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Men's Basketball-Kevon Tucker
75
Blue Mountain (Miss.) BMC 9-4 (2-3 SSAC)
83
Winner Dalton State (Ga.) DS 14-1 (4-1 SSAC)
Blue Mountain (Miss.) BMC
9-4 (2-3 SSAC)
75
Final
83
Dalton State (Ga.) DS
14-1 (4-1 SSAC)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Blue Mountain (Miss.) BMC 36 39 75
Dalton State (Ga.) DS 41 42 83

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

#19 Roadrunners Get Hard Fought Win Over Visiting Blue Mountain


DALTON, Ga. - #19 Dalton State faced a tough test from a talented Blue Mountain (Miss.) squad but fought hard to get win #14 on the season with an 83-75 victory over the Toppers in SSAC action at Mashburn Arena on Thursday night.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST HALF
  • A slow start for both teams yielded just 11 points combined in the first five minutes of the games as the Roadrunners held an 8-3 lead.
  • Dalton State got it going soon after with a 10-0 run capped by two Timothy Green free throws to give the Birds a 12-point lead (18-6).
  • C.J. Perry knocked down a trey with 8:47 remaining in the half to extend the lead to 15 points (26-11).
  • The lead stayed in double-digits until the five-minute mark when the Toppers began to chip away.
  • With 3:02 left the advantage dwindled to six (34-28) with a Will Gardner bucket in the paint.
  • DS worked to get the lead back to 11 with under two minutes to go, but Blue Mountain closed the half scoring eight of the final ten points to cut the deficit to five (41-36) at the break.
 
THE SECOND HALF
  • Kevon Tucker connected from deep to get the scoring started and give the Roadrunners an eight-point lead (44-36).
  • BMC quickly answered by rattling off a 13-4 run to take a one-point lead (49-48) just under five minutes into the half.
  • Tucker splashed another shot from distance on the very next possession to retake the lead for Dalton State.
  • The Roadrunners continued to hold a slim lead until the midway point of the half when Aleska Vujadinovic hit a basket in the lane to tie the game at 56-56.
  • Randy Bell provided the fireworks next as he raced down court after Vujadinovic's bucket to hit a three of his own to maintain the lead.
  • The Toppers hit another spurt and gained the lead back (66-65) with 6:21 on the clock after two Da'Juonta Ross free throws.
  • Back-and-forth the game went for the next two minutes, until the 4:26 mark when Aaron Burress hit consecutive baskets to give the Birds a three-point advantage (73-70).
  • Dalton State didn't look back from there as they finished the game off from the charity stripe to come away with an 83-75 win.
 
THE REST OF THE STORY
#19 Dalton State improves to (14-1 overall, 4-1 SSAC) with the win, while Blue Mountain (Miss.) falls to (9-4 overall, 2-3 SSAC) with the loss. Aaron Burress picked his teammates up with a huge 23 point and 10 rebound double-double on the evening to lead the Roadrunners.
 
Kevon Tucker (14), C.J. Perry (13), and Sean Cranney (12) joined Burress in double-figures on the evening. Tucker hit four shots from behind the arc, while Perry and Cranney added three steals each. In addition, Cranney also dished out five dimes and hit two big shots from the free throw line in the waning seconds.
 
Nathan Caldwell led the Toppers with 16 points. Twelve of his points came in the first half on four treys, but Dalton State locked him down in the second half holding him to just one made shot from distance. Tyree Beason (13) and Jonah Simpson (10) were the other Toppers to score in double-digits.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
The rebounding advantage went to the Roadrunners (32-30) as did points in the paint (28-20). Dalton State also turned 22 Blue Mountain turnovers into 24 points on the offensive end. DS committed 17 turnovers of their own but managed to hold the Toppers to just 13 points on the other end.
 
Blue Mountain score more bench points (33-21) and second chance points (11-6). They also connected on more three-pointers (12-9). Both teams shot well from the charity stripe with Dalton State going 22-for-26 (84.6%) and BMC going 15-for-19 (78.9%). From the field, the Toppers shot at a 42.9% (24-of-56), while the Roadrunners shot 42.6% (26-of-61).
 
UP NEXT
#19 Dalton State will continue their three-game home stand on Saturday, January 11 when they welcome (RV) Bethel (Tenn.) for the Wildcats last visit to Dalton as a member of the SSAC. Saturday's game is significant on multiple levels as it is the 3rd annual Fill the Feeder game where a non-perishable food item gets you in the gate for FREE and all donations go to the Dalton State Campus Birdfeeder. The matchup has also been tabbed as the SSAC Game of the Week by the Southern States Athletic Conference.
 
 
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