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MBB-Ty Pendley
82
Winner Cumberlands University CU
80
Dalton State College DS
Winner
Cumberlands University CU
82
Final
80
Dalton State College DS
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Cumberlands University CU 34 48 82
Dalton State College DS 42 38 80

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Erik Simpson, Sports Information Director

#15 Roadrunners Drop Close Game To #16 Cumberlands (Ky.)


DALTON, Ga. - The 2018 SSAC/Mid-South Challenge has come and gone. #15 Dalton State ended the two-day challenge between two of the best basketball conferences in the NAIA with an 82-80 loss to #16 Cumberlands (Ky.) at Mashburn Arena on Saturday evening.

THE FIRST HALF
The Roadrunners got off to a good start with eight quick points from Elijah Staley. Cumberlands would battle back and take the lead, 9-8, after a Jordan Griggs jumper. A 7-0 from Dalton State capped off with a Randy Bell steal on an inbound and subsequent layup would see the Roadrunners build the lead to six with 13:35 left in the half.

Dalton State would steadily draw the lead out even more and got it to nine with 7:14 remaining after a Ty Pendley three. The lead would eventually get to 12 at 32-20 with 5:43 left after five straight points from Aaron Burress.

The next three minutes though would belong to the Patriots. They would reel off an 11-0 run of their own to cut the lead to one at 32-31 with under three minutes to go in the half. The Birds would get back to work and out score the Patriots 10-3 over the final two minutes of the half and carry a 42-34 lead into the halftime break.

THE SECOND HALF
The lead would be maintained by the Roadrunners for the first part of the first half. Cumberlands would continually try to chip away, but the Roadrunners would collect the big buckets when they needed them.

The Patriots would cut the lead to three after an Anthony Eaves three with 14:32 remaining. Staley would foul out with 13:19 left. The ensuing free throws by Eaves cut the lead to one. From there, the Roadrunners would continue to hold a slim lead, but Cumberlands would finally grab the lead at 64-62 with 9:47 left after a Chance Edwards three.

The Cumberlands lead would grow to six points at 70-64 with 6:33 on the clock, but Dalton State would battle back. The Roadrunners would get the lead back with 2:30 remaining after a clutch shot from Sean Chislom. The lead would get to two for Dalton State at 80-78 with 25 seconds remaining. After a timeout, Cumberlands would inbound the ball and settle for a deep three from Anthony Eaves. Miraculously he would hit to take the lead at 81-80.

Dalton State would take the inbound and settle for the final shot. Randy Bell would drive and draw contact, but no foul would be called. The ball would roll on the rim but off the opposite side. Chislom was there looking to clean up and put it back, but another no call from the referees on contact would put Cumberlands in possession of the ball. Jordan Griggs would go to the line with 1.1 on the clock. He would hit the first and intentionally miss the second giving the Roadrunners no time to mount an attack as the Patriots held on for the 82-80 win.

THE REST OF THE STORY
#15 Dalton State falls to (2-2 overall) on the season with the loss, while #15 Cumberlands (Ky.) improves to (5-1 overall) with the win. Sophomore Aaron Burress led the way for the Roadrunners with 18 points. Randy Bell added 15 points on 7-of-14 shooting from the field. Sean Cranney and Elijah Staley added 12 points each, with Cranney dishing out 11 assists for the double-double. Sean Chislom was the last Roadrunners in double-figures with 11 points.

Anthony Eaves paced Cumberlands with 25 points, 22 in the second half. He would go 7-of-13 from three overall including the basket that put the Patriots ahead for good. Jordan Griggs added 21 points and led Cumberlands with eight rebounds.

UP NEXT
Dalton State will get another two weeks off before they head to Marietta to play in the Life University Classic on November 23 & 24. The Roadrunners will face University of the Virgin Islands on Nov. 23 at 6 p.m. and Coastal Georgia on Nov. 24 at 2 p.m.

 
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