Turnovers plague Marauders in loss to Bluefield State
 
 
BLUEFIELD, West Virginia – The Central State Marauders suffered a 104-86 road loss to Bluefield State on Wednesday night.

 
The loss drops CSU to 3-3 overall while BSU earned its first victory while improving to 1-4 on the year.
 
 
BSU jumped out to a 9-1 lead and gradually built a 16-point lead by half. Down 20 by the 13 minute mark of the second half, CSU battled back with to cut the deficit to single digits. An 11-0 run by CSU brought the Marauder to within eight, 74-66, with 9:43 to play. A Jovon Jones basket two minutes later cut the deficit down to six but that would be as close as CSU would get to the lead. BSU responded with a 7-0 run to go up by 13 with six minutes to go and maintained momentum to the finish with the 18 point win.
 
 
CSU committed a season-high 32 turnovers and were outscored in points off of giveaways, 36-17. CSU was an impressive 53% from the field (33-62) but struggled from the free throw line making 60.7% (17-28).

 
CSU freshman Raymon Adams made all ten of his shot attempts from the field to lead CSU's efforts with a game-high 27 points. Senior forward Jovon Jones also was perfect from the field, going 6-for-6. Jones finished the night with a 14 points and 10 rebounds. Freshman guard Marcus Steele added 12 points.

 
Five double-digit scorers led the way for BSU. Marquez Cooper finished with 23 points and Hirotaka Ohashi had 22 points in the win.
 

 
CSU returns home to host Savannah State on Monday at 7:30 pm.
 





THE BASICS
 
 
Score: Central State – 86; Bluefield State - 104
Records: Central State (3-3); Bluefield State (1-4)
Location: Bluefield, West Virginia

 
 
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
 

CSU's 86 points scored and 104 points allowed are both season-highs for the Marauders this season.

 
CSU's 53.2% shooting percentage from the field is a season-high.

 
CSU freshman Raymon Adams is leading the team in scoring (14.6 ppg).

 
CSU senior Jovon Jones' 14 points on Wednesday is a new career-high as a Marauder.