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85
Winner Dalton State (Ga.) DS 12-1 (2-1 SSAC)
75
Florida College FC 7-7 (0-3 SSAC)
Winner
Dalton State (Ga.) DS
12-1 (2-1 SSAC)
85
Final
75
Florida College FC
7-7 (0-3 SSAC)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Dalton State (Ga.) DS 46 39 85
Florida College FC 39 36 75

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

Bell Nets Another 30 Point Game At Florida College As #19 Roadrunners Win By Ten


TEMPLE TERRACE, Fla. – #19-ranked Dalton State once again got off to a slow start, but stormed back to defeat Florida College in Southern States Athletic Conference action at Conn Gymnasium in Temple Terrace, Fla. on Thursday night.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
THE FIRST HALF
  • The Roadrunners fell behind early as the Falcons held a 15-9 lead five minutes into the contest.
  • Stefan Nakic-Vojnovic hit a trey at the 11:58 mark to get the FC lead to six, but the Roadrunners countered by reeling off a 7-0 run capped off by a Dauson Womack free throw to take a 25-24 lead a little over four minutes later.
  • The lead traded hands seven times over the next six minutes with Dalton State emerging with a 40-39 lead with 1:46 on the clock.
  • DS closed the half strong, scoring the final six points to take a 46-39 lead into the break.
 
THE SECOND HALF
  • Two quick buckets from Nakic-Vojnovic and Andrew Voss cut the lead to three at 46-43 barely two minutes into the second period.
  • Randy Bell followed up by getting into the paint and drawing two fouls on Voss, sending the Falcon big man to the bench as Dalton State upped the lead back to six points with 15:46 left to play.
  • An 8-2 spurt from the fast paced Falcons tied the game at 51-51 less than a minute and a half later.
  • Dalton State matched the intensity and came back with eight-straight points for a 59-51 lead at the halfway mark of the half.
  • A three ball from Nakic-Vojnovic cut the deficit to five, but the Birds hit the paint hard drawing fouls and hitting from the charity stripe.
  • The Roadrunner lead grew to 11 points with 6:20 on the clock after two Sean Cranney free throws.
  • The Birds continued to hit from the line and the field to hold a comfortable lead, but the Falcons made it interesting late with Matt Simpson hitting a pair of field goals with just over a minute remaining to cut the lead to five at 80-75.
  • Aaron Burress and Igor Stokic went to work from there as the duo scored the final five points of the game to ice it and five the Roadrunners a strong 85-75 road victory.
 
THE REST OF THE STORY
#19 Dalton State (Ga.) improves to (12-1 overall, 2-1 SSAC) with the win, while Florida College falls to (7-7 overall, 0-9 SSAC) with the loss. Randy Bell continues to play well in the absence of a few of his teammates, following up a 27 and 13 outing against Life with 32 points, six rebounds, and three assists. Conn Gymnasium has been friendly to Bell as he led the Roadrunners to an 87-85 win over the Falcons last February with 35 points.
 
Kevon Tucker hit five shots from the field and four from the charity stripe to add 15 points and five boards. Aaron Burress collected a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds, while Igor Stokic pulled down 11 off the glass.
 
The SSAC's leading scorer Matt Simpson continued to get his as he poured in 25 points, with Stefan Nakic-Vojnovic adding a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Andrew Voss was the last Falcon in double-figures with 13 points.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
Dalton State held a slim advantage on the glass, 42-40, in bench points, 14-9, second chance points, 8-4, and points off turnovers, 16-13. The biggest difference was points in the paint where the Roadrunners held a 44-26 edge and from the free throw line where the Birds hit 30-of-40 attempts compared to 12-of-17 for the Falcons.
 
Both squads shot an identical 26-for-63 (41.67%) from the field, but what kept Florida College in the game was three-point shooting. The Falcons hit 11 shots from behind the arc, while the Roadrunners hit just three.
 
UP NEXT
The #19 Roadrunners will stay on the road and travel to Mt. Vernon on Saturday for a tilt with in-state Brewton Parker (Ga.). Tip-Off is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.

 
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