Charlotte, NC- Bluefield State University men's basketball fell to Johnson C. Smith 87-75. The Big Blue move to 6-10 (3-4 CIAA) and the Golden Bulls move to 8-4 (3-2 CIAA) on the season.
The Big Blue got on the board first after a jumper from Clay Baldwin, but the Golden Bulls took the lead by three. A three from Jaylen Bernard evened the score but the Golden Bulls answered with back-to-back buckets to take the lead 9-5. At the 4:11 mark, the Golden Bulls built a lead of 15. Back-to-back threes from Ja'Mere Redus and Chase Page and a midrange jumper from Jordan Hinds cut the Golden Bulls lead to seven. With less then a minute left in the half, a bucket from Hinds pulled the Big Blue within six, but the Golden Bulls would take the 40-32 advantage into the half.
Midway through the half, the Golden Bulls would have their largest lead of the night at 25. With less then two minutes left in play, a layup from Daron Traylor pulled the Big Blue within nine but the Golden Bulls would score the next six out of eight points to take down the Big Blue 87-75.
Jordan Hinds led all scorers with 32 points, eight rebounds and three steals. Clay Baldwin came away 13 points with Ja'Mere Redus adding 11 points and seven assists.
Up Next
The Big Blue will be back in action Wednesday, January 17th at Catawba College with a 7 p.m. tipoff.
