COLUMBIA, S.C. - Clark Atlanta men's basketball utilized a run in the early second half to win on the road at Benedict; 74-71. In the win, both
Lawrance Freeman and
Damien Enoch recorded double-doubles for the Panthers.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:Score: Clark Atlanta 74, Benedict 71
Record: Clark Atlanta (9-18; 7-10 SIAC), Benedict (16-10; 11-6 SIAC)
Date: Feb. 18, 2016 | Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: HRC Arena | Columbia, S.C. | Attendance: 685
HOW IT HAPPENED:Damien Enoch opened the scoring with a jumper before Benedict tied the game the next time down the court.
Lawrance Freeman and
Chuka Eneh connected on back-to-back 3-pointers to give the Panthers a six-point lead; 8-2.
After a CAU nine-point advantage dwindled to one point, 16-15, the Panthers went on an 8-0 run for the 24-15 lead.
Benedict took the lead, 31-30, after a 7-0 run ending with 3:31 left to play in the first half.
The half closed with BC holding the 36-35 lead in the midst of an overlapping 8-0 that ended early in the second half with the score 40-35.
Clark Atlanta responded with an 11-0 run ending with the second made 3-pointer from Eneh with 16:51 left; 46-40.
Benedict would later rally to tie the game, 53-53, before CAU out distanced the home team with an 18-9 run ending with 2:07 left in the game; with the Panthers leading 71-62.
THE NUMBERS:Clark Atlanta shot 30-for-55 (54.5 percent) from the floor - including 65.4 percent in the second half - while connecting on five 3-pointers in the game. The Panthers added 9-for-13 from the FT line.
CAU scored nine points off nine BC turnovers.
Clark Atlanta trailed in points off turnovers, 15-9, second chance scoring, 10-9, bench scoring, 27-4, and points in the paint, 26-22.
Enoch (20), Freeman (17),
Tim Sanders (14), and
Derek Harper (13) all reached double-digit scoring as starters.
Enoch pulled in 12 rebounds for the game-high while Freeman added 11. Both players tallied double-doubles as Enoch picked up his seventh and the third for Freeman.
Sanders dished out a game-high five assists while Enoch blocked a game-high three shots for the highest mark on the season for the Panthers in a game.
The win gives Clark Atlanta a season-long three-game winning streak.
UP NEXT:Clark Atlanta will finish the 2015-2016 season at Claflin on Feb. 20 before heading to Birmingham, Ala. for the SIAC tournament later this month.