Marauders beat rival Kentucky State, 89-76
 
WILBERFORCE, Ohio – The Central State Marauders beat rival Kentucky State on Saturday, 89-76.
 
 
Snapping a four-game losing streak, CSU improves to 7-7 overall with a 3-4 mark in conference play. KSU drops to 6-9 on the season and 3-5 in the SIAC.


 
Making his second start, freshman guard Alex Dotson scored five points in the opening minutes to help CSU jump out to a 13-4 lead. A Darweshi Hunter three-pointer extended the lead to 12 midway through the opening half. In the final minutes of the half, KSU's Bradlee Lewis came off the bench to knock down three shots from the perimeter to help his team cut the deficit down, 45-42, by intermission.
 

KSU took the lead with a 7-2 run to open the second half. CSU responded with a 12-2 run capped off by a Harris Brown basket to put the Marauders up, 59-49. KSU managed to come as close as five points with 2:45 to play before baskets by Dotson and Brown ignited a 10-2 run to give CSU full control. A dunk by Dotson and three-point play by Dreon Lewis put the exclamation point on the 13-point victory.
 
 
CSU forced KSU into 24 turnovers and held a 25-8 edge in points scored off giveaways. CSU made 37 of 69 shot attempts (53.6%) and were 11 of 15 from the free throw line (73.3%). KSU was 27 of 61 from the field (44.3%) and 15 of 19 from the line (78.9%).
 

Lewis led CSU scorers with 18 points, making eight of 13 field goals. Brown finished with 16 points, seven assists and six rebounds. Hunter added 15 points and Dotson scored 14 points.
 

KSU was paced by Jordan Little's 21 points and 13 rebounds.
 
 
CSU host Salem on Wednesday at 7 pm.
 


 
 
THE BASICS



Score: Kentucky State - 76 ; Central State - 89
Records: Kentucky State (6-9; 3-5); Central State (7-7; 4-4)
Location: Wilberforce, Ohio
 
 
 
QUOTES FROM COACH PRICE
 
 
"Our guys did a great job of bouncing back and responding well after a tough loss on Wednesday night. We did a good job of moving the ball and paying attention to detail in today's win."
 
 
"Anytime you play your rival, you need the top players to step up and I though Harris Brown and Dreon Lewis did an excellent job as seniors of leading our team when we needed it. Both guys are starting to play at a higher level as we enter the second half of the season.
 
 
"I like the way our freshmen played tonight. We started Alex Dotson tonight and he was able to get us going with a couple big shots early and a dunk at the end to energize the crowd. Darweshi Hunter continues to provide much needed scoring for us and continues to get better and better.

 
 
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
 
 
CSU led by all but 41 seconds of Saturday's game.
 
 
After a slow start to the season, Dreon Lewis has scored in double-figures in four of the last five games. Lewis' 18 points on Saturday is a season-high.
 
 
With Saturday's results, CSU and KSU are now tied in the all-time series (57-57).
 
 
 
 


UP NEXT


The Marauders host Salem on Wednesday at 7 pm.
 



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