Skip To Main Content
Skip To Main Content

Dalton State College Athletics

Scoreboard

University logo
Men's Basketball-Antares Gwyn
74
Dalton State DALTON S 2-1
78
Winner Thomas THOMAS 2-1
Dalton State DALTON S
2-1
74
Final
78
Thomas THOMAS
2-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Dalton State DALTON S 48 26 74
Thomas THOMAS 43 35 78

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

Roadrunners Drop First Game Of The Season To Thomas (Ga.)


MARIETTA, Ga. – Dalton State held the lead at the half but went cold in the second half in a 78-74 loss to Thomas (Ga.) in the Life University Classic at the Eagle's Nest in Marietta on Saturday.
 
THE FIRST HALF
  • It was a quick start for the Birds going up 7-0 in the first minute and a half of play.
  • A C.J. Perry trey at the 14:31 mark put the Roadrunners up by 9 (20-11).
  • With 9:28 remaining, the DS lead grew to 10 after two Nasir Cassel free throws.
  • The Nighthawks began to chip away at the Roadrunners getting the lead under 5 points on several occasions.
  • Dalton State looked to take an 8-point lead into the break, but a Reggie Wright three before the horn sounded made it a 5-point game (48-43) at the half.
THE SECOND HALF
  • The second half started much the way the first half did, with the Roadrunners converting baskets efficiently on their way to building a 12-point lead at 62-50 with 14:38 to go and causing a 30-second Thomas timeout.
  • After the timeout, Thomas flipped the game with a 16-0 run that lasted just short of 6 minutes and saw them take a 66-62 lead.
  • Thomas carried the lead until 1:02 remaining when a dunk from Antares Gwyn tied the game at 74-74.
  • They forced a turnover on the next Nighthawk possession and had two good looks to take the lead but neither would fall as Thomas got the rebound and was fouled.
  • Trint Bryant hit both shots from the charity stripe to get Thomas the lead but the Roadrunners had a chance to tie.
  • Franklin Almonte had a shot for the tie but it missed as the Nighthawks snagged the rebound and hit two more foul shots for the 78-74 win.
THE REST OF THE STORY
Dalton State (Ga.) falls to (2-1 overall) with the loss, while Thomas (Ga.) improves to (2-1 overall) with the win. Three Roadrunners scored in double-figures led by Antares Gwyn with 18 points and 5 rebounds.
 
Franklin Almonte has turned into a double-double machine with his third straight. Today he scored 14 points and pulled down 10 boards. Rodley Adjei also had 14 points and added 4 rebounds and 4 assists.
 
The Nighthawks had 41 bench points with most coming from Tim Williamson and Reggie Wright. Williamson led Thomas with 15 with Wright adding 10. Jordan Booker also had 15 points and dished out 7 assists.

BY THE NUMBERS
Thomas held a narrow advantage in points off turnovers at 23-20, while Dalton State won the battle on the boards 33-27. The Roadrunners also held the advantage in second chance points (16-4) and points in the paint (30-14). The difference maker in the game was the 16-0 second half run by Thomas that swung a 12-point lead into a 4-point deficit.

UP NEXT
Dalton State will be back at home for their next two games against Bryan (Tenn.) on Tuesday, November 2 and Oakwood (Ala) on Thursday, November 4. Tip-Off for both games is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

#BeepBeep

 
Print Friendly Version