Feb. 7, 2006
Final Stats
RALEIGH, NC - The Falcons of Saint Augustine's College defeated the Rams of Winston-Salem State University by the score of 90-68 on Tuesday evening in Raleigh, NC as the Rams dropped a CIAA Western Division league contest to fall to 13-9 overall on the season.
The loss, the Rams second consecutive overall and third straight in the CIAA Western Division drops WSSU to 1-5 in the CIAA Western Division and forces the Rams to have to run the table in the Western Division if they hope to repeat as regular-season division champions following 2004-05's first-place finish.
The Rams fell behind in the early-going and never fully recovered as WSSU trailed the run-and-gun Falcons by double digits at the halftime intermission by the score of 42-27.
Despite the Rams' best efforts in the second half, the Falcons continued to build their lead to a game-high 35 points at 86-51 with only 7:00 to play in the contest en route to a 22-point win.
The win propels Saint Augustine's College to 15-5 overall and 9-4 in the CIAA (6-1 CIAA West) as the Falcons and Rams split the regular-season series. With the loss, the Rams fall to 13-9 overall and fall to 6-6 in the CIAA (2-4 CIAA West).
WSSU was led by Alleggrie Guinn with 19 points as the All-CIAA First-Team guard turned in a six-of-17 shooting performance en route to team-high scoring honors.
The Falcons were led by Antonio Fitzgerald (24), Claude Neeley (21) and Nicholas King (20) who each recorded 20-point-plus performances in the win.
The Rams will return to action on February 11, 2006 at 7:30 PM as they travel to Brayboy Gymnasium in Charlotte, NC to face the 23rd ranked team in the nation, the Golden Bulls of Johnson C. Smith University.
For additional information on WSSU men's basketball, contact the WSSU Office of Sports Information at (336) 750-2143 or log onto the Official Website of WSSU Athletics at www.WSSURAMS.com
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