NCAAM teams
UMES

59

5-14
Final
SAV

87

5-13
RecapBox Score
1 2 T
UMES 34 25 59
SAV 35 52 87
Tiger Arena, Savannah
Associated Press 6y

Savannah State dominates Maryland-Eastern Shore 87-59

Men's College Basketball, Savannah State Tigers, Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks

SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Javaris Jenkins scored 17 points and Alante Fenner added 15 with 11 rebounds and six assists as Savannah State rolled to an easy 87-59 win over Maryland-Eastern Shore on Saturday.

Jenkins hit 5 of 13 from distance. Fenner made three from beyond the arc as the Tigers kept firing away from deep, hitting 15 of 48 shots. Maryland-Eastern Shore was 5 of 23 from long range.

Zach Sellers also had 15 points while dishing out five assists. Jahir Cabeza added 13 points and Dexter McClanahan chipped in 12 for Savannah State (5-13, 2-1 MEAC), which has won two of the last three after breaking a six-game losing streak.

Cabeza slammed home two straight dunks to give Savannah State its first lead, 30-29 with 2:46 remaining in the first period. The Tigers led 35-34 at the break and never trailed in the second half, pushing the advantage to 69-54 following a McClanahan 3-pointer with 6:11 remaining.

Tyler Jones led the Hawks (5-14, 1-3) with 20 points.

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