CHARLESTON, S.C. – Bryeasha Blair's floater at the buzzer gave South Carolina State a 60-58 win over Charleston Southern on Monday at the Buc Dome.

CSU falls to 2-5 following the defeat, while S.C. State improves to 3-4 with the win. Njeri Nelms and Shelby Wilbanks led the Bucs with 20 points each. Weknyne Dumorne added seven points and 15 rebounds.

Wilbanks made a layup to tie the game 58-58 with 15 seconds left. Following an S.C. State timeout, Blair got possession off a Kerry Watson missed jumper and floated the ball off the backboard and in the basket to give the Bulldogs the win at the buzzer.

Charleston Southern jumped out to a 12-9 lead on a Wilbanks jumper with 1:18 left in the first quarter. Burns' two free throws put CSU ahead 16-9 at the end of the first frame.

South Carolina State took its first lead of the game at 21-20 on a Dashanique Peterson jumper with 4:14 to go in the second quarter. Wilbanks knocked down two free throws to put CSU ahead 27-25. A Wilbanks layup gave the Bucs a 29-27 lead at halftime.

Nelms' jumper put Charleston Southern ahead 38-36 with 5:14 remaining in the third quarter. A Kemoni Jenkins traditional three-point play gave the Bulldogs a 39-38 lead, but the Bucs went on a 10-4 run to close the period and take a 48-43 lead at the end of the third frame.

S.C. State bounced back and a Jenkins layup put the Bulldogs ahead 52-51. Kyesha Lewis' three-pointer gave South Carolina State a 58-54 advantage with 5:21 left in the game. Wilbanks trimmed the margin to 58-56 on two free throws with 3:13 to go. Neither team scored again until the final 15 seconds when Blair's heroics helped the Bulldogs escape with the win.

Inside the Numbers

• Njeri Nelms tied her career-high with 20 points. Nelms added three rebounds, two assists and two steals.
• Shelby Wilbanks had a career-high 20 points. Wilbanks shot 5-10 from the field and 10-10 from the free throw line.
• Weknyne Dumorne had a career-high 15 rebounds. Dumorne tied her career-high with five blocks.
• South Carolina State held a 48-42 rebounding margin over CSU.

News and Notes

• Charleston Southern dropped its fourth straight game. It's the longest losing streak of the season and is one loss shy of a five-game losing streak last season.
• CSU falls to 2-2 at the Buc Dome this season.
• The Bucs fell to S.C. State for the first time since a 73-57 defeat on December 12, 2012.
• This was the first of three games in a five day stretch for CSU.

Up Next
Charleston Southern returns to action when it hosts Columbia International on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The Bucs close the week by hosting Southern Wesleyan on Friday as part of a doubleheader with CSU's men's basketball team. Tipoff between the Bucs and the Warriors is set for 5 p.m.