Marauders lose to Miles, 68-58
 

FAIRFIELD, Alabama – The Central State Marauders fell to Miles College, 68-58, on Monday night.
 
 
With the loss, CSU drops to a 9-9 overall record with a 6-5 ledger in SIAC play. MC improves to 14-3 on the year with a 9-2 record in the conference.


 
CSU struggled from the field, making 20 of 52 shot attempts (38.5%) and were 14 of 21 from the free throw line (66.7%). Miles made 26 of 57 field goal attempts (45.6%) and made eight of nine free throws (88.9%). Miles also made eight of 18 from beyond the arc (44.4%) compared to CSU's four of 21 performance from three-point range (19%).
 
 
Miles led for over 38 minutes of the game with their largest lead, 59-40, coming with 7:39 remaining in the second half.
 
 
CSU was paced by Darweshi Hunter and Harris Brown. Hunter finished with 19 points and six rebounds. Brown finished with 18 points. No other Marauder scored more than six points in the loss.
 
 
Avery Brown led Miles with a game-high 24 points along with eight rebounds and four assists. Braeden Stewart added 14 points and eight rebounds.
 
 
 
CSU will travel to Tuskegee on Saturday.
 

 
THE BASICS



Score: Central State – 58; Miles - 68
Records: Central State (9-9; 6-5); Miles (14-3; 9-2)
Location: Fairfield, Alabama
 
 
 
 
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
 
 
 
Harris Brown has scored 12 or more points in seven straight games.
 
 
Darweshi Hunter leads CSU in scoring (20.2 ppg) and rebound (6.3 rpg).
 
 
CSU's 58 points on Monday is the fewest the team has scored this season.
 
 
CSU's 38.5% from the field is a season-low.
 
 
With the win, Miles extends their winning streak to six games.
 
 
 
 


UP NEXT



The Marauders will travel to play Tuskegee on Saturday at 3 pm cst (4 pm est).
 
 


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