Orangeburg, S.C. – The Claflin University Panthers pushed their season winning streak to 15 games, downing Tuskegee University 73-51 in a Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) contest Saturday at the Tullis Arena.
 
Claflin is 16-1 overall and a perfect 9-0 in the SIAC.
 
Benjamin "Tre" Williams led the Panthers in scoring with 16 points followed by Austin Lawton with 11 points, eight rebounds and five assists.
 
Jaleel Charles scored nine points and pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds along with four blocked shots for Claflin, while Tondric Johnson also added nine points.
 
Williams and Johnson continued their hot shooting from three-point land, combining for seven. Williams had four and Johnson added three. The duo knocked down five apiece against Miles College last week.
 
Led by James Eads with 15 points and Jason Pasley at 13, the Golden Tigers, the 51 points scored by the Golden Tigers tied a season low allowed by the Panthers defense. Claflin held Albany State University to the same margin in November, winning 68-51. Last season, Claflin held Tuskegee under the 50-point mark with a 49-48 decision in Tuskegee, Ala.
 
 
The Panthers came out from a 34-22 halftime lead on a 14-3 roll. The offensive explosion put Claflin safety in front at 48-25 with 16:02 left. Johnson connected on a pair of three-pointers during the scoring outburst.
The Panthers would later push their lead to 29-points at 59-30 with 12:04 left following a pair free throws from Haneef Britt.
 
TU would outscored Claflin 21-14 the rest of the way.
 
In the first 11 minutes of the game, no lead was larger than three points with Claflin holding that advantage three times, the last at 12-9 with 9:00 on the clock.
 
The Golden Tigers will encounter its third straight road trip traveling to Kentukcy State Saturday.  The tip is set for 2:30 p.m.