WINSTON-SALEM, NC – The Winston-Salem State University Rams (14-9, 11-3 CIAA) clicked on all cylinders when the team took a 76-52 win over the Shaw Bears (5-19, 2-12 CIAA), Monday evening. The Rams combined a great defensive effort to take the win and remained one of the top teams in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA).

The Rams took the win behind a great shooting night. As a team, the Rams shot a scorching hot 54.9% (28-of-51) from the floor while holding their opponents to shooting just 34.8% (16-of-46). WSSU senior guard Robert Colon led the way for the Rams with 14 points in the game. He was joined by sophomore guards Jonathan Hicklin and Xavier Fennell who both added 12 points in the game.

The Rams took control of the game early in the first half and never looked back. One of the key moments of the early going came when Hicklin got a defensive rebound and took it coast-to-coast for a big dunk with 8:40 left in the half and gave the Rams a 27-10 lead. Later in the half, the Rams cooled off and allowed the Bears to pull to within 10 points in the final three minutes of play, but the Rams surged ahead in the final minutes to take a 42-26 lead into the locker room at halftime.

In the second half, the Rams continued their dominant ways and rolled to the victory. A lay-up from senior guard Julius Barnes gave the Rams a 20-point lead, 51-31 with 15:54 left to play. The Rams maintained their 20-point cushion for the remainder of the game and built their largest lead, 76-51 after a lay-up from sophomore guard Glenn Campbell in the final minute of the game. From there, the Rams held back and held the Bears to just one free throw to end the game with the 76-52 victory.

With the win, the Rams improve to 14-9 overall and 11-3 in Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) play. The team will return to action, Saturday afternoon, when they head to Fayetteville, N.C. to take on the Fayetteville State Broncos in a nationally televised game. For more information on Rams men's basketball, contact the WSSU Office of Athletic Media Relations at (336) 750-2143 or log on to www.WSSURams.com.