(SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA – )  Livingstone College avenged an earlier season loss to Bowie State, beating the Bulldogs 83-79.  This marked the first time Bowie State has lost to Livingstone since Head Coach Luke D’Alessio took over the Bulldogs program in the 1999-200 season.  The win moves Livingstone’s record to 4-9 overall and 2-6 in the CIAA.

Livingstone’s Christopher Worley scored the games first two points but Bowie State floor general Gil Goodrich scored 15 points (all 3-pointers) over the next eight minutes.  Because of that, Bowie State took a 25-16 advantage at the 11:19 mark of the first half.  Livingstone kept its composure and worked their way back to a tie at 34-34 with 4:00 minutes remaining in the first half.  However, the BSU Bulldogs managed to take a slim 42-41 lead into the halftime break.

Bowie State may have highlighted the first half, but the second half was a dog fight to the end.  The intense game saw 18 lead changes but had Livingstone ahead most of the second half.  The final tie between the two was at 4:13 left with the score 66-66.  Livingstone grabbed a five point lead (75-70) with 1:31 left to play but Goodrich cut the Bowie State deficit to 77-75 with 38 seconds remaining.  After his three-point shot, Goodrich committed a foul off of the inbound that sent Christopher Worley to the line.  In BSU’s efforts to stop the clock for possessions with fouls, Livingstone countered the strategy by making six of eight free throws and prevented Bowie State from making any points behind the arc.

Bowie State made 10-of-23 field goals from behind the three-pointer line.  Livingstone out-rebounded the Bulldogs 44-29, which was a season low for the Bulldogs.  BSU was led by Goodrich with 30 points, Tyronne Beale with 12 points and Jason Ingram along with Joshua Johnson added 10 points each.

Worley led Livingstone with 19 points, hitting five-of-seven from the floor and nine-of-12 from the charity stripe.  Joshua Houston pumped in 17 points for the Blue Bears and Michael Duncan added 12 points and tied for a game-high eight rebounds for Livingstone.  

 Bowie State (9-5, 5-5 in the CIAA) returns home for a Tuesday (1/23) rematch with division leading Virginia Union while Livingstone travels to Fayetteville State next Tuesday for a 7:30 western division contest.