Livingstone College Athletics

Livingstone faces Saint Augustine's Wednesday evening in Raleigh

SALISBURY – The Livingstone College men's basketball teams will travel to Raleigh, NC to face the Falcons of Saint Augustine's University in a CIAA Southern Division matchup at Emery Gym on Wednesday, Feb. 21. The men tip-off at 7:30 p.m.

The Blue Bears (9-12, 7-7 CIAA) earned to an 80-79 conference win over Johnson C. Smith at New Trent Gym on Saturday evening.

Last time out Saint Augustine's picked up a 75-69 against the Blue Bears at New Trent Gym.
 
The Blue Bears shot 39.7 percent from the floor on that night, but was just 15-of-23 (65 percent) from the free-throw line.  Saint Augustine's (10-11, 7-3) shot 55.9 percent in the second half.
 
Roger Ray led Livingstone with 27 points and four assists. 11 of his points were from the free throw line.  Malik Smith tallied 13 points, on 6-of-13 shooting, with six rebounds and one steal, while Cameron Burhannon tallied 13 points.
 
The Falcons (12-13 overall) will look to secure third place in the Southern Division men's standings against Livingstone. They are 4-4 in the division with the Blue Bears.

Tyre Gathright leads the Falcons in scoring (15.8) and Quincy January is the team's second-leading scorer (12.5) and the CIAA's top rebounder (11.1).

Fans can follow both contests via live stats and live video.