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Jerrod Jackson

Men's Basketball

Griffins Live on the Foul Line to Out Pace Wolves

Jerrod Johnson
Box Score

Deshawn Curtis scored 20 points while grabbing 11 rebounds and Jerrod Johnson added 11 points but it wasn't enough as Cheyney (2-7) fell 64-63 to Seton Hill (6-3).

Malachi Leonard paced Seton Hill with 23 points. It was a Leonard free throw with 05: seconds remaining to give the Griffins the one-point victory.

Eight and half minutes into the contest the Wolves owned a 17-8 lead. The Griffins went on a 22-2 run to take their first lead of the night, 30-19. Cheyney was able to battle back. The Wolves cut the deficit to nine at half-time and further trimmed the lead to three, 47-44, six minutes into the second half. A Jonathan Jackson lay-up at the 5:45 mark gave the Wolves their first lead of the second half 56-55. Over the next three minutes the Griffins scored six unanswered points to take a 61-56 lead with 2:27 to play. Mike Drinks got the Wolves to within two after draining a three-pointer. However, Leonard answered with a pair of free throws to push the lead back to four. The Wolves cut the lead in half after Curtis was credited with a tip-in. Cheyney was then able to force a turnover and Johnson knotted the game at 63 with :33 to play. However, Leonard's try from the foul line with :05 remaining proud to be the final point of the contest.

The Griffins converted 23-25 from the charity stripe while the Wolves were only 6-9.

Cheyney will travel to California (PA) tomorrow night to face the Vulcans. The game can be heard over the internet at www.redzonemedia.com.
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