Livingstone College Athletics

LC MBB Get First Win of Season

SALISBURY - Livingstone College used a big second-half run to earn an 88-73 win over Paine College on Tuesday night at Elmore Gymnasium.

Cameron Burhannon led the Blue Bears with 25 points, including three 3-pointers, and nine rebounds, while Roger Ray dropped 21 points and dishing out eight assists. Ramel Belfield came off the bench scoring 13 points.

This was the Blue Bears first win of the season. LC is now 1-2, while Paine drops to 1-7.

Livingstone shot 50.8 percent from the floor and hit 7-of-13 from 3-point range, and went 21-of-28 from the free throw line.

Livingstone's defense held Paine to just 40.0 percent shooting and 12 of 28 from 3-point range. The Blue Bears, forced the Lions into 20 turnovers which led to 18 LC points.
The Blue Bears went into the locker room leading 37-34.

After struggling from 3-point range in the first half, the Blue Bears came out firing in the second half led by Belfield. His 3-pointer with 13:26 to play gave LC a 54-42 lead that Livingstone would not relinquish.

Livingstone led by as many as 17 with just under a minute to play.

Paine was led by Phillip Garner who came off the bench to score 22 points and pull down five rebounds. Babe Murphy added 14 points for the Lions.

Livingstone will return to the road on Saturday to face Lander University in Greenwood, South Carolina. Tip is set for 2 p.m.