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Men's Basketball-Antares Gwyn
62
Florida College FC 13-12 (3-9 SSAC)
74
Winner Dalton State (Ga.) DS 7-8 (6-4 SSAC)
Florida College FC
13-12 (3-9 SSAC)
62
Final
74
Dalton State (Ga.) DS
7-8 (6-4 SSAC)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Florida College FC 35 27 62
Dalton State (Ga.) DS 35 39 74

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

Roadrunners Get Second Straight Win With Victory Over Florida College


DALTON, Ga. – Four Roadrunners scored in double-figures as Dalton State inched closer to .500 with a 74-62 win over Florida College at Bandy Gym in Dalton on Friday night.
 
THE FIRST HALF
  • Aleksandar Pantelic was on point early for the Birds with the first 5 Roadrunner points of the game as DS got out to an early 5-4 lead just under 2 minutes in.
  • Pantelic stayed hot and got some help from Aaron Burress and Antares Gwyn in building a 6-point lead (14-8) for the Dalton State at the 14:16 mark.
  • The lead evaporated quickly as the Falcons got hot from the outside hitting 4 treys in a two-minute span to take a 22-19 lead.
  • A 6-0 run from the Birds capped by a Gwyn three put the Roadrunners back in front with a 25-22 lead with 10:16 remaining in the half.
  • FC moved back in front at 27-25 with 8:11 on the clock with a Jalon Perry three-pointer.
  • It would be almost three minutes until a C.J. Perry three gave the Birds back the lead and started a back-and-forth affair that had the lead trade hands three more times.
  • With the Falcons holding the ball for the last shot of the half, Perry jumped a pass and raced down court with a flanking Burress who finished the play before the buzzer rang to send the game into the half with a 35-35 tie.
 
THE SECOND HALF
  • DS jumped out to a 4-point advantage with the first two buckets of the half, but Florida College began to heat up from distance once again and snagged a 46-44 lead with 13:37 left to play.
  • FC tried to run away but 2 three balls from Igor Stokic helped give the Roadrunners back the lead at 52-51 with 11:11 on the clock.
  • D.J. Doakes hit a layup on the Falcons next possession to retake the lead, but it would be the last time they held it.
  • After a little over a minute of scoreless ball Aaron Burress got fouled and went to the charity stripe and hit two free throws to give DS a 54-53 lead.
  • Dalton State gradually began to stretch the advantage out getting it to 8 points (68-60) with 2:31 to go in the game after a bucket from Perry.
  • The Roadrunners stepped up big only allowing 2 more points and scoring 6 of their own to take a 74-62 win over the Falcons.
 
THE REST OF THE STORY
Dalton State (Ga.) improves to (7-8 overall, 6-4 SSAC) with the win, while Florida College falls to (13-12 overall, 3-9 SSAC) with the loss. Four Roadrunners scored in double-figures led by Antares Gwyn with 18 points and 8 rebounds. Aleksandar Pantelic finished with a double-double of 17 points and 10 boards.
 
Marquel Wiggins added 13 points and 8 rebounds, with C.J. Perry going 2-of-4 from distance with 10 points. Wiggins pulled down 6 rebounds while Perry snagged 4.
 
Matt Simpson led Florida College with 21 points and 9 rebounds. Simpson hit 5 of FC's 11 threes. Ramon Cao had 15 points and 5 rebounds, while Jalon Perry added 12 points and 5 rebounds of his own.

BY THE NUMBERS
After a 35-35 first half tie, the Roadrunners outscored the Falcons 39-27 in the second half. Holding FC to 30.3% (10-for-33) from the field overall and 26.32% (5-of-19) from distance helped tremendously. From an offensive perspective, Dalton State shot at a 48.28% (14-for-29) clip from the field and nailed 8-of-9 shots from the charity stripe.
 
The Birds pulled down 42 rebounds compared to 27 for the Falcons and outscored them in the paint 30-22. Dalton State also had more second chance points (17-7) and bench points (19-5).

UP NEXT
Dalton State will tangle again tomorrow, February 13 in the second game of the weekend series. Tipoff at Bandy Gym is scheduled for 5:00 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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