Feb. 2, 2008

Final Stats

WINSTON-SALEM, NC - Winston-Salem State University head coach Bobby Collins made significant changes to his starting lineup on Saturday evening as the Rams snapped a three-game losing streak by defeating the Florida A&M Rattlers at the Joel Coliseum Annex by the score of 59-57 in an important MEAC men's basketball league contest.

WSSU's leader used his ninth different starting lineup of the season as senior point guard Roy Peake failed to start for the first time in 21 consecutive games. 

Second on the WSSU all-time assist chart with 428 helpers, Peake leads the Rams with 75 career starts and as not missed a game in his 106-game career at Winston-Salem State, yet the senior guard did not start on Saturday evening as sophomore Darius Floyd started in his place.

Floyd, a starter for much of last season before injuring his ankle late in the year, scored 12 points and pulled down seven rebounds for the Rams in the victory yet it was Peake who would seal the win for the Rams with a late-game block.

Leading by two points with under six seconds remaining, Peake missed the front end of a one-and-one that could have sealed the Rattlers' fate and followed it with a block on Leslie Robinson's game-winning three-point attempt as time expired as WSSU held on for a dramatic two-point victory.

Coming off of the bench, Peake was one of five Rams' players that recorded 30 or more minutes in the contest.  He scored five points and pulled down three rebounds as he led WSSU to a win.

"I got a piece of it at the end, and after missing the first free throw, I felt that I had to make up for it with my defense" Peake said in post game interviews.

The Rams would lead by as many as 15 points in the contest as they snapped a three-game losing streak.  The loss snaps the Rattlers' three-game win streak.

Jamal Durham led the Rams with 20 points in the win as he and Floyd (12 points) were the only two players in double-figures for WSSU.  Lamar Twitty led three Rattlers in double-figures with 17 points in a losing effort.

The win improves the Rams to 8-11 overall while the Rattlers fall to 8-11 with the loss. 

The Rams return to action on Monday, Feb. 4, 2008 at 7:30 pm as they play host to the Wildcats of Bethune-Cookman University at the Joel Coliseum Annex in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) league contest.