second time in program history but first in regular season competition. Bowie State and WLU met during the 2013 season where BSU fell 114-82 during the NCAA DII Atlantic Region quarterfinal on Mar. 16.
What's Next
Bowie State will resume conference play with a road swing down south on Thursday, Jan. 6 at Saint Augustine's in Raleigh, N.C. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m.
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