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81
Stillman College (Ala.) STILL 12-6 (5-5 SSAC)
89
Winner Dalton State (Ga.) DS 20-1 (9-1 SSAC)
Stillman College (Ala.) STILL
12-6 (5-5 SSAC)
81
Final
89
Dalton State (Ga.) DS
20-1 (9-1 SSAC)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Stillman College (Ala.) STILL 33 48 81
Dalton State (Ga.) DS 40 49 89

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

Birds See 20-Point Lead Evaporate, Hang On To Defeat Stillman (Ala.)


DALTON, Ga. – #6 Dalton State saw a 20-point second half lead evaporate, but held on for an 89-81 win over Stillman (Ala.) at Bandy Gymnasium in Dalton on Thursday night.

HOW IT HAPPENED
THE FIRST HALF
  • Stillman was cold from the field early as Dalton State raced out to a 15-4 lead at the 13:51 mark.
  • The Tigers responded and cut the deficit to five (20-15) just past the midway point of the half.
  • A lay in from Tucker with 5:28 until halftime stretched the lead out to 12 points (33-21), but Stillman scored seven of the final nine points in the half to cut the Dalton State lead to seven (40-33) at the half.
THE SECOND HALF
  • The Roadrunners wasted no time putting their foot on the accelerator, starting the second half on a 20-6 run to build a 21 point lead (60-39), the largest of the night for Dalton State.
  • Steadily, the Tigers rallied behind the sharpshooting Bray who hit four-consecutive three's to cut the DS lead to 10 points (72-62) with 8:41 to play.
  • The lead got to as low as four on three occasions, the last with 1:34 remaining after another trey from Bray.
  • This time it was the Roadrunners who answered. On the next possession, and with the shot clock winding down Randy Bell pulled up from behind the arc and drained a three-ball of his own to make the lead seven (86-79) with one minute left.
  • A last ditch effort from the Tigers failed as miss from Trey Petty started a fast break for the Birds. C.J. Perry emphatically put the ball home for the last points of the game as #6 Dalton State escaped the upset bid, 89-81.
THE REST OF THE STORY
#6 Dalton State (Ga.) improves to (20-1 overall, 9-1 SSAC) with the win, while Stillman (Ala.) falls to (12-6 overall, 5-5 SSAC) with the loss. Kevon Tucker led five Birds in double-figures with 21 points and six rebounds. Randy Bell added 16 points to go along with seven boards.
 
C.J. Perry (14), Rodley Adjei (14), and Aaron Burress (10) were the other Roadrunners to score in double-digits. Dauson Womack pulled down 11 boards and Sean Cranney dished out six assists.
 
Giovanni Bray carried the Tigers with 31 points in 27 minutes of play. Bray went 6-for-11 from distance and 11-for-17 from the field overall. Trey Perry (14) and Roger Davis (11) also scored in double-figures for the road team.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
Dalton State won the battle on the glass (36-30), while the Tigers had more points in the paint (34-32). Bench scoring went to the Tigers (47-32) in large part due to Giovanni Bray's 31 points.
 
The Birds capitalized on second chance points scoring an 18-9 advantage over Stillman. They also shot 49.2 % (30-for-61) from the field while holding the Tigers to 43.3 % (29-for-67).
 
DS did a great job defending the three-ball as Stillman hit nine triples, six of which came from Bray. They are 5-2 when hitting more than 10 triples.
 
UP NEXT
The Roadrunners will be back on the hardwood on Saturday when they host Mobile (Ala.) at Bandy Gymnasium. The game will be a BLACKOUT for Homecoming. The public is encouraged to wear BLACK. Tip-Off is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.

 
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