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Men's BasketballJCSU Defeats West Virginia State, 70-67
Nov. 16, 2008
Johnson C. Smith senior guard Ryan Scott (Reston, Va.) had a JCSU high 20 points leading his team to a 70-67 victory over the visiting Yellow Jackets of West Virginia State University in the final game of the 2008 JCSU/Wendy’s/Claude Saunders Tip-Off Basketball Classic. JCSU outscored WVSU 6-3 in overtime to remain perfect on the season. The last these two teams met in this classic, WVSU left with an overtime victory. This time, JCSU wanted to exact that revenge and did so 70-67 also in overtime. Both teams were evenly matched throughout most of the first half. JCSU once controlled a seven point lead in the first stanza but the Yellow Jackets cut that to four by the intermission, 35-31. Neither team took a huge advantage in the contest. Smith once led by as many as eight points but the Yellow Jackets would cut it in half several times, but never taking the lead. With just 47 seconds remaining in regulation, the Golden Bulls saw an eight point lead turn into a tie. Ricky Jackson scored five unanswered points over the course of 21 seconds to tie the game. On the very next possession, Tavaris Little (Elgin, S.C.) stepped in bounds when he tried to inbound the ball giving the Yellow Jackets a shot at the game. With 24 seconds remaining, Darren Jones attempted the long ball that sailed over the rim. Jackson tried to tip it in but it rolled off of his hands. Little attempted the long ball with just two seconds on the clock but it too hit the rim and an extra session was in effect. Ricky Jackson led the offensive efforts for the Yellow Jackets with 26 points and 11 rebounds. Senior Ted Scott and junior Darren Jones added 14 and 13 points respectively. James Dillard (Apex, N.C.) recorded his first career double-double of his career with 10 points and 13 rebounds. Ronald Thornhill (Alberta, Va.) added 11 points and dished out three assists in the victory. Johnson C. Smith University will dive right into conference play as they host Virginia State on Thursday, Nov. 20 at 7:30 pm. All-Tournament Team Anthony Anderson, Charleston (WV) Anthony Wynn, Saint Paul's Ted Scott, WVSU Ricky Jackson, WVSU Ryan Scott, JCSU Tournament MVP - James Dillard, JCSU |
