ATLANTA, Ga. - The Clark Atlanta men's basketball team trailed by 12 points at the halftime break, 31-19, but utilized a four-point play Joseph Hughes with 7:29 remaining to rally for the 74-71 home victory.  The win now has CAU with a two-game win streak after previously defeating Young Harris on Dec. 12.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Score: Clark Atlanta 74, Young Harris 71
Record: Clark Atlanta (2-7), Shaw (2-9)
Date: Dec. 19, 2015 | Time: 3:00 p.m.
Location: Epps Gymnasium | Atlanta, Ga. | Attendance: 468

HOW IT HAPPENED:
Clark Atlanta had first half leads of two points on three occasions.

Shaw closed the first half on a 12-2 run over the final 4:42.  CAU was just 7-for-23 from the floor (20.43 percent) in the opening 20 minutes.
 
Damien Enoch opened the second half with a jumper on the Tim Sanders assist 33 seconds into the half.
 
The lead for Shaw was extended to as much as 13 points, 46-33, with 14:46 remaining.
 
Clark Atlanta was able to pull within five points, 46-41, with 10:14 left after an 8-0 run.  Five points during the run came from Lawrance Freeman.
 
The lead was back to double digits for Shaw before Joseph Hughes scored six-consecutive points, including the four-point play.  Hughes was fouled just beyond the 3-point line in the act of shooting, the shot and the following FT were both good.
 
A 3-pointer from Freeman cut the deficit to one point, 54-53, with 6:41 left.
 
Enoch gave the Panthers the first lead since the opening minutes with a jumper on the Freeman assist, 57-56, with 5:23 showing on the clock.
 
After swapping the lead back-and-forth, Clark Atlanta took control of the game for good with a Tim Sanders 3-pointer, 66-65, with 1:25 left in the game.
 
With the lead cut to one point, 72-71, Derek Harper sealed the home victory with a pair of made FT attempts with five seconds remaining. A desperation 3-pointer from Shaw was no good to end the game.

THE NUMBERS:
Clark Atlanta outscore Shaw 55-40 in the second half shooting 54.55 percent (18-for-33) from the floor and 16-for-23 (69.57 percent) from the FT line.
 
Enoch led all scorers with 17 points and fell one rebound shy of the double-double with nine rebounds. 
 
Freeman tied his season0high with 15 points from the bench.  Hughes scored 12 points and has now reached double-digit point totals in 3-of-4 games in December.
 
Sanders tied for the game-high with six assists to go with seven points and five rebounds.
 
The Panthers converted 23 turnovers into 24 points.
 
Clark Atlanta used a 38-33 advantage in rebounds, including 15 offensive rebounds, to maintain a 16-14 advantage in second chance points.

UP NEXT:
Clark Atlanta will conclude the 2015 portion of the schedule hosting CIAA opponent Livingstone College in the conclusion of the SIAC/CIAA Classic.