NCAAB

Presbyterian Blue Hose at South Carolina State Bulldogs

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Presbyterian Blue Hose
8-7, 4-5 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
72 - 70
South Carolina State Bulldogs
2-14, 2-1 Home

Presbyterian holds off S. Carolina State 72-70

Cory Hightower grabbed nine rebounds and made a key block with two seconds left for the Blue Hose (8-7), who scored 23 points off of 18 Bulldogs' turnovers.

The Bulldogs closed to within a point five times in the second half, including 70-69 on Jana Raynor-Powell's jumper with 42 seconds left. Bell answered with a basket for a three-point lead and after SCSU went 1 of 2 at the line, Bell missed the frontend of a 1-and-1. Hightower blocked Damni Applewhite's layup try and Applewhite missed another shot at the buzzer.

Consecutive 3s from JC Younger and Bell helped the Blue Hose to a 39-32 halftime lead.

Applewhite scored 18 points, Lavar Harewood added 17, and Raynor-Powell and Ian Kinard added 11 apiece for the Bulldogs (2-14), who have lost six straight.

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Statistics

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27-54 FG 20-43
50 Field Goal % 47
10-23 3PT 5-16
43 Three Point % 31
8-11 FT 25-36
73 Free Throw % 69
22 Rebounds 37
7 Offensive Rebounds 14
15 Defensive Rebounds 23
6 Assists 9
3 Steals 1
1 Blocks 0
8 Turnovers 18
1 Team Turnovers 1
8 Total Turnovers 18
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
0 Points Off Turnovers 0
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
27 Fouls 17

Game Information

Venue: Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center

Location: Orangeburg, SC
Attendance: 249 | Capacity:

2025-26 Big South Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
High Point 15-1 - 31-5
Winthrop 13-3 2 23-11
Radford 9-7 6 16-16
Longwood 8-8 7 16-16
UNC Asheville 8-8 7 15-17
Presbyterian 7-9 8 15-18
Charleston Southern 6-10 9 15-17
South Carolina Upstate 5-11 10 13-19
Gardner-Webb 1-15 14 4-29

2025-26 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Howard 11-3 - 24-11
Morgan State 10-4 1 14-16
Norfolk State 8-6 3 15-17
North Carolina Central 8-6 3 14-18
South Carolina State 7-7 4 10-22
Maryland Eastern Shore 5-9 6 9-23
Coppin State 5-9 6 7-24
Delaware State 2-12 9 8-23
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