Men's Basketball | 1/21/2021 10:41:00 PM

• Dalton State grabbed the early lead at 7-5 at the 18:18 mark and again at 10-7 with 16:21 on the clock, but Middle Georgia clawed back to gain an 11-10 lead with 13:57 until halftime.
• It would remain the theme of the half as neither team could gain a lead of more than 3 points.
• The Roadrunners would take the lead for the last time in the first half at the 8:36 when C.J. Perry got free in the lane for 2.
• MGA tied the game on the next possession and held the advantage until Perry hit a bucket in the final second of the period to tie the contest (34-34) at the half.
• The first half featured 9 lead changes and 8 ties.

• Middle Georgia got the first bucket of the second half and drew out a 5-point lead with 15:42 left in regulation.
• DS responded in a big way with a 9-0 run capped by an Antares Gwyn basket to take a 47-43 lead at the 12:02 mark.
• They held the lead for the next 4 minutes before an 8-0 run from the Knights gave them a 57-53 lead with 7:50 remaining.
• MGA kept the lead with the exception of three ties at 57-57, 60-60, and 66-66 when Marquel Wiggins tied the contest with free throws all 3 times.
• Jordan Willis hit the go-ahead basket on a drive to the lane with 26 seconds to go that drew a foul.
• Willis missed the and-1 that gave the Birds a chance to tie with just a 2 pointer.
• After a timeout to setup the offense, Wiggins got the ball on the block and finished it off with 9 ticks on the clock to tie the game at 68-68.
• The Knights flew down the court and found Willis who made a move and hit a fall away shot from the wing to take a 70-68 lead with 2 seconds left.
• One last heave to the basket went to the side at Middle Georgia took the first game of the weekend series, 70-68.