The Lincoln University men's basketball team concluded their North Carolina road trip with their third consecutive loss falling to Shaw University 87-70 Monday night at C.C. Spaulding Gymnasium in Raleigh, North Carolina.

The Lions fall to 11-7 overall and 4-3 in Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) games.  The Bears improve to 6-9 overall and 2-5 in league play.

Deaquan Williams (Camden, N.J./Camden) led the Lions with 16 points and seven rebounds.  Cameron Campbell (Fayetteville, N.C./Trinity Christian) and Zahrion Blue (Princeton, N.J./Princeton) added 11 points apiece.  Tamir Green (Philadelphia, Pa./Constitution) led the Lions with eight assists.

Alex Owens led the Bears with 25 points and 15 rebounds.  Amir Hinton added 23 points (14-14 FT) and dished out a team high eight assists.  Geremy Taylor and Davon Dillard had 13 and 11 points respectively

Lincoln used an 12-2 run midway through the first half to reverse a five point deficit and take an early 18-13 lead.  The Bears countered with a 1304 run to regain the advantage at 26-22 and built the lead as high as six before the Lions closed the gap to three at the half 39-36.

Blue's layup –and-one tied the game as the second half commenced and both teams exchanged baskets over the next three minutes  before the Bears ran off five straight points to take a 48-43 lead.  Campbell's three pointer cut the lead to three at 48-46 before the Bears went on a 19-6 uprising to take control of the game and build a 16 point lead, 67-51 with 8:44 left.  Six straight free throws (four from Williams and two from Blue) closed the gap to ten at 67-57, but this would be as close as Lincoln would come as the Bears opened up a 22 point lead before the Lions scored the final five to make the final score 87-70.

The Lions shot 34.4% (22-64) from the field while the Bears made 50% (28-56) of their shots from the field.  Lincoln struggled from beyond the arc making just 3 of 19 three point shots) SU 7-22) and were just 23 of 35 (65.7%) from the free throw line.  The Bears dominated the glass, outrebounding the Lions 49-29 (18-16 on the offensive boards).  The Lions committed just ten turnovers while forcing 22.    

The men's basketball team returns to action on Saturday, January 19, 2019 when they travel to play Bowie State University.  Tipoff is set for 4:00 p.m.