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SU BEARS FALL 69-49 TO VUU PANTHERS

Raleigh, NC – The Shaw University Bears could not hold back the Panthers of Virginia Union University and dropped a CIAA Eastern Division match-up 69-49.  The win clinched the East title for the Panthers and improved the defending CIAA and National Champs to 18-3 and 7-1.  The Bears fall to 5-19 and 3-6 in the East.

With a 30-28 halftime lead, Virginia Union came out of the locker room and took control of the game with 11 unanswered points and a 41-28 lead as Darius Hargrove made two from the charity strip with 17:40 left in the game.  A three pointer by SU’s Melvin Smith cut the lead to 10 (43-33) with 14:48 left, but the Bears were unable to get any closer.

VUU’s Hargrove led all scorers with 25 and he also had eight rebounds.  Brad Byerson and Duan Crocket also paced the Panthers with 19 and 18 points respectively.

SU’s Daniel Jackson had a double-double with 15 points and a game high 10 rebounds.  Smith also finished with 15 points.

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