ATLANTA, Ga.- The Savannah State men's basketball team fell to Morehouse 64-62 on Saturday afternoon inside of Forbes Arena.

The setback snaps a three game winning streak and drops the Tigers to 5-6 overall and 5-4 in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play.

The game, which had eight ties and four lead changes, saw Morehouse began to make its run during the final three minutes of play.

With 4:35 remaining in the second half and the score knotted at 54, a jumper and a layup by Michael Swift gave SSU a 58-54 lead. But the Maroon Tigers answered by scoring the next nine points to go ahead 63-58 with 1:05left in the contest.

Savannah State responded with a pair of free throws from Jordan Mikel with 47 seconds left and a layup from Zyere Edwards with 15 seconds showing on the clock to pull the Tigers within 63-62.

Morehouse made a free throw with 13 seconds remaining to go ahead 64-62.

Mikel missed a game-tying layup at the buzzer and the Tigers dropped a heartbreaker.

It was Savannah State's first trip to Forbes Arena since winning the SIAC Tournament on March 8, 2025.

SSU trailed 24-18 with 8:16 left in the opening period but used a 12-4 run to take a 30-28 lead at the 3:31 mark.

After Morehouse tied the score at 30 with just over two minutes showing on the clock, the Tigers finished the half with a 6-1 spurt to take a 36-31 lead into the locker room.

The Maroon Tigers started the second half with a 13-5 run to go ahead 44-41 but a 6-0 run by Savannah State gave the Orange and Blue a 49-44 lead at the 12:26 mark.

SSU led 51-47 with just over 11 minutes left but Morehouse battled back and was able to tie the game at 52 with 7:46 left.

Savannah State won the rebounding battle 37 to 34 and also had more second chance points (21), bench points (31) and points in the paint.

The Tigers were cold from beyond the arc, missing all ten 3-point attempts and no SSU player received credit for an assist.

SSU ended the game shooting 38.9 percent from the floor and 71.4 percent from the free throw line.

Zyere Edwards came off the bench to finish with 11 points and two steals for Savannah State while Javonte Landy chipped in ten points and four rebounds.

Chancellor Wilson and Michael Swift both had nine points with Wilson adding five rebounds. Jordan Mikel contributed seven points and seven rebounds, Ladarrius Chigano added five points, four rebounds and two blocks while James Leach and Kelvin Cochran had three points apiece. Zion Davis and Brandon Johnson both scored two points and Braylon Jackson added a free throw.

Savannah State will return to action on January 8 when they host Fort Valley State in Tiger Arena at 7:30 p.m.

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