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MURFREESBORO – In the battle of the Hawks, Chowan claimed a 102-71 victory over Shorter University in a Conference Carolinas men’s basketball game here Saturday afternoon.

Chowan used the win to improve to 13-7 overall (10-4 in the conference). Shorter fell to 4-16 (2-12).

For the game, Chowan shot better than 50 percent from the field (39-of-68) and from three-point range (15-of-28).

The Hawks scored 40 points in the paint, and 33 points came from CU’s bench. There were 12 points off of turnovers and 16 second chance points.

RJ Wilson fueled the Hawks scoring with 20 points, while also grabbing six rebounds. Daylan Askew added 19 points. Aaron Ross totaled 15 points in the win for the Hawks.

The Hawks will continue conference play with a road game at UNC Pembroke on Wednesday, Feb. 12. Tip-off is at 7:30 p.m.