FRANKFORT, Ky.-University of Charleston Men's Basketball keeps on rolling, as they downed Kentucky State 89-74 on Monday to improve to 21-3 on the season. With their seventh straight win, the Golden Eagles also jumped from No. 16 in the nation to No. 11. 
 
Eddie Colbert III led the Golden Eagles with 20 points scored, six rebounds, a steal and a field goal percentage of .500 (7-14). DeAirius Barker followed closely behind with 19 points scored, a field goal percentage of .778 (7-9), six rebounds, two assists and a steal. Also, with six assists tonight, Dwaine Jones ranks fifth in the nation in assists/turnover rate and seventh in the nation in assists and assists per game.
 
The Basics:
Location: Frankfort, KY
Score: 89-74
 
How it Happened:
The Golden Eagles scored first on a layup by Colbert III, but the game quickly turned into a tug-of-war with the lead transferring hands multiple times. With the score knotted at seven, a dunk by Shunta Wilson put them out in front, but the Thorobreds responded with a dunk of their own to spark another back-and-forth battle from both sides. Eventually, Charleston managed to break away from Kentucky State, extending their lead to 18-12. The Golden Eagles held onto the lead until KSU squeezed past on two straight baskets with a minute and a half left on the clock to secure the lead going into the next half. 
 
Charleston broke it open in the second half after extending their lead to 46-40 on a six-point run that featured a layup by Wilson, a free throw by Colbert III and a trey by DeAirius Barker. From there, the Golden Eagles led confidently the rest of the way. Like Wilson in the first half, teammate Obinna Ugwuakazi also had a dunk to make the score 61-49. Charleston improved their field goal percentage from .484 to .606 in the second half to secure the 89-74 victory over Kentucky State.
 
Up Next:
UC has another road game on Wednesday, February 21 at 7:30pm in Buckhannon, West Virginia, but this time it is against West Virginia Wesleyan College (2-22) in the Rockefeller Center. The Bobcats currently rank last in the MEC.