FORT VALLEY, Ga. | Jalen Williams led all scorers with a game-high 21 points but the Panthers came up short with a narrow 58-54 loss to the Fort Valley State Wildcats on Wednesday night inside HPE Arena. 

THE BASICS 
Score: Fort Valley - 58  | Clark Atlanta - 54
Records: Panthers 5-15 | Wildcats 9-12 
Date: January 25, 2022 
Location: Fort Valley, Ga. | HPE Arena 
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HOW IT HAPPENED 

• The Wildcats jumped out to a 9-2 lead with four minutes gone off the clock in the first half. 
• At the 10-minute mark, FVSU held a 17-4 advantage over CAU.
• CAU responded with a 13-2 run to cut the deficit to 19-17 with just under four to play in the first half.
• Jalen Williams finished the first half with 16 points to send Clark Atlanta into the intermission down 28-24.
• FVSU extended their lead back to double-digits (34-24) with 17:53 left in the second half.
• Gwarren Douglas notched a score followed by Justin Longstreet converting on a three-point play to bring CAU back within four points.
• The Wildcats were able to add two more scores to go back up by eight points. 
• Williams drained a pair of free throws to cut the deficit to three (41-38) with 9:46 left to play in regulation.
• Both teams traded baskets back and forth until Clark Atlanta found themselves down 55-54 with 41 seconds left to play.
• FVSU's Jamal Reynolds knocked down a three-pointer with 14 seconds left on the clock to give FVSU a narrow 58-54 win.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE 

• Jalen Williams registered a game-high 21 points, six rebounds, and four assists. Williams scored 16 of his 21 points in the first half.
• Justin Longstreet logged 18 points, three rebounds, and one steal on the night.
• On the defensive end, Gwarren Douglas recorded two blocks and seven points. 
• As a team, Clark Atlanta shot 38.3 percent from the floor, 31.8 percent from three-point land, and 84.6 percent from the charity stripe.
• CAU's bench outscored the FVSU's reserves 25-15.

NEXT UP
The Clark Atlanta men's basketball team returns to the court on Saturday, January 28 as they return home to face Fort Valley State at 4 p.m. inside L.S. Epps Gymnasium.