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86
Winner Mid Ga State University MGA
72
Dalton State College DS
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Mid Ga State University MGA
86
Final
72
Dalton State College DS
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Mid Ga State University MGA 41 45 86
Dalton State College DS 30 42 72

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

Middle Georgia Halts Roadrunners Winning Streak At Four


DALTON, Ga. - Hot shooting from three-point range by Middle Georgia would be the difference in the game as the visiting Knights scored an 86-72 win over Dalton State in SSAC action at Mashburn Arena in Dalton on Saturday afternoon.

THE FIRST HALF
Middle Georgia hopped out to an early 6-0 lead off the back of three pointers from Tyrone Young and Darrell White. Buckets from Raheem England and Sean Cranney cut into the Knight advantage, but a 5-for-9 start from the field had MGA up 13-5 four minutes in and forced a Dalton State timeout. After the timeout the Roadrunners began to chip into the lead, but the Knights answered back and stretched the lead out to nine after a McKinley Chambliss trey. At the media break, the Knights held a 20-11 lead.
 
Out of the media TO, the Roadrunners scored the next seven points to cut the lead to two at 20-18. An Elijah Staley basket in the paint tied the game at 22-22, but Middle Georgia came down court on their next two possessions and hit back-to-back three pointers to go back up by six. It would be the start of a 19-6 stretch for the Knights that saw them go up 41-28 with 1:44 to go into the half. Dalton State got a bucket from Aaron Burress as time wound down and held MGA scoreless as they went into the halftime break down 11, 41-30.
 
THE SECOND HALF
A Cranney free throw and a three from Antony Edwards got the scoring started in the second half and made the score 44-31 in favor of the Knights. An 11-4 run from the Roadrunners got them back into the game and cut the lead to six at 48-42. MGA stayed hot from behind the arc and answered back with five straight points to get the lead back to double-digits with 11:39 to play.
 
Middle Georgia kept the lead in double-digits and continued to halt any run the Roadrunners attempted to make. At the 6:04 mark Dalton State trailed 65-53 and were looking to chip away at the lead. Randy Bell led the charge pouring in six straight to cut the lead to six. Another three-pointer from the Knights put a stop to the run and put MGA up by nine at 68-59.
 
Soon after the lead would grow to 12 before Dalton State got another chance to whittle it down. They would get it back to six at 68-62, but struggled to sustain the momentum as Middle Georgia answered every time. Down the stretch, the Roadrunners were forced to foul, while the Knights hit their shots from the line. In the end, MGA came away with the 86-72 win and capped the Roadrunners win streak at four.
 
THE REST OF THE STORY
Dalton State falls to (8-6 overall, 3-3 SSAC) with the loss, while Middle Georgia State improves to (8-3 overall, 3-3 SSAC) with the win. Elijah Staley led the Roadrunners in scoring with 15 points and added seven rebounds. Randy Bell was close behind with 14 points, while Sean Cranney was the last player in double-figures with 13 points. Bell added four rebounds and four assists on his stat line for the day.
 
A trio of Knights led Middle Georgia in scoring starting with Darrell White. The senior guard hit close to his season average with 21 points, aided by free throws at the close of the second half. He also added nine rebounds and seven assists. Antony Edwards and Tyrone Young each had 21 points as well and combined to go 8-for-14 from deep. They were the only three players to score in double-figures for the Knights.
 
The battle on the glass was won late by MGA 41-38 as they added rebounds from quick Dalton State shots that were off the mark as time was running down. The glaring difference in the game was Middle Georgia's ability to shoot from three-point range. The Knights hit nine in the first half alone and finished the afternoon going 13-for-28 (46.4%) overall. In contrast, Dalton State managed to only go 3-for-14. The Roadrunners bested the Knights in second chance points (28-10) and bench scoring (40-8), but could not find a way to overcome the hot shooting Knights from behind the arc.
 
UP NEXT
Dalton State will hit the hardwood again on Thursday, January 10 when they matchup up with conference newcomer Florida College. Tip-Off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
 
 
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