Fayetteville, NC – On the night that Fayetteville State honored five seniors, the Broncos reached a standard that not many before them could reach. After defeating Saint Augustine's 57-52, Fayetteville State surpassed the 20-win mark last achieved in 1992-93 by the late Jeff Capel. The 21-7 overall record and 10-7 standing in conference play secures the division's no. three seed going into the CIAA 75^th Annual Tournament.
 
The Broncos will face Shaw University on Wednesday, February 26^th at a time later to be determined by the CIAA Tournament Committee.
 
Senior Denzell Hosch led the game with 18 points in his final game in Capel Arena. He was 6-of-10 from the three-point arc. Jalen Seegars followed that performance with 14 points.
 
Prior to the game, in addition to Hosch, the university recognized Will Brown, Markeise Crutchfield, Raymon Pratt, and Isaiah Vinson.
 
Saint Augustine's (11-17 overall, 5-12 CIAA) was led by Donte Edwards, who scored 11 points. Karran Clemonts and Hirk Williams provided ten points each.
 
Fayetteville State scored a total of 20 points off 11 turnovers and led by as much as 18 with five minutes left in the first half. After the 38-23 halftime break, Saint Augustine's eventually tied the game at 52 with 2:54 left to play.
 
After losing the battle of the boards the entire game with SAU having a 40-27 advantage in rebounds, FSU tighten its defense that led to a final 5-0 run and a victory.