February 25, 2016 – ATLANTA – After a shaky start, the Maroon Tigers played hard to the end, but failed to match the firepower of the Stillman Tigers and fell 92-87 to the SIAC's number one team.

Four turnovers in the first four minutes put the Maroon Tigers in an 8-0 hole from which they never recovered. Stillman used 12 Morehouse turnovers to build a 47-39 halftime lead and converted 17 overall turnovers into 28 points.  

Morehouse started the second half on an 11-3 run and tied the score at 50-all. A jumper by Michael Hall gave Morehouse its first lead at 52-50. But Maurice Crenshaw hit the first of his four second-half three pointers and the Morehouse lead was gone for good.

Staying close the entire second half, the Maroon Tigers closed the gap to two points with under a minute to play, but the Tigers hit 5 of 6 free throws to ice the game. They finished with 27 of 37 from the line compared to Morehouse's 16 of 23 from the charity stripe.

Ayinde Russell, with a game-high 21 points, led three Maroon Tigers in double figures. The freshman guard from Atlanta also logged a game-high 33 minutes and grabbed four rebounds.

Robert Askew scored 12 of his 15 points in the second half and chipped in six rebounds and three assists. The senior center hit 4 of 5 from the field and 7 of 7 from the free-throw line.

Michael Hall scored 11 points and hauled in six rebounds, to go with two blocks.

Morehouse out-rebounded Stillman 42-35. Miodrag Minic contributed a game-high eight rebounds, nine points and four assists. Michael Scott added nine points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals.  

The loss was Morehouse's fourth straight and dropped the Maroon Tigers to 13-9; 9-9 and into third place in the SIAC East Division.

Five Stillman Tigers posted double figures, led by Maurice Crenshaw, with 19 points. Stillman extended its winning streak to 14 games and will enter the upcoming SIAC tournament as the #1 seed in the West Division.   

Morehouse will finish the regular season against Paine, Saturday, at 3 p.m., in a make-up game that was postponed because of weather.

The outcome will determine Morehouse's seeding in the SIAC tournament, which begins Monday, at Birmingham's Bill Harris Arena. If the Maroon Tigers win, they become the #2 East seed and will play #7 West seed, Central State, Tuesday at 9:15 p.m. If they lose, they become the #3 East seed and will play #6 West seed, Kentucky State, Tuesday, at 12:15 p.m. All games are in Central Standard Time. 

For complete tournament brackets and updates, visit www.thesiac.com.