The Basics
Score: #25 Morehouse 86 - Shaw 87
Record: MHC (1-1, 0-0 SIAC), SU (2-1, 0-0 CIAA)
Location: Gaines Center - Winston-Salem, N.C.

ATLANTA, Ga. - The #25 ranked Morehouse College basketball team could not hold on to a late lead and fell to Shaw University, 87-86, in the first game of the 2019 CIAA/SIAC Challenge on Friday evening in Winston-Salem, N.C.

The Maroon Tigers fall to 1-1 on the season while the Bears improved to 2-1.

MHC led most of the first half and took 42-41 lead into the locker rooms. In the second half Morehouse led by as many as 12 points (67-55) with 12:26 remaining in the ball game but could not hold on to the lead and lost in the final seconds.

Turning Point
With the Maroon and White holding on to an 86-85 lead with 10 seconds remaining, Shaw's Greyson Kelley hit a 15 footer from the left baseline giving the Bears the one point victory.

Individual Leaders
For the second consecutive game, senior guard Michael Olmert (Atlanta, GA) paced Morehouse with a team-high 24 points on 10-of-16 shooting, while also pulling down six rebounds and dishing out four assist. Sophomore Xavier Brewer (Atlanta, GA) had 12 points and five boards while freshman's Julien Alexander (Atlanta, GA) and Demarcus Johnson (East Point, GA) had 14 and 12 points respectively.

Kelley had a game-high 35 points for the Bears while David Madol chipped in with 22 points.

Inside the Box Score
> Morehouse shot 47.0 percent (31-of-66) from the field and 29.6 percent (8-of-27) from behind the arc
> Shaw was 28-of-60 (46.7 percent) from the floor and 11-of-30 (36.7 percent) from three point range
> The Maroon Tigers hauled down 32 rebounds, with 9 coming on the offensive end
> The Bears pulled down 40 rebounds, 11 of them on the defensive end

Up Next
The Maroon Tigers return to action on Saturday, November 16, as they conclude the CIAA/SIAC Challenge against Winston-Salem State University in Winston-Salem, N.C. in the Gaines Center on WSSU's campus. Tip is set for 4:00 p.m. ET