FROSTBURG, Md. – The Frostburg State men's basketball team won a hard-fought contest Monday evening to defeat the Alderson Broaddus Battlers 87-86. Graduate Canaan Bartley led the Bobcats with 38 points and six rebounds.
 
The win moves Frostburg to 4-9 while the Battlers drop to 6-7.
 
The Bobcats jumped out with a 15-4 lead after an 11-point scoring run with 13 minutes left in the first half. Sophomore Jaylon Johnson successfully hit a jumper along with a three-pointer on the following possession to increase the FSU lead 22-14. Bartley followed that up with a jumper to take a ten-point lead 24-14 with eight minutes left in the half.
 
Another seven-point scoring run which featured a layup from Bartley and junior Agyei Edwards increased the Bobcat lead to 14 at 31-17 at the 5:56 mark. A three pointer from senior Jihar Williams followed by a jump shot from Johnson were the last points of the half for Frostburg taking a 44-35 lead into half.
 
Bartley scored the first bucket of the second half for the Bobcats with a jumper making it 46-38. The Battlers gain momentum coming out of halftime taking the lead 53-50 at 16:03. Senior Sean Patterson answered with a three-pointer to tie it at 53-53. Williams nailed a three-pointer at 12:12 tying the score at 62-62.
 
Junior Juston Bailey started a 11-3 scoring run with a layup which included two layups from Edwards as well as a jumper and three-pointer from Bartley to take a 78-75 lead with 4:39 left in the game. Junior Jamil Jones nailed a jumper at 3:24 to increase the FSU lead to four at 80-76. With five seconds remaining, Edwards was sent to the line and successfully converted both free throws to take another four-point lead. The Battlers hit a three-pointer as the time expired which wouldn't be enough as the Bobcats held on to earn the win 87-86.
 
Edwards ended the night with 14 points and three rebounds while Johnson recorded 13 points with two rebound and one assist. Williams contributed nine points in the game for FSU.  
 
Frostburg returns to action on Wednesday, Feb. 24th against the Notre Dame Falcons. Tipoff is set for 7:30 pm. For more information go to www.frostburgsports.com.