Donell Williams scored 22 points and the Fayetteville State men's basketball team never trailed as the Broncos upset Bowie State, 61-59, in the quarterfinals of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association tournament last night at the RBC Center in Raleigh, N.C.
Letheal Cook (24 points) brought the Bulldogs (24-4) within 49-48 with 5:40 left and 53-51 with 1:34 left, but they could get no closer.
The Broncos outscored Bowie State 23-12 off turnovers and 32-22 in the paint.
The game's only tie at 2-2 came off a layup by Bowie's Attila Cosby with 18:45 left in the first half.
Fayetteville State shot 39.4 percent from the field to take a 29-24 lead at the half.
FAYETTEVILLE STATE - Brown 1-4 0-0 3, Deshazor 4-8 0-0 8, Williams 10-23 2-4 22, Ruffus 4-10 2-2 11, Andrew 3-9 1-2 7, Jones 0-2 0-0 0, Hall 0-1 0-0 0, Barnett 1-1 0-0 2, Pierce 1-3 6-6 8. Totals 24-61 11-14 61. BOWIE STATE - Cook 6-12 12-17 24, Johnson 3-10 0-0 7, Bell 1-5 2-2 4, Swan 0-2 0-0 0, Cosby 2-5 0-0 4, Payne 2-7 2-3 6, Holloway 1-2 2-3 4, Campbell 4-10 0-0 10, Konate 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 19-55 18-25 59. Halftime - Fayetteville State, 29-24. Rebounds - FS 35 (Andrew 14); BS 37 (Cook 12); Assists - FS 14 (Williams 5; BS 7 (Bell 5). A - 12,111.
