SAVANNAH, Ga.- Cedric Smith led four players in double figures with 17 points as Savannah State rolled to a 67-44 win over Bethune-Cookman in Tiger Arena.

Savannah State was held without a field goal the final 9:10 but finished the game making 15 of 17 free throw attempts.

For the game, the Tigers (18-10, 11-2) made 25 of 32 free throw attempts while B-CU was 7 of 15 from the charity stripe.

The victory was SSU's 10th consecutive win and improves the Tigers home record to 12-1.

Savannah State raced out to a 9-2 lead but the Willdcats chipped away to pull within 15-10 with 12:28 left in the first half.

The crowd of 3,015 would see SSU lead by as many as 14 in the opening half and led 32-19 at intermission.

The Tigers led by 17 early in the second half and increased their advantage to 48-27 at the halfway mark.

SSU made seven unanswered points, all from the free throw line to go ahead 56-29, their largest of the game, with 8:06 left.

The Wildcats ( 13-15, 9-4) could get no closer than 22 the rest of the way.

The contest was revenge for SSU, who lost at Cookman on January 16.

Rashad  Hassan and Arnold Louis each scored 11 points while Hassan added 8 rebounds and Louis grabbed 7. Jyles Smith chipped in 10 points and 6 blocks.

Preston Blackmon did not score any points but his one assist made him the school record holder in assists made in a season with 143. Rashad Williams had 142 assists during the 1996-97 season.

SSU shot 45.5 percent from the floor and out-rebounded the Wildcats 37-28.

Adrian Coleman led B-CU with 11 points.

Cookman shot 36.7 percent from the floor and 9.1 percent from 3-point range.