Marauders cruise to 89-64 road win over Lane
 

JACKSON, Tennessee – The Central State Marauders cruised to a 89-64 road win over Lane College on Tuesday night.


With the win, CSU's record improves to 15-12 overall and 11-8 in SIAC play. LC falls to 11-16 overall and 7-12 in conference play.


Leading 25-21 with 5:40 left in the first, CSU took control with a 11-1 run and went into the break up, 42-28.


CSU maintained its double-digit lead throughout the second half, shooting 50% from the field in the final 20 minutes of play to cruise to the 25-point win.
 
 
CSU outscored LC on the fast break, 38-12. The Marauders also held a 48-24 edge in points scored in the paint.
 
 
Darweshi Hunter and Theo Howard paced the CSU scoring with 19 points each. Dreon Lewis finished with 18 points and seven rebounds.
 
 
Lane was led by Lew Johnson's 12 points and four rebounds.


CSU hosts Bluefield State on Friday night to conclude the regular season.
 
 

 

THE BASICS


Score: Central State – 89; Lane – 64

Records: Central State (15-12; 11-8); Lane (11-16; 7-12)

Location: Jackson, Tennessee
 
 
 
 
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
 
 
Central State has secured a third seed in next month's SIAC Tournament and will play next Tuesday at 10 am in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
 
 
With Tuesday's win, CSU sweeps the regular season series with LC, 2-0.
 
 
Darweshi Hunter continues to lead CSU in scoring (20.6) and rebounding (6.2) while shooting 51% from the field.
 
 
CSU's second leading scorer Harris Brown came out of the game early on Tuesday and did not return to action.
 
 
Theo Howard's 19 points is a season-high.
 
 
CSU is 10-3 when having 12 or fewer turnovers this season.
 
 




 
 

UP NEXT


The Marauders travel to play Lane on Tuesday at 7:30 pm cst (8:30 pm est).
 



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