Guard Tarique Stowe, a freshman from Charlotte, drives to the basket against Richard Bland on Saturday in a Region X game at CVCC. Richard Bland won 105-68./CVCC PHOTO
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HICKORY – Nationally ranked Richard Bland spoiled a Region X opener for Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) on Saturday, hammering the Red Hawks 105-68 in men’s basketball.
Tim Bing Jr. scored a game-high 24 points to lead No. 2 Richard Bland (8-2, 3-0), and Tyler Lloyd added 19 points at CVCC’s Tarlton Complex.
Tyrell Oglesby paced CVCC (3-5, 0-1) with a team-high 15 points with all but two of those coming in the second half.
Battling closely in the early stages, the Red Hawks led 16-15 after guard Marcus Talley made a 3-pointer, forcing a timeout by the Statesmen.
Richard Bland then answered by outscoring CVCC 30-11 during the remainder of the first half to lead 45-27 at halftime.
In the second half, the Red Hawks closed to within 53-41, going on a 10-3 run following a technical foul on the Statesmen.
But Richard Bland matched the run, outscoring CVCC 52-27 in the final 15 minutes, 33 seconds en route to a victory.
CVCC’s next game is Saturday at 3 p.m., a Region X game at Lenoir Community College in Kinston.
- Reported by CVCC Sports Information