Marauders hang on to beat Benedict, 70-69
 

WILBERFORCE, Ohio – The Central State Marauders built an early lead and hung on late for a 70-69 win over Benedict on Saturday.
 
 
With the win, CSU improves to 5-3 overall with a 2-1 mark in SIAC play. BC falls to 4-6 on the season with a 1-2 conference record.


 
Trailing 22-14, CSU went on a 10-2 run to tie the game up, 24-24. Three-pointers by Harris Brown, Quinton Glaspie and Darweshi Hunter helped CSU jump out to 39-29 lead and a 41-33 edge at halftime.
 
 
Benedict managed to close the gap to one by the 13:26 mark and evened up the score 52-52 after two Tajh Green free throws with 9:58. After trading baskets, BC took a 63-61 lead on a Romello Jones three-pointer with 3:13 to play. Brown answered for CSU on the other end with a three ball of his own.
 
 
Back-to-back successful trips to the free throw line put BC back up by two with 2:11 to go. Hunter knocked down a fade away three pointer from the top of the key on CSU's next possession to give his team a 68-67 lead with 1:49 left.
 
 
After a defensive stop, CSU's Tom Johnson split a pair of free throws. BC;s Brandon Favors drove the lane to even the score once more, 69-69, with 35 seconds remaining. Johnson drew another foul on a drive to the basket and split again from the line to give CSU the one-point cushion. With eight seconds left, CSU held BC once more by forcing an off balanced shot as time expired.

 
 
Hunter led all players with 18 points along with eight rebounds. Brown scored 17 points off the bench. Glaspie added 10 points and seven rebounds. Johnson finished with a game-high 11 assists.
 
 
Mapp led the BC offense with 16 points.


CSU capitalized on 14 BC turnovers, outscoring BC 17-7 in points off of giveaways. Led by Brown, the CSU bench outscored the BC reserves, 32-24.
 
 
 
The Marauders will return home to host Paine on Monday.
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
THE BASICS



Score: Benedict – 69; Central State - 70
Records: Benedict (4-6; 1-2); Central State (5-3; 2-1)
Location: Wilberforce, Ohio
 

 
 
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE




CSU freshman Darweshi Hunter is leading the team in scoring and rebounding with 19.3 ppg and 6.9 rpg while shooting 51% from the field.
 
 
Guard Tom Johnson is approaching 400 career assists and 200 career steals. The senior guard from Chicago currently has 399 career assists and 187 career steals.
 
 
CSU senior Harris Brown recorded a season-high 17 points on Saturday.


City of Xenia Mayor Sarah Mays served as CSU's honorary coach on Saturday. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
QUOTES FROM COACH JOSEPH PRICE




"We did a good job executing down the stretch and I thought we did a good job of taking care of the ball tonight."
 



"We did a good job defensively on their leading scorer. Our defenders were able to limit his touches to hold him to just four points."
 
 
 
"We are going to focus on improving from the free throw line and our offensive rebounding going into our next game."
 
 
 


UP NEXT



The Marauders will host Paine on Monday.


 


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