Men's Basketball Falls Once Again In Closing Seconds

at Grambling State
The Wildcats would only miss two shots within the first eight minutes as their lead grew to 57-49 with 12:31 left. TSU would cut it to 57-53 with 11:04 left but an 8-2 BCU run saw them up the margin to 65-55.2/15/2025 | 4:30 p.m.
Feb. 15 (Sat) / 4:30 p.m.
With 41 seconds left, BCU would answer with a jumper for a 78-77 lead and the Tigers would miss two attempts at the go-ahead score. TSU was forced to foul with 13 seconds left to force the one-and-one and BCU would miss the front end which led to a TSU timeout. However, The Tigers would turn the ball over on the next possession in the paint and BCU hit two free throws for a three-point lead. TSU turned it over at the end as they never had a chance at the basket.The Tigers responded with a 17-5 run over the next five minutes as they shot 70 percent (7-of-10) from the field as Kehlin Farooq led the way with six points. Ahead 32-27, BCU narrowed the gap to 32-31 but TSU went ahead 37-31 after a Zaire Hayes’ trey. However, the Wildcats were red hot to end the half as they closed on an 11-2 run thanks to perfect shooting from the field as they led 42-39.