Feb. 23, 2006
Final Stats
WINSTON-SALEM, NC - The Winston-Salem State University Rams closed out the 2005-06 regular season on Thursday evening at the C.E. Gaines Center with a convincing 89-61 win over the Tigers of Edward Waters College in a non-conference basketball game.
WSSU opened the game with a 7-0 run to pull ahead as they never trailed in the contest en route to the win, their 18th of the season.
The Tigers mounted a charge late in the first half that cut WSSU's lead to only six points at the halftime intermission, yet EWC would get no closer the rest of the way.
WSSU started the second half with a 13-2 run as the Rams saw their lead continue to grow, eventually reaching a game-high 29 points at 89-60 with 2:24 left in the contest.
Alleggrie Guinn finished the contest with a game-high 22 points as he turned in a seven-of-eleven shooting performance from the field (three-of-six from three-point range). He added six rebounds, five assists, three steals and three blocks in 27 minutes of work.
Ulysses Bain led the Tigers with 20 points in the loss as he connected on four three-point field goals for Edward Waters.
With the win, the Rams move to 18-9 overall (10-6 CIAA, 6-4 CIAA West) as they close the regular-season with five consecutive wins. Edward Waters College falls to 5-21 on the season with the loss.
The conclusion of the game brings about the end of the 2005-06 regular season as WSSU will now await the release of the pairings leading up to the start of the 2006 CIAA Men's Basketball Tournament which begins on Wednesday, March 1, 2006 from the Charlotte Bobcats Arena in Charlotte, NC.
WSSU has earned the third seed in the CIAA Western Division in the CIAA Tournament which will match them up against the sixth seed in the CIAA East, a pairing that will earn them a date against the winner of Saturday evening's Saint Paul's College versus Virginia State University basketball contest. Final pairings will be announced on Sunday, February 26, 2006 by the CIAA Office.
For additional information on WSSU men's basketball, contact the WSSU Office of Sports Information at (336) 750-2143 or log on to the Official Website of WSSU Athletics at www.WSSURAMS.com
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