Livingstone Athletics – Blue Bears Fall 85-74 to Virginia State

The Livingstone College men’s basketball team suffered an 85-74 loss to Virginia State University in Salisbury, North Carolina. Mark Thomasled the Blue Bears with 18 points and seven assists.The Trojans bench played a major factor in defeating the Blue Bears by scoring 48 points. The Trojans hit 10-of-19 shots behind the three point line while the Blue Bears hit a dismal six-of-23 shots from behind the arc.  Livingstone’s Jody Hill, Jr., however, made four-of-nine three point shots and had 16 points and nine rebounds.

Tyler Johnson played aggressively on both ends of the court for the Blue Bears. Johnson had 14 points and eight rebounds.  Anthony Welch added 10 points to the Blue Bears score, but it wasn’t enough.

The Blue Bears shot 39.7 percent from the field versus the Trojans 45 percent.  The Blue Bears did outplay Virginia State in the paint and scored 30 points to the Trojans’ 22 points.

The loss drops the Blue Bears to 11-3 overall and 3-2 in the league.

Livingstone will return to action Monday, January 14 as they face Chowan University in a CIAA crossover competition. Game time is slated for 7:30 p.m.