RALEIGH, NC -- Five Bears scored at least 10 points and Shaw took down the Livingstone Blue Bears 97-90 in overtime at home Wednesday.

The Bears (10-7, 3-2) had five players score in double figures, led by Justus Baldwin, who had 19 points, six rebounds and four assists. Jeremiah Pope tacked on 18 points and two steals and Amir Waddell helped out with 17 points and eight rebounds from the bench.

Led by Jamari Roberts' five offensive rebounds, Shaw did a great job crashing the offensive glass, pulling down 14 boards that resulted in eight second chance points.

The Shaw defense was a problem in Wednesday's game, forcing 16 Livingstone turnovers. Those takeaways turned into 22 points on the offensive end of the floor. Doriuntas Barnes led the way individually for the Bears with two steals.

How It Happened

After falling behind 26-25, Shaw went on a 6-0 run with 7:35 left in the first half, culminating in a bucket from Shayne Siago, to take a 31-26 lead. The Bears then lost some of that lead, but still entered halftime with a 41-38 advantage.

Livingstone proceeded to take a 59-52 lead before Shaw went on a 7-0 run, finished off by Pope's layup, to even the score at 59 all with 11:49 to go in the contest. Neither team was able to finish the game in regulation and the contest headed to overtime tied at 83-83. Shaw got a boost from its bench in the period, as non-starters accounted for 13 of its 42 total points. The Bears used a stretch of turnovers and baskets to pull away in the extra period including Pope's dagger dunk with less than 30 seconds remaining. 

Shaw then took care of business in extra time, outscoring Livingstone 14-7 to seize victory by the 97-90 final score.

Game Notes

» Shaw found success from three point land, knocking down eight treys in the game.
» Shaw tallied 15 total assists in the game.
» Shaw had a 46-33 edge on the boards in the win.
» Shaw cleaned up on the offensive glass, collecting 14 offensive boards in the game.
» Justus Baldwin led the Bears with 19 points.
» Shaw got a game-high nine rebounds from Jamari Roberts.
 

Quotes
"Once we got into overtime, I was very confident. I knew Jamari was playing well. I knew we had Amir, who can go off at any time. When he gets it going, we are very special, especially when Justus and Jeremiah are playing very well." - Shaw Head Coach Bobby Collins

"We gave away two games, Fayetteville State and Claflin. We don't have any room to let up," - Coach Collins on the Bears' five-game win streak.

"We all said before the game - hard and smart together. We executed and came out with the win." - Shaw guard Justus Baldwin on the Bears' playing without leading scorer and point guard DJ Thomas.

"Knowing that we wasn't going to have D.J., everyone knew we had to do a little bit extra. Just listening and executing coach's plan got us a dub." - Shaw guard Jeremiah Pope on the Bears' playing without leading scorer and point guard DJ Thomas.

"I talked about being alert. I knew [Livingstone] would run and jump, they would press at anytime. We had to be focused and locked in on our press attack. Even though we missed D.J. tonight, we work on press attack every day. So I knew we could break their press, it was just a matter of our guys getting in the right place and execute." - Coach Collins


 

Up Next

Shaw remains at home as they open CIAA division action against Elizabeth City State. Tipoff is slated for 4 PM inside C.C. Spaulding Gymnasium.