Staff report

RALEIGH — Teon Tiller scored 19 points and helped the Blue Bears win 86-82 in Shaw’s Spaulding Gym in front of 1,000 disappointed fans.

Tiller’s points in Saturday’s CIAA scrap included clinching free throws with four seconds left.

Jacob Hukins made a huge shot for Livingstone, a game-tying 3-pointer with 1:51 left. King Ijeoma made the layup that put the Blue Bears (11-12, 4-9) ahead to stay with 51 seconds left.

Jamal Cannady didn’t have a great shooting day from the field, but he was 9-for-9 at the foul line and scored 24 points for the Blue Bears.

James Nipper scored 13 for LC. Hukins had 12, while Ijeoma added 10.

Livingstone earned 37 free-throw attempts and made 29. The Blue Bears shot 42.4 percent from the field with seven 3-pointers.

Trent Mcintyre scored 24 to lead Shaw (11-12, 6-5).

Livingstone    39    47    — 86

Shaw               42       40   — 82

LC scoring – Cannady 24, Tiller 19, Nipper 13, Hukins 12, Ijeoma 10, Coffey 4, Collins-Johnson 2, P. Tako 2.