Elizabeth City, NC – Bluefield State University men's basketball fell short to Elizabeth City State 99-90. The Big Blue move to 6-12 (3-5 CIAA) and the Vikings move to 6-12 (3-4 CIAA) on the year.
After the Vikings opened play to take the lead, the Big Blue answered with back-to-back buckets by Jordan Hinds and Clay Baldwin to take the 4-2 lead. The Vikings built a five-point lead but a layup and a three from Jaylen Bernard evened the score at 24. A layup from Hinds at the 2:25 mark gave the Big Blue the four-point lead, but the Vikings outscored the Big Blue 10-2 to take the four-point advantage into the half.
The Big Blue battled back to take the 52-49 lead three minutes into the half. After falling behind midway through the half, two free throws from J. Caleb Slawinski and a layup from Hinds gave the Big Blue the four point lead. After the Vikings took the two-point lead, a layup by Baldwin evened the score at 82 with four minutes left to play. The Vikings would outscore the Big Blue 17-8 to take the 99-90 victory.
Jordan Hinds led all scorers with 33 points with Jaylen Bernard adding 18, Clay Baldwin with 13 and Rylan Bowens with 12.
Up Next
The Big Blue will travel to Virginia State University Wednesday, January 24th at 7:30 p.m.
