Institute, W.Va. – Glenville State claimed their second win over West Virginia State University (12-4, 7-4 MEC) 107-97 improving to 10-7 on the year and 7-4 in conference action.
 
Tyvon Taylor paced 23 minutes tallying 22 points shooting 5-for-5 from the stripe and 8-for-13 from the field.
 
How It Happened
 
First Half:
 
Hegel Augustin opened the contest for the Blue and White with a bucket from deep with a layup from Steven Verplancken as Phil Bledsoe went 1-for-2 at the stripe to lead 6-0 early.
 
The Pioneers held the Yellow Jackets scoreless for the first three and a half minutes of play before WVSU shot a jumper and mimicked Bledsoe at the stripe going 1-for-2.
 
Seth Fallon and Augustin continued to add to the Blue and White score with a two buckets from deep to gain a ten-point lead over the Yellow Jackets 16-5. Ty Robinson would hush the Yellow Jacket fans with two dunks back to back.
 
The Yellow Jackets cut their deficit to 26-29 as WVSU sparked a 16-9 run. The Yellow Jackets would tie the contest at 31 all with a layup and basket from deep.
 
The lead would trade hands over three minutes.
 
With one-minute remaining, Najee Scott would add triple to the Pioneer score followed by a layup from Tyvon Taylor. Taylor would add another three points with layup and freebie from the stripe to lead 49-44 at the half.
 
At the half, the Pioneers shot 50% from the floor and 7-for-21 from deep as the Yellow Jackets shot just 37% from the field and 38% from behind the arc.
 
Second Half:
 
Bledsoe, Frampton and Augustin opened the second half on a 7-0 run to lead 56-44, Steven Verplancken added to the score from deep but responded with a pair of freebies from the Yellow Jackets.
 
The Pioneers continued to maintain a seven-point lead until the 12-minute mark where the Yellow Jackets pushed a 7-0 run to cut their deficit to 69-71.
 
The Yellow Jackets would press the Pioneer defense within one point before the Blue and White responded on a 6-0 run to lead 82-75 with under 10 minutes remaining.
 
The Pioneers would regain a ten-point lead but WVSU's offensive would not stop as they would add a pair of freebies and a bucket from deep.
 
The Pioneers would regain their momentum gaining a 10-point lead with five minutes remaining in the half. WVSU added a pair of freebies and a layup to reduce their deficit 94-89. The Pioneers mimicked the Yellow Jackets as Ty Robinson's layup and freebies from Tyvon Taylor extended their lead back to 98-89.
 
Taylor hit the century mark with a pair of freebies but responded with a triple from WVSU.
 
The Pioneers would defeat the Yellow Jackets 107-97.
 
Inside The Bix Score
 
The Pioneers shot 51% from the floor and 13-for-38 form deep scoring 37 bench points.
 
Hegel Augustin had a game high 24 points with five rebounds and three assists.
 
Phil Bledsoe notched a double-double with 23 total points and 12 rebounds on the night.
 
Najee Scott and Ty Robinson notched nine and eight rebounds, respectively.
 
The Yellow Jackets shot 42% from the field and 34% from behind the arc with 19 points off turnovers.
 
WVSU was lead by Jeremiah Moore notching 27 total points and six rebounds.
 
Coming Up
 
The Lady Pioneers will return to the Waco Center Sunday January 26^th at 4pm to host Concord University in a Throw Back to the 90s theme setting.