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71
Winner Morehouse More 13-8,10-6 SIAC
70
Savannah St. SSU 15-7,13-5 SIAC
Winner
Morehouse More
13-8,10-6 SIAC
71
Final
70
Savannah St. SSU
15-7,13-5 SIAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Morehouse More 28 43 71
Savannah St. SSU 34 36 70

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Tigers Drop Heartbreaker To Morehouse

SAVANNAH, Ga.– Following a full 19 minutes of domination on the hardwood, Savannah State fell to Morehouse in the final second of a key Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) game on Monday.
 
The 2023 Tigers were one second from making history.
 
SSU has been dominate in Tiger Arena this year. They entered Saturday's game 11-0 on home court. In the final home game, a win would have made them the first team in modern school history to be undefeated at home.
 
Savannah State dropped to 15-7 overall and 13-5 in the SIAC schedule. With the loss, SSU surrendered first place in the SIAC East Division to Benedict.
 
At the 15:56 mark of the second half, Eleik Bowles sank a three-pointer to give the Tigers a 20-point lead. The double-digit advantage held until the 2:25 mark. Morehouse opened a 10-2 run to cut Savannah State's lead to two points with 33 seconds to play.
 
Bowles tacked on a free-throw with 16 seconds to play to make it a three-point game. But Morehouse's Joemel McNair responded with a field goal on the other end to cut SSU's lead to 69-68 with 7 seconds to play.
 
Ayjay Plain was fouled on SSU's next possession and sent to the line. He missed the first free-throw, but sank the second to make it 70-68 SSU. Morehouse brought the ball down with 6 seconds ticking away.
 
McNair drew a foul from Elavian Bowles with 1 second on the clock. At the charity strip, McNair made the first free-throw.
 
SSU led 70-69 with 1 second on the clock.
 
McNair's second free-throw shot hit the right-side of the rim and bounced out. Everyone went to the rim. Mohamad Diallo tipped the ball in to give Morehouse the final second win, 71-70, shocking a rowdy Tiger Arena.
 
Eleik Bowles led the field with 35 points on the night—hitting 9-of-23 field goal attempts, 5-of-11 three-point attempts and 12-of-17 free-throws.
 
Savannah State concludes the regular season with three road games. They face Edward Waters on Feb. 11, Albany State on Feb. 18, and Fort Valley State on Feb. 20.
 
Savannah State will host the 2023 SIAC Championship Tournament Presented by Cricket February 25-March 4 in Tiger Arena. Tickets are now on sale at thesiac.com.
 
 
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