Box Score

Virginia State VSU-M 9-16

Fayetteville State FSU-M 19-8

Virginia State VSU-M

9-16

Final

Feb. 23, 2022

Fayetteville State FSU-M

19-8

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Virginia State VSU-M	29	31	60
Fayetteville State FSU-M	38	34	72

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 2/23/2022 11:10:00 PM

Trojans Season Comes to Close in Quarterfinals of CIAA Tournament

BALTIMORE, MD – Virginia State shot under 50% (48.3) from the foul line while Fayetteville State forced 19 turnovers which, allowed the Broncos to cruise to victory, 72-60, in the Quarterfinals of the CIAA Tournament.

Leaders
Jalen Seegars was named the Food Lion MVP of the game as he led the contest with 20 points, shooting 6-of-9 from the field in the contest despite missing significant time in the first half due to foul trouble. Cress Worthy and Darian Dixon added 14 points and two steals each in the contest. Zion Cousins led the game with 10 rebounds in the contest while Caraan Clemonts earned a game-high five assists. For the Trojans, Terrence Hunter-Whitfield led the team with 15 points along with four rebounds. Francis "BJ" Fitzgerald earned 12 points shooting 6-of-10 from the field while also accounting for six rebounds.

How It Happened

The start of the ball game was a back and forth affair much like the last two meetings between the two teams, until Dajour Rucker knocked down a three-pointer to put VSU up by five. Francis "BJ" Fitzgerald hit a jumper to put VSU up 14-7 with 14:29 left in the first half.

Jalen Seegars would single handedly keep the game close as he scored seven consecutive points for the Broncos. After a bucket, plus a free throw from Seegars, FSU was down by just four points. FSU would eventually find a rhythm offensively scoring 10 unanswered points as Farian Dixon spearheaded the scoring run with six points of his own. The Broncos led 26-23 with 5:46 left in the first half.

Jalen Seegars and Koraan Clemonts shots from downtown lead an 8-0 run for FSU to put them up by nine. Antwan Miles would fight back with an and-one but the Broncos would inevitably take a 38-29 lead into the locker room at half time.

The Broncos would pick up from where they left off early in the second half going on a 5-0 run to increase their lead to 15 points. Cress Worthy started to find the bottom of the net as he scored five points straight to make the score 52-37 with 13:36 left to go in the game.

Fayetteville State increased their lead to 17 points before Fitzgerald would score back-to-back buckets to knock on the door of making it a single digit game again. Cress and Seegars joined forces yet again to grow the lead to 65-47 with 4:45 left to go in the game.