The lead changed seven times in the game and Salisbury trailed 83-72 with 2:00 remaining in the contest and held the Braves without a field goal for the remainder of the game. But Chowan won the contest despite hitting only 3-of-6 free throws down the stretch, handing the Gulls (6-5) their second loss in three games.
Chowan (4-8) won the contest by hitting 49.3% (35-of-71) from the field, including 60% (18-of-30) in the second half when the Braves outscored Salisbury 49-38 to overcome a 40-37 Sea Gull lead at intermission. The Braves held Salisbury to 40.9% (27-of-66) in the final 20 minutes. The Gulls did hit 11-of-22 from behind the three-point arc.
The lead changed hands 10 times during the game.
Ray Williams led the Salisbury attack with 24 points, his second-highest point total of the season. Williams hit 5-of-8 from behind the three-point arc and 9-of-18 from the field. He also handed out four assists and grabbed four boards. Justin Rice added 17 points on 6-of-10 field goal shooting and 4-of-7 behind the arc. Segun Odumeru dropped in 15 points and Ozi Menakaya scored seven points and pulled down 10 rebounds.
Trayvon Lathan paced the Braves with 22 points on 9-of-18 shooting from the field. He also grabbed nine boards. Aaron scored scored 18 points, Jon Dyer dropped in 16 points and tallied a game-high 11 boards, and Marcus Artis scored 14 points and pulled down nine rebounds.
The Braves outrebounded the Sea Gulls, 43-38.
Salisbury will close out play in the round robin tournament on Saturday when the Sea Gulls face Apprentice School at 3 p.m. Apprentice knocked off College of Misericordia, 64-62, on Friday. Misericordia will take on Chowan at 1 p.m. Saturday.
Salisbury vs CHOWAN 01/06/06 5:30 pm at Newport News, Va. At Newport News, Va. CHOWAN 86, SALISBURY 78 SALISBURY (6-5) Ray Williams 9-18 1-3 24; Justin Rice 6-10 1-2 17; Segun Odumeru 5-13 4-4 15; Ozi Menakaya 3-6 1-2 7; Kyle Harmon 1-8 4-6 6; Gary Ward 1-4 0-0 3; Aaron Meekins 0-0 2-4 2; Jonas Vaitkus 1-3 0-0 2; Marcus Crenshaw 1-4 0-0 2; Derrick Washington 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-66 13-21 78. CHOWAN (4-8) LATHAN, Trayvon 9-18 4-9 22; SCOTT, Aaron 8-18 0-0 18; DYER, Jon 6-9 4-4 16; ARTIS, Marcus 6-8 2-2 14; KENON, Chris 3-9 1-1 9; SULLIVAN, Robert 2-3 1-2 5; WILLIAMS, Montino 1-5 0-0 2; OWENS, Chris 0-0 0-0 0; RAMSAY, Roderick 0-0 0-0 0; HAMBRICK, Wayne 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 35-71 12-18 86. Salisbury..................... 40 38 - 78 CHOWAN........................ 37 49 - 86 3-point goals-Salisbury 11-22 (Ray Williams 5-8; Justin Rice 4-7; Gary Ward 1-3; Segun Odumeru 1-3; Kyle Harmon 0-1), CHOWAN 4-17 (SCOTT, Aaron 2-7; KENON, Chris 2-4; SULLIVAN, Robert 0-1; WILLIAMS, Montino 0-3; LATHAN, Trayvon 0-2). Fouled out--Salisbury-None, CHOWAN-None. Rebounds-Salisbury 38 (Ozi Menakaya 10), CHOWAN 43 (DYER, Jon 11). Assists-Salisbury 17 (Derrick Washington 5), CHOWAN 21 (KENON, Chris 4; LATHAN, Trayvon 4; ARTIS, Marcus 4; WILLIAMS, Montino 4). Total fouls-Salisbury 18, CHOWAN 19. A-250 First Game Great Ships Classic