Saturday, January 12
Chicago, Ill.
12:05 PM
California Baptist University
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at
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Chicago State
Clutch Plays Earn League Road Win
1/12/2019 3:10:00 PM | Men's Basketball
CHICAGO - Senior Jordan Heading scored 24 points as California Baptist picked up its first Western Athletic Conference road win with a 77-75 victory at Chicago State on Saturday afternoon.
Neither team had a larger lead than seven points in the back and forth contest that was tied 11 separate times along with 16 lead changes.
Chicago State held a 9-6 lead four minutes into the game when CBU sophomore Milan Acquaah hit a three pointer from deep to jump start an 8-0 run for the Lancers. Sophomore Mike Henn capped the run with a three pointer of his own, making it 14-9 with 11:12 left in the first half.
With Chicago State holding a 75-74 lead, Davis pulled down a crucial rebound off of a missed layup by Shaw with 20 seconds left. Acquaah quickly advanced the ball down the floor finding an open Rowell near the corner. Rowell connected on what became the game-winning shot, giving the Lancers a 77-75 lead with 11.1 seconds remaining.
The Cougars would have a chance at heroics, but the CBU defense was able to force a difficult shot with the rebound being tipped around by both teams until time expired.
Heading finished with seven rebounds, two assists and a steal along with his 24 points. Acquaah tallied 16 points, eight assists, six rebounds and a steal while Rowell scored 14 points. Davis pulled down a game-high 10 boards along with his seven points.
Harris scored 24 points and pulled down nine rebounds for Chicago State. Christian Jacob and Shaw added 20 and 14 points, respectively.
The Lancers improved to 10-7 overall and 2-2 in the WAC while Chicago State fell to 3-14 overall and 0-2 in conference play. CBU has won eight of its last 11 games. Entering today's game, CBU was one of only 48 NCAA Division I teams with four or more true road wins.
The Lancers will travel back to Riverside for an 11-day break. CBU will host CSU Bakersfield on Jan. 24 and Grand Canyon on Jan. 26.
Neither team had a larger lead than seven points in the back and forth contest that was tied 11 separate times along with 16 lead changes.
Chicago State held a 9-6 lead four minutes into the game when CBU sophomore Milan Acquaah hit a three pointer from deep to jump start an 8-0 run for the Lancers. Sophomore Mike Henn capped the run with a three pointer of his own, making it 14-9 with 11:12 left in the first half.
Chicago State responded with an 8-0 run to push the score to 17-14 with 6:56 on the clock. Acquaah, ranked fourth in steals per game (1.7) among WAC players, picked Rob Shaw's pocket and finished the play with a slam dunk that ended the run by the Cougars.BANG! Mike Henn knocks one down from outside!#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/ygwXWrvvlg
— CBU Men's Basketball (@CBUmbb) January 12, 2019
Shaw quickly came back to make a three pointer to put the Cougars up 20-16 with 5:25 left. With the Lancers down by four, sophomore Ty Rowell made his first of four treys to spark a 14-3 run over the next three minutes. Junior Jeremy Smith made the final basket of the run, giving the Lancers their largest lead of the half and making it 29-24 with 56 ticks left on the clock. Chicago State closed the half on a 5-0 run thanks to a buzzer beater from near mid-court by Anthony Harris to send both teams to the locker room knotted at 29-29.Milan Acquaah with the theft and slam!#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/B2VKDIjncR
— CBU Men's Basketball (@CBUmbb) January 12, 2019
Heading put on a show for the Lancers in the second half, scoring 19 of his 24 points on 7-of-9 shooting from the field including 3-of-3 from beyond the arc. Late in the game, Heading made a pair of free throws to put CBU up by seven points with six minutes remaining. Chicago State out paced the Lancers 13-4 over the next five minutes for a 75-73 advantage with 1:12 left. CBU junior De'jon Davis was fouled with 50 seconds left in the game and split the pair leaving the Lancers down by one.Jeremy Smith with the pump fake and bucket!#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/GeXWfeEmXb
— CBU Men's Basketball (@CBUmbb) January 12, 2019
With Chicago State holding a 75-74 lead, Davis pulled down a crucial rebound off of a missed layup by Shaw with 20 seconds left. Acquaah quickly advanced the ball down the floor finding an open Rowell near the corner. Rowell connected on what became the game-winning shot, giving the Lancers a 77-75 lead with 11.1 seconds remaining.
Clutch city!#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/E4oL3shYN7
— CBU Men's Basketball (@CBUmbb) January 12, 2019
The Cougars would have a chance at heroics, but the CBU defense was able to force a difficult shot with the rebound being tipped around by both teams until time expired.
Heading finished with seven rebounds, two assists and a steal along with his 24 points. Acquaah tallied 16 points, eight assists, six rebounds and a steal while Rowell scored 14 points. Davis pulled down a game-high 10 boards along with his seven points.
Harris scored 24 points and pulled down nine rebounds for Chicago State. Christian Jacob and Shaw added 20 and 14 points, respectively.
The Lancers improved to 10-7 overall and 2-2 in the WAC while Chicago State fell to 3-14 overall and 0-2 in conference play. CBU has won eight of its last 11 games. Entering today's game, CBU was one of only 48 NCAA Division I teams with four or more true road wins.
Going to be a happy flight home!#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/Mj65pvXziI
— CBU Men's Basketball (@CBUmbb) January 12, 2019
The Lancers will travel back to Riverside for an 11-day break. CBU will host CSU Bakersfield on Jan. 24 and Grand Canyon on Jan. 26.
❄️SNOW BALL FIGHT‼️❄️
— CBU Men's Basketball (@CBUmbb) January 12, 2019
This is how you celebrate your first DI conference road win! #LanceUp pic.twitter.com/DytQljpO61
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