Savannah State falls to 0-17

SAVANNAH - Michael Williams scored 22 points and scored the basket that gave Bethune-Cookman the lead for good early in the second half as Wildcats beat winless Savannah State 73-64 Monday night.<br> <br> The Tigers fell to 0-17.<br> <br> Four-and-six Bethune-Cookman took an early 8-0 lead and Savannah State failed to score until the 14:26 mark when Donald Carson hit a layup.<br> <br> But the Tigers trailed only 24-23 at halftime and took their only lead of the game at 25-24 on Josh Barker&#39;s layup in the first minute of the second half.<br> <br> Carson tied the score at 31 on a dunk before Williams&#39; basket - followed by one by Diondre Larmond - gave Bethune-Cookman the lead for good at 35-31 with 16:36 left.<br> <br> Carson&#39;s free throw closed the gap to 37-34 with 14:49 to play before Antonio Webb&#39;s basket started a six-point run to extend the lead to 43-34, and Savannah State never came closer than a six-point margin after that.<br> <br> Larmond had 16 points for Bethune-Cookman. Carson led Savannah State with 18 points and eight rebounds.

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