Nov. 30, 2008
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NORMAL, Ill. - The Rams are thankful it's over. The Winston-Salem State University Rams' Thanksgiving weekend road trip ended on Sunday afternoon at Redbird Arena with a 67-61 defeat to the Nicholls State University Colonels as WSSU closed out three games in three days with a trio of losses to drop to 0-6 on the season.
The game started promisingly for the Rams as WSSU turned in their best single-half shooting performance of the season as Winston-Salem State hit 10 of their 19 first-half shots en route to their first halftime lead of the season at 32-25.
The seven-point advantage, the Rams only halftime lead of the year thus far, was part of a 52.6 percent shooting performance during the game's first 20 minutes of play, a shooting display that included an impressive four-of-five effort from behind the three-point line.
Seven WSSU players would tally points in the opening half including a career-high eight points from Brandon Hobbs as head coach Bobby Collins' Rams headed to the locker room with a comfortable seven-point cushion.
Second half action would belong to the Colonels as Nicholls State missed only two of their 16 field goal attempts in the game's final period.
The Colonels mounted a 14-of-16 shooting performance that was capped by a six-of-seven sharpshooting display from behind the three-point line.
NSU's Anthony Bose led the Colonels' charge as he hit five of his seven three-point field goal attempts en route to a team-high 21 points.
Winston-Salem State's Jamal Durham refused to allow his team to back down as he nearly matched Bose basket-for-basket as he earned a season-high 22 points, 17 of which came in the second half of play.
The difference in the contest would be NSU's 12-3 run over a five minute span late in the second half as the Colonels put the Rams away with a run that saw Nicholls State hit all six of their shots during a span that turned a tie game into a contest in which the Colonels enjoyed a nine-point lead.
Trailing by nine points with three minutes to play the Rams were never able to get closer than three points the rest of the way, ultimately falling in defeat by the game's final six-point margin.
The loss drops the Rams to 0-6 on the season as WSSU continues to look for their first victory of the year. The win moves Nicholls State to 2-3 on the season.
Winston-Salem State returns to action on Saturday, Dec. 6 at 4:00 p.m. as they take to the court versus South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, S.C.
For additional information on WSSU men's basketball, contact the WSSU Office of Athletic Media Relations at (336) 750-2143 or log on to the Official Website of WSSU Athletics at WSSURams.com.
