Claflin Win Streak Goes to Seven after Win Over Spring Hill

Mobile, Ala. (Claflin) —Ryan McNeill-Moses scored 14 of his game high 16 points in the second half, as the Claflin University men’s basketball team defeated Spring Hill College, 67-54, Monday, in a Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) matchup in Mobile, Ala.

The win, the seventh straight, pushes the Panthers to 11-4 overall and 6-1 in the SIAC.

Spring Hill falls to 3-14 and 2-4 in the SIAC.

Triston Thompson scored 15 points and Austin Lawton dropped in 12 points to round out the double-digit scorers for the Panthers.

McNeill-Moses also paced the Panthers on the boards with six.

Spring Hill was led by Walter Massey with 14.  Brandon Fischer scored 10 points with six rebounds for the Badgers in the loss.

Spring Hill owned a one point advantage, 28-27, at the half.

The Panthers will travel to the state of Georgia for their next two SIAC contests beginning next Saturday, Jan. 21, when they face Albany State.  Claflin will face Fort Valley State (Monday, Jan. 23) before returning home on Saturday, Jan. 28 to host Paine, in a SIAC contest.