COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Benedict College Tigers shot 57.4 percent from the floor and placed five players in double figures to cruise to a 91-61 victory over rival Allen University on Saturday afternoon in the C.A. Johnson High School gymnasium.
 
The Tigers used a 16-3 run in the first half to break away from a 19-19 tie. Tim Moore closed out the first half with a dunk to give Benedict a 44-29 lead at the half.
 
The Yellow Jackets (4-20 overall, 4-15 in the SIAC),  made it 50-39 on a dunk with 16:21 left in the second half, but that was as close as they would get. The Tigers went on another big run, outscoring the Yellow Jackets 18-4 over the next eight minutes to build a 25-point lead, 68-43.
 
Brandon Beidleman led a balanced scoring attack with 12 points. Dontavius King added 11 points, eight of those in the second half. Brandon Smith, Malachi McCoy, and Kailee White all had 10 points each.
 
The 57.4 percent shooting was the second-best effort of the season for the Tigers. Benedict hit 10-of-20 3-pointers for a season-best 50 percent shooting from long range.
 
Benedict improves to 16-9 overall and 14-5 in the SIAC, remaining in first place in the SIAC East Division with two games remaining. The Tigers play at Morehouse next Saturday and wrap up the regular season on Feb. 20 at Clark Atlanta.