SALISBURY, NC --Darius Abraham and Trent McIntyre combined to score 44 total points - 63.8 percent of Shaw's points - in the Bears 69-66 victory against the Livingstone Blue Bears on the road Saturday.

The Bears (9-9, 4-2) had two players score in double figures, led by Abraham, who had 26 points. McIntyre tacked on 18 points, eight assists and two steals and Jermaine Vereen added six points, nine rebounds, two steals and three blocks.

The Shaw offense was very productive from beyond the arc, making nine threes on 26 attempts. Abraham was the most prolific shooter for the Bears, draining five treys in the contest.

Shaw's defense held Livingstone to only 38.7 percent shooting from the field. The Blue Bears did not have much luck cleaning up their misses on the offensive glass either, as they finished with eight offensive rebounds and managed nine second chance points while Shaw cleared 25 defensive rebounds.

How It Happened

After falling behind 13-3, Shaw went on an 8-0 run with 12:53 left in the first half, culminating in a three from Abraham, to narrow its deficit to 13-11. The Bears then closed the rest of the gap and grabbed a 34-31 lead heading into halftime. Shaw relied on its three-point shooting in the period, knocking down six shots to account for 18 of its 34 points.

Livingstone proceeded to take a 48-45 lead before Shaw went on a 5-0 run, finished off by Elijah Scranton's layup, to seize a 50-48 lead with 11:05 to go in the contest. The Bears kept expanding the margin and coasted the rest of the way for the 69-66 win. Shaw got a boost from its bench in the period, as non-starters accounted for 13 of its 35 total points.

Game Notes

» Shaw lit it up from three point land, knocking down nine treys in the game.
» The Bears held the Blue Bears to only 38.7 percent shooting from the field.
» Darius Abraham, Trent McIntyre, and Dreveon Scott combined to account for 75 percent of the Bears points.
» The Shaw bench made an impact by adding 34 points to its scoring output.
» The Shaw defense forced 13 turnovers.
» Darius Abraham led the Bears with a game-high 26 points.
» Shaw got a team-high nine rebounds from Jermaine Vereen.

Up Next

Shaw returns to action Wednesday, January 22 as the Bears host Winston-Salem State. Tipoff is scheduled for 8 PM inside Spaulding Gymnasium.