College men’s basketball: Livingstone loses CIAA opener

Staff report SALISBURY Livingstones mens basketball team provided excitement, but fell short of victory, in Saturdays CIAA opener against Bluefield State.

Bluefield State (4-3) won 89-84 at Trent Gym behind 25 points by Jordan Hinds and 20 by Larry Howell.

James Nipper had a career game for Livingstone (6-2) with 29 points.

He shot 10-for-18 and made four 3-pointers.

Jamal Cannady scored 17 for the Blue Bears, while Tajae Jenkins had 10.

Both teams shot in the 40-percent range.

Livingstone won on the glass, but that rebounding advantage was negated by Bluefield States 19-10 edge in the turnover battle.

The game was tied at the half, but Bluefield State surged ahead by 10 points on a dunk by Hinds with 6:10 left.

Bluefield State led the rest of the way, although the Blue Bears got as close as two points with 1:17 remaining.

Howell made clinching free throws for the visitors with 11 seconds left.

Bluefield State 39 50 89 Livingstone 39 45 84 LC scoring Nipper 29, Cannady 17, Jenkins 10, Ijeoma 9, Collins-Johnson 6, P.

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