CHICAGO — The Chicago State men's basketball team suffered a setback at home against South Carolina State at the Jones Convocation Center on Monday (November 9), falling 82-67 to the Bulldogs.
Mike Price's 3-pointer off a
Malek Robinson assist gave the Cougars a 3-2 lead at 18:34, but South Carolina St. answered with Noah Treadwell's 3-pointer and later stretched the margin to 16-3 after a steal led to Deshaun Jackson Jr.'s layup at 15:03. Chicago State cut into it with seven straight points, getting 3-pointers from
Foday Sheriff and
Armari Carraway before
Kameron Foman's free throw made it 16-10 at 12:09.
South Carolina St. rebuilt separation from there, using perimeter shots by Treven Raymon and Treadwell and transition scoring to move from 17-12 to 32-12 before CSU got to the line and trimmed it to 36-22. The teams traded late points, with Price hitting a 3-pointer and free throws in the final 2:20, but South Carolina St. closed with a Mitchell Taylor 3-pointer and two Brian Harris free throws to lead 53-33 at halftime.
Davius Loury and
Will Lovings-Watts hit early 3-pointers after Christopher Parker's jumper, moving the Cougars from 55-33 down to 55-39 at 17:25. South Carolina St. pushed the margin back out through Noah Treadwell, who scored at 15:45 and added 3-pointers at 11:09 and 9:29, before Teon Tindal and Deshaun Jackson Jr. finished baskets that made it 68-47 at 8:07.
Chicago State got a late stretch of free throws from
Malik Olafioye,
Mike Price and Sheriff, pulling to 75-63 at 3:04 after Bryce Adams' technical foul. South Carolina St. answered with points from Tindal and Mitchell Taylor down the stretch, and Treadwell's final free throws closed an 82-67 South Carolina St. win.
Price led the Cougars as he scored 26 points, went 12 of 14 at the free-throw line and made six field goals. Sheriff added 10 points and recorded two steals.
Up Next
Chicago State will be back in action Wednesday, November 11 as the Cougars travel to Riverside, Calif., to face California Baptist University. Tip-off is scheduled for 9 p.m. CT.
