WILBERFORCE, Ohio - Clark Atlanta men's basketball snapped a three-game losing streak by defeating Central State on the road, 69-60.  The win also marks the first Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) victory of the season for the Panthers.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Score: Clark Atlanta 69, Central State 60
Record: Clark Atlanta (3-10; 1-3 SIAC), Central State (3-6; 3-3 SIAC)
Date: Jan. 7, 2016 | Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Beacom/Lewis Gym | Wilberforce, Ohio | Attendance: 273

HOW IT HAPPENED:
Derek Harper put the Panthers ahead 3-2 with a 3-pointer 1:14 into the game.
 
An 8-0 run extended the Clark Atlanta advantage to 13-5 with Chuka Eneh closing the run with a jumper with 15:23 remaining before halftime.
 
Central State retook the lead, 21-20, with 8:49 remaining in the first half.
 
Clark Atlanta would trail by as many as five points before regaining the lead, 28-27, on a James Arnold layup after grabbing the offensive rebound.
 
Tim Sanders ended the first half with a jumper to tie the game, 33-33.
 
CAU opened the game shooting 55 percent (11-for-20) from the floor in the first half and went 10-for-15 from the FT line.
 
The second half opened with Arnold picking up a steal and driving the length of the court for the fast break dunk.
 
The game stayed close through the second half.  Clark Atlanta was able to build a five-point lead, 60-55, but saw a 3-pointer from Central State on the next trip down the court turn to a 60-58 game with 2:48 remaining.
 
Back-to-Back possessions for CAU resulted in David Basil dunks to put the Panthers ahead by six, 64-58.
 
The Panthers closed the game on a 5-2 run to pick up the road victory.

THE NUMBERS:
Clark Atlanta shot 26-for-44 (59.1) percent from the floor with going just 1-for-5 from 3-point range. The Panthers went 16-for-26 from the FT line for the game.
 
The Panthers forced 16 Marauder turnovers and converted those opportunities into 21 points. 
 
Clark Atlanta held advantages in second chance points, 9-4, bench points, 34-15, points in the paint, 44-28, and fast break points, 12-4.
 
Three Panthers reached double-digits in points; Harper (16), Basil (12), and Sanders (10).  Harper led the scoring effort for the third-consecutive game.
 
Basil posted season-highs in points and rebounds (nine).  Basil was 5-for-5 from the floor to lead the bench effort.
 
Sanders and Arnold tied for the game-high with four steals. 

UP NEXT:
The Panthers will continue road action from Kentucky State on Sat. with the game set to begin at 1:00 p.m.