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Men's Basketball-C.J. Perry
107
Winner Dalton State (Ga.) DS 23-1 (12-1 SSAC)
101
Bethel (Tenn.) BU 16-9 (7-6 SSAC)
Winner
Dalton State (Ga.) DS
23-1 (12-1 SSAC)
107
Final
101
Bethel (Tenn.) BU
16-9 (7-6 SSAC)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
Dalton State (Ga.) DS 46 45 16 107
Bethel (Tenn.) BU 43 48 10 101

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

#3 Roadrunners Get School-Record For Consecutive Wins With Victory Over (RV) Bethel (Tenn.)


MCKENZIE, Tenn. – The 2019-20 Roadrunners now have the school-record for most consecutive wins in program history, picking up their 16th straight victory in a 107-101 OT win over (RV) Bethel (Tenn.) in Southern States Athletic Conference action at Crisp Arena in McKenzie, Tenn. on Saturday afternoon.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
THE FIRST HALF
  • Bethel held a slim advantage in the early going until back-to-back buckets from C.J. Perry and Rodley Adjei gave Dalton State the lead (18-13) with 14:30 left in the half
  • The lead for the Roadrunners grew to 10 points (28-18) just past the halfway mark of the period.
  • DS kept the lead in the 7-10 point range until 4:07 to go when the Wildcats started an 11-2 run to take a 41-40 lead.
  • Kevon Tucker and Sean Cranney provided the final two buckets of the period to send Dalton State into the half up by three (46-43).
 
THE SECOND HALF
  • Dalton State opened the second half outscoring Bethel 10-6 to take a seven-point lead (56-49).
  • The Roadrunners continued to hold the lead until the Wildcats hit a 13-4 spurt just shy of the 10-minute mark to take the lead (74-72).
  • It remained a tight game with Bethel continuing to hold a slim lead, but Dalton State managed to tie it up on several occasions.
  • Bethel looked as if they were going to complete the upset after Javonte Ellis hit a fastbreak bucket with 1:38 to go to put the Wildcats up by eight (89-81).
  • DS worked quick with Perry getting a basket on the next trip down court to cut the deficit to six.
  • On the inbound pass, Kevon Tucker went for the steal and bounced it off a Bethel player to get the ball back.
  • Tucker then drove to the hole when play resumed only to miss, but Aaron Burress was there to clean it up and put it back, drawing a foul. He hit the free throw to make it a three-point game.
  • Playing for a defensive stop, the Birds committed a foul on Jarred Walker with 36 seconds to go that sent him to the line. Walker hit 1-of-2 to make it a four-point game (90-86).
  • Looking to score quick, DS got the ball inside to Burress who converted to cut the lead to two.
  • With 14 seconds on the clock, the Roadrunners fouled Javonte Ellis and sent him to the charity stripe. He too only hit 1-of-2 to make it a three-point game.
  • Looking for the equalizer, DS came down court. Cranney spied the defense looking for the open man and found him in Perry. Perry set up and drilled the tying three-pointer to send the game into overtime.
 
OVERTIME
  • It was all Dalton State early in the overtime period as they scored the first 10 points to take a 101-91 lead.
  • The Birds never looked back even as Bethel tried to lengthen the game with fouls.
  • When the final buzzer sounded, the Roadrunners collected a school-record 16th straight win, 107-101.
 
THE REST OF THE STORY
#3 Dalton State (Ga.) improves to (23-1 overall, 12-1 SSAC) with the win, while (RV) Bethel (Tenn.) falls to (16-9 overall, 7-6 SSAC) with the loss. Dalton State once again closed a game out strong, this time with a 10-2 run that concluded with Perry's trey to tie the game and send it to overtime.
 
Four Roadrunners scored in double-figures with Kevon Tucker pacing the Birds with 26 points. Aaron Burress followed with 24 points and eight rebounds, with Rodley Adjei adding 21 points, five assists, and three boards.
 
C.J. Perry was the last Roadrunner in double-figures with 15 points including the tying three-pointer with four seconds to go in regulation that sent the game into overtime.
 
Javonte Ellis led the Wildcats with 28 points and five rebounds. Jarred Walker added 15 points, seven assists, and four boards. Charles Cobb (13) and Chandler Clements (11) also scored in double-figures for Bethel.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
Bethel took the rebounding edge (38-30) thanks in large part to 14 offensive boards. The rest of the paint belonged to the Roadrunners who outscored the Wildcats 63-42 down low.
 
Dalton State shot a staggering 56.7% (37-for-65) from the field in the win, while Bethel shot 41% (32-for-78). The Wildcats hit 12 shots from distance compared to eight for the Roadrunners.
 
A combined 73 foul shots were attempted with DS shooting 75% (25-for-34) and BU shooting 64.1% (25-for-39). Fastbreak points went to the Birds (14-6), while the Wildcats nabbed second chance points (16-7).
 
UP NEXT
#3 Dalton State will hit the hardwood again on Tuesday, February 12 when they travel to Nashville, Tenn. to take on Fisk (Tenn.).
 
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