FRANKFORT, Ky. - A nine point lead at halftime for Clark Atlanta men's basketball turned into a loss by one point on the road at Kentucky State, 74-73.  Despite losing, Clark Atlanta led for 32:52 (82 percent) of the game.     

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Score:  Kentucky State 74, Clark Atlanta 73
Record:  Kentucky State (7-4; 6-1 SIAC), Clark Atlanta (3-11; 1-4 SIAC)
Date: Jan. 9, 2016 | Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Exum Center | Frankfort, Ky. | Attendance: 480

HOW IT HAPPENED:
After 1:40 in the opening half Derek Harper tied the game, 2-2, on a layup.
 
Layups on back-to-back possessions by Chuka Eneh and Lawrance Freeman gave the Panthers a 6-2 advantage.
 
The score was tied, 27-27, with 4:53 remaining in the opening half after a KSU layup. Neither team had been able to open a large lead up to that point in time.
 
Harper broke the tie with a jumper on an Eneh assist before Damien Enoch grabbed an offensive rebounds and put it back up for the layup for a 31-27 lead.
 
Harper responded to a KSU 3-pointer with a 3 of his own moving the score to 35-30 with just under three minutes to play until halftime.
 
Darreontae Moore added another 3-pointer for CAU after over a minute of scoreless basketball, giving the Panthers a 38-30 lead.
 
Devante Harvey had a late layup and after a jumper from KSU was good, Harper was able to connect on a buzzer-beating 3-pointer for Clark Atlanta's largest lead of the game heading to halftime, 43-34.
 
KSU opened the second half quickly with a dunk on the opening possession. The dunk opened a 6-0 for the home team cutting the deficit to 43-40.
 
Enoch stopped the run with a dunk of his own after grabbing an offensive rebound.
 
Harper was fouled on a layup attempt with 16:35 remaining on the clock. The shot was good, and so was the FT attempt to give CAU back a six-point advantage; 48-42.
 
Clark Atlanta would hold the lead, fluctuating between two and six points, until KSU tied the game with 6:24 on the clock, 63-63 o a FT. KSU would take the lead on the second FT attempt by Dorian Jordan, 64-63.
 
Tim Sanders gave Clark Atlanta the lead again, 65-64, on a layup.
 
Enoch added layups on three-consecutive trips down the court for a 71-69 CAU advantage with 3:46 left in the game.
 
KSU tied the game at the FT line with 2:15 left to play. No more points would be scored until six seconds remained on the clock and Jordan would give KSU a one-point lead on the first FT attempt.
 
Jordan missed the second FT attempt and Harper grabbed the rebound but the pass up the court was not in time as the clock sounded before a shot could get released.

THE NUMBERS:
Clark Atlanta was 30-for-59 (50.8 percent) from the floor for the game despite shooting just 3-for-14 from 3-point range.  The Panthers were 10-for-17 from the FT line.
 
KSU was held to just 41.4 percent shooting for the game, and 13.3 percent from 3-point range.  The Thoroughbreds were aided by shooting 14-for-21 (66.7 percent) from the FT line.
 
CAU turned 13 KSU turnovers into 18 points.
 
The Panthers held the advantage in second chance points, 15-7; but trailed in bench scoring, 22-18, steals, 5-4, and assists, 17-9.
 
Harper and Enoch tied for the game-high in scoring with 16 points apiece.  Harper was 5-for-10 from the floor with two made 3-pointers, he was also 4-for-6 from the FT line. Enoch was 7-for-13 from the floor and 2-for-2 from the FT line.
 
Enoch tallied a game-high nine rebounds, including five on the offensive side leading to many second chance scoring opportunities. Enoch also blocked two shots.
 
Sanders dished out three assists for a team best.

UP NEXT:
Clark Atlanta men's basketball will have the week off before a trip to Chicago, Ill. to play SIAC in-state rival Albany State on Jan. 16.