Box Score BOWIE, Md. – In front of a packed house between two heavyweights, the Lincoln University men's basketball team outlasted Bowie State and a buzzer beater attempt as the Lions edged the Bulldogs, 66-64, in overtime in a CIAA Northern Division contest on Saturday night at A.C. Jordan Arena.
 
“We found a way to hit a few shots and found the strength at the end to get the victory,” Lincoln head coach John Hill said. “We showed good poised at the end of the game to hit our foul shots, and our defense came through in the end.”
 
Derrick Washington (Washington, DC/Coolidge SHS) scored 21 points on 7-of-12 shooting and Kenny Sharpe (Chester, Pa./Elite Academy) had 20 points, seven rebounds and four assists as Lincoln (10-6 overall, 3-4 CIAA, 1-0 CIAA North) won at Bowie State for the first time since the 2010 season. George Jackson (Baltimore, MD/Digital Harbor HS) poured in 10 points and Will Cole (Newark, NJ/Cesar Chavez HS) led the way on the glass with a game-high 12 rebounds as the Lions shot 36 percent (25-of-70).
 
Bowie State (7-9, 3-4, 0-1) jumped out to a 13-8 advantage after a Bryon Westmoreland layup with 11:24 remaining in the first half, but Lincoln rallied and tied the contest after an 11-6 run at 19 as Sharpe sank a jumper with 6:37 left.
 
The Bulldogs closed out the final six minutes of the half on a 7-2 run to take a 26-21 lead into the break.
 
Bowie State extended the advantage to 33-23 with 17:08 left in regulation after a Najee White dunk, but Lincoln rallied with a 20-9 run during the next nine minutes to grab a 43-42 lead after Washington drained his third 3-pointer of the game.
 
The Bulldogs quickly answered and took a 54-49 lead after a pair of free throws by Westmoreland with 2:04 remaining. However, the Lions answered with a 3-pointer by Sharpe and a pair of free throws to tie the game at 54 with 23 seconds left.
 
In overtime, the Lions used a small 5-1 run to take a 60-55 advantage after a layup by Sharpe with 3:26 left. The Bulldogs closed the gap to 64-61 after a three-point play by Westmoreland, but the Lions got a layup by Richard Glover (Baltimore, Md./Havre De Grace HS) with 1:18 to push the advantage to 66-61.
 
A Westmoreland 3-pointer cut the Lincoln lead to 66-64 with 1:18 left and the Lions survived a buzzer beater attempt by White to get the win.
 
Westmoreland paced Bowie State with 31 points on 9-of-23 shooting, including 5-of-12 from behind the 3-point line. He also added eight rebounds and one steal. White finished with 10 points as the Bulldogs were 20-of-55 from the field for 36 percent.
 
Lincoln returns home after a four-game road trip as the Lions take on Elizabeth City State in a CIAA Northern Division game at 7:30 p.m., on Wednesday, Jan. 23 at Manuel Rivero Gymnasium. To follow the action through live stats, click here.
 
Lions Notebook: Derrick Washington (Washington, DC/Coolidge SHS) reached double figures in scoring for the eighth time and George Jackson (Baltimore, MD/Digital Harbor HS) reached double figures in scoring for the 12^th time…Wile Cole has recorded double-digit rebounds for the fifth time this season…Kenny Sharpe (Chester, Pa./Elite Academy) has scored in double figures 11 of the last 13 games…Derrick Washington (Washington, DC/Coolidge SHS) tied a career-high for 3-pointers with three…First overtime game of the season…Last win at Bowie State was February 16, 2010 (Lincoln: 97-91)…With the win, Lincoln trails in the series, 12-10…The Lions held the advantage in second-chance points, 14-4; fastbreak points, 2-0, and bench points, 25-6…Lincoln was 9-of-14 from the free-throw line.