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Jalen Williams vs Miles
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50
Clark Atlanta Clark 10-6,7-2 SIAC
52
Winner Savannah St. SSU 7-7,5-5 SIAC
Clark Atlanta Clark
10-6,7-2 SIAC
50
Final
52
Savannah St. SSU
7-7,5-5 SIAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Clark Atlanta Clark 18 32 50
Savannah St. SSU 24 28 52

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Panthers Fall on the Road to Savannah State, 52-50

Panthers suffer second loss in conference play

SAVANNAH, Ga. – In a narrow defeat, the Clark Atlanta men's basketball team fell to Savannah State, 52-50, on the road on Saturday afternoon. Inside Tiger Arena. The Panthers drop to 10-5 overall and 7-2 in conference play with the loss. 

Jalen Williams led the way for Clark Atlanta with a team-high 14 points on the day. 

The Panthers' first half shooting struggles proved costly as they shot 6-of-27 from the floor in the first 20 minutes. Despite outscoring the Panthers 24-18 in the first half, the Tigers only shot 36% from the field in the first half. 

Clark Atlanta surged back in the second half, cutting the margin to just three points (30-27) after a pair of made free throws from Shemani Fuller with 14:20 left to play. The Tigers responded with a run to push the lead to 41-29 at the 9:52 mark in the second half. 

Williams scored eight points in the final nine minutes but the late push wasn't enough as the Tigers capitalized on the early lead to secure a 52-50 win on their home floor.

UP NEXT

Clark Atlanta men's basketball returns to action on Monday, January 20 as they head to Jacksonville, Florida to face Edward Waters at 7:30 p.m. 

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