BALTIMORE, MD. – The No. 6 seed Lincoln (PA) Lions shot 51-percent from the field, connecting 10-of-18 shots from the field in the second half to knock off the No. 3 seed Virginia State Trojans in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Men's Basketball Tournament, 76-67 Thursday night inside CFG Bank Arena.
 

VSU led by as many as seven points in the first half before taking a 36-33 lead at intermission. The lead changed six times before the Lions took control for good led by 10-1 run with under 10 minutes remaining. Lincoln (PA) grew a lead as large as 11 while connecting 19-of-28 shots from the free throw line and 4-4 shooting from beyond the arc. The Trojans pulled within four at the 3:25 mark but that would be the closest VSU got for the remainder of the contest.
 

Lincoln (PA) had three players score in double figures led by Bakir Cleveland with 24 points on 7-of-11 shooting while Korey Williams registered 21 points and Reggie Hudson added 18 points and five rebounds. The top defender for the Lions was Peter Sorber with seven rebounds and five blocks.

Virginia State's Terrence Hunter-Whitfield with 21 points and six rebounds, followed by Zach Newkirk and Francis "BJ" Fitzgerald with 13 and 12 points, respectively.