Derrick Price Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics | Bluefield State University Athletics
Derrick Price Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics | Bluefield State University Athletics
Bluefield State University men's basketball fall to Salem University 96-86 in the Semi-Finals of USCAA Tournament on Wednesday.
Jordan Hinds earned the double-double with 23 points and 10 rebounds. Kaine McColley added 18 followed by Malik Tidwell with 18 and Malik Lacewell with 10.
The Tigers struck first with a three, but McColley answered with a wing three followed later by a free throw from Tidwell to take the one-point lead. The Tigers later scored 11 unanswered points to take the 17-5 lead over the Big Blue five minutes into play. Later in the half, a trip to the line for Tidwell pulled the Big Blue within 11. The Tigers built a lead of 18 with five minutes left but the Big Blue cut the deficit to 12 going into the second half.
The Tigers opened the second half with six points in a row, but a three from Lacewell stopped the Tiger run. The Tigers built a lead of 21 midway through the half, but the Big Blue pulled within 11 with five minutes left in play. A three from McColley at 3:44 cut the deficit to seven, but the Big Blue could not get any closer, falling 96-86.
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