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Men's Basketball-Igor Stokic
75
Voorhees (S.C.) VOOR
77
Winner Dalton State (Ga.) DS
Voorhees (S.C.) VOOR
75
Final
77
Dalton State (Ga.) DS
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Voorhees (S.C.) VOOR 36 39 75
Dalton State (Ga.) DS 38 39 77

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

Birds Come From Behind To Defeat Voorhees


DALTON, Ga. – On a night that many in attendance and on the sidelines had a heavy heart, the Roadrunners used a 7-0 run in the final 2 minutes to pull out a 77-75 win over Voorhees (S.C.) in non-conference action at Bandy Gym in Dalton on Tuesday.

THE FIRST HALF
  • The Roadrunners raced out to a quick 5-0 lead, but Statan Levine hit back-to-back 3's to give Voorhees a 6-5 lead at just under 3 minutes in.
  • DS turned it around and pulled out a 6-point lead at 17-11 at the 13:33 mark.
  • Two Ezekiel Williamsonbey free throws tied it up at 17-17, but the Roadrunners quickly regathered and opened the lead back up to 7 points at 28-21 with 6:39 remaining in the half.
  • Two more treys from Levine got the Tigers back into it as they tied it up once again at 28-28 with 4:12 on the clock.
  • Voorhees briefly grabbed a 2-point lead before the Birds closed the half outscoring the Tigers 7-3 to carry a 38-36 lead into the break.
 
THE SECOND HALF
  • C.J. Perry opened the half with a 3 to give the Roadrunners a 41-36 lead.
  • VC battled back but the Birds gradually extended the lead and posted the highest mark of the night at 12 points (58-46) after a Marquel Bucket in the paint capped a 7-0 run at the 10:15 mark of the half.
  • The game looked to be in control, but Terril Windom for Voorhees had other plans as he keyed a 14-0 run by hitting 4 treys-in-a-row to go along with a bucket from Zachary White to give the Tigers a 1-point lead.
  • The lead traded hands a few more times, but VC looked to have the game in hand with a 5-point lead (75-70) with 2:33 left in regulation.
  • Perry hit a bucket to go along with two Wiggins free throws to cut the deficit to 1-point with 1:10 left.
  • Voorhees held the ball till the shot clock almost expired then collected an offensive rebound off a missed shot to reset the shot clock.
  • They did it again a few seconds later, but instead of holding the ball they put it back up where Igor Stokic gathered the rebound then hit Marquel Wiggins with a nice outlet pass in stride.
  • Wiggins drove to the hole and hit the lay in, drawing a foul with 10 ticks on the clock.
  • He hit the free throw for the 77-75 lead.
  • A bad pass from Hector Rosario was picked by Aleksandar Pantelic who cruised down court away from Voorhees to preserve the 2-point victory for the Birds, 77-75.
THE REST OF THE STORY
Dalton State (Ga.) improves to (4-6 overall) with the win, while Voorhees (S.C.) fall to (0-1 overall) with the loss. Four players scored in double-figures for the Roadrunners led by Marquel Wiggins with 18 points and 6 rebounds.
 
C.J. Perry had 14 points and 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals, while Paul Eromosele had 10 points and 5 dimes. Antares Gwyn had a double-double with 12 points and 11 boards.
 
Terril Windom and Statan Levine combined for 12-of-22 from distance with Windom having 21 points Levine 15. All of Levine's damage was in the first half as the Roadrunners held him scoreless in the second period. Hector Rosario had an impressive stat line of 11 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists.

UP NEXT
Dalton State hits the road on Thursday, January 21 for a conference matchup with Middle Georgia State. Tipoff at Morris Gym is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
 
Seating capacity at Bandy Gym remains at 20% and is limited to family members and guest of participating Dalton State student-athletes and coaches. No tickets are allotted for sale to the general public.
 
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