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Men's Basketball-Sean Cranney
67
Winner Dalton State DSC 3-0
65
Campbellsville CAMP 2-1
Winner
Dalton State DSC
3-0
67
Final
65
Campbellsville CAMP
2-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Dalton State DSC 26 41 67
Campbellsville CAMP 37 28 65

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

Cranney Buzzer-Beater Lifts Roadrunners To Win Over #21 Campbellsville (Ky.)


CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky.  – Dalton State collected victory number three to begin the year with a thrilling road win over #21 Campbellsville (Ky.) in the SSAC/Mid South Challenge at Powell Athletic Center in Campbellsville, Ky. on Friday night.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
THE FIRST HALF
  • Campbellsville started the game on fire, connecting on 4 of their first five shots including three from behind the arc to jump out to a 12-0 lead just under two minutes into the game.
  • The Tigers continued to stretch the advantage out taking a 17-point lead at 21-6 at the under 12 minute media timeout.
  • CU gained their largest lead of the first half at 28-10 (18 points) after a Jacob King three at the 7:40 mark.
  • Dalton State started to gain consistency on offense after the second media timeout and outscored the Tigers 16-9 the rest of the half to cut the deficit to 11 points at 37-26 at the break.
 
THE SECOND HALF
  • Both squads traded buckets to begin the second period of play and with 17:03 left to play, the Campbellsville lead stood at 10, 47-37.
  • The next basket for the Roadrunners was the catalyst as Jordan Young sent home a dunk at the 16:39 mark to cut the lead to eight.
  • Over the next eight minutes, the Roadrunners outscored CU 10-3 to cut the lead to one-point at 50-49.
  • A layup from C.J. Perry with six minutes left on the clock gave DS their first lead of the night at 53-52.
  • Down the stretch, the game was back-and-forth with the two teams combining for six ties and four lead changes.
  • Up 65-63, the Roadrunners forced a turnover and a foul with 11 ticks on the clock that sent Kevon Tucker to the line to ice the game.
  • Tucker missed the front end of the 1-and-1 and with the rebound in hand Campbellsville flew up the floor.
  • Taiveyhon Mason went coast-to-coast and finished with left handed layup around the outstretched arms of Jordan Young to tie the game at 65-65 with 4.4 remaining.
  • Sean Cranney then threw the inbounds pass to Young who handed back off to the streaking Cranney.
  • Cranney jetted across mid-court, pulling up right over the three-point line and going to the bank for the game-winning shot as the buzzer sounded for the 67-65 win.
 
THE REST OF THE STORY
Dalton State (Ga.) improves to (3-0 overall) on the season with the win, while #21 Campbellsville (Ky.) falls to (2-1 overall) with the loss. Jordan Young led a duo of Roadrunners in double-figures with a game-high 20 points and four rebounds. Sean Cranney had 11 points, including the final two that gave Dalton State the win. He added six boards and six assists to the stat line.
 
Campbellsville also had two in double-figures with Jacob King leading with 16 points. David Simmons had 14 points to go along with seven rebounds and five assists.
 
The Tigers snagged more rebounds (35) than the Roadrunners (29), but Dalton State held the advantage in points in the paint at 28-16. DS got into a nice second half groove (66.7%) after a slow first half start (34.6%). In comparison, the Roadrunner D held the Tigers to 42.8% from the field in the second half.
 
The Birds were also aided by paltry shooting from the charity strip by CU. For the game, the Tigers were 13-of-23 (56.5%) from the foul line.
 
UP NEXT
Dalton State will look to get another win over a Mid South Conference team when they hit the floor again tomorrow, November 9 as they take on Shawnee State (Ohio) on the second day of the SSAC/Mid South Challenge at Powell Athletic Center in Campbellsville, Ky. Tip-Off is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. (CT).

 
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