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Men's Basketball-Jaelin Ferrell
55
Fisk FISK 0-1, 0-0
61
Winner Dalton State DALTON S 3-1, 0-0
Fisk FISK
0-1, 0-0
55
Final
61
Dalton State DALTON S
3-1, 0-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Fisk FISK 25 30 55
Dalton State DALTON S 33 28 61

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

Dalton State Improves to 3-1 With 61-55 Home Win Over Fisk


DALTON, Ga. – After starting the season with three road contests, the Dalton State Men's Basketball team finally got the opportunity to get on the court at Mashburn Arena and came away victorious with a 61-55 win over visiting Fisk (Tenn.) in non-conference basketball action on Thursday night.
 
THE FIRST HALF
  • A foul on Jaelin Ferrell in the act of shooting a three called for 3 free throws which Ferrell hit to give Dalton State a 3-0 lead of the bat.
  • A Donavan Miller trey at the 12:22 mark gave the Roadrunners an 8-point lead (17-9).
  • Fisk clawed back to within 3 points (17-14) after a Ralph Davenport jumper with 10:09 on the clock.
  • An 8-0 run capped by a Ferrell three put the lead in double-digits for the first time at 11 points (25-14) with 7:06 remaining in the half.
  • Fisk pulled to within 6 points on two occasions as the half closed, but a thunderous block from Carterius Evans preserved an 8-point lead (33-25) for the Birds at the break.
 
THE SECOND HALF
  • Dalton State continued to hold a steady lead in the mid-single digits for the 10 minutes of the second period before extending the lead back to 11 points with 8:46 on the clock.
  • The Roadrunners looked to put the game away and got the lead to 14 points with 3:39 remaining in regulation after a hard-fought offensive rebound and emphatic put back from Evans.
  • Fisk would not surrender as they went on a 9-0 run to cut the deficit to 5 points with 2:01 to play.
  • DS used the clock and the foul count to their advantage to bleed the next minute and 48 seconds.
  • Sean Cobb tacked on a final free throw as a last ditch effort from Fisk fell short with Dalton State getting the 61-55 win.
 
THE REST OF THE STORY
Dalton State (Ga.) improves to (3-1 overall) with the win, while Fisk (Tenn.) falls to (0-1 overall) with the loss. Jaelin Ferrell once again led the Roadrunners in scoring with 19 points, hitting 4 more threes on the night going 5-of-6 overall from the field. Carterius Evans and Sean Cobb narrowly missed double-doubles with Evans scoring 10 points with 8 rebounds and Cobb netting 9 points and 10 boards.
 
Blake Goodman led all scorers with 21 points for Fisk. Goodman scored 15 points in the second half to help keep the Bulldogs within striking distance. He also tallied 9 rebounds. Jamon Reed and Ralph Davenport each scored 12 points with Reed adding 5 rebounds and Davenport dishing 3 assists.

BY THE NUMBERS
DS shot 40% (22-for-55) from the field overall and 45% (9-for-20) from behind the arc and committed single digit turnovers with 8. Defensively, the Birds held the Bulldogs to 34.9% (22-for-63) shooting and 28.6% (6-for-21) from distance.
 
Fisk held a slight edge in rebounds at 35-33 and pulled down 10 on the offensive end to just 7 for Dalton State. Each squad would turn their second chance opportunities into 10 points. A stat that Dalton State is usually strong in was not an advantage for DS as Fisk scored 28 of their 55 in the paint compared to 16 for Dalton State.

UP NEXT
Dalton State will see Fisk again soon as they will travel to Nashville, Tenn. on Monday, November 14 to take on the Bulldogs. Tip-Off is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. (CT).
 
SEASON AND SINGLE MATCH TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW! A season pass for all Roadrunner basketball games can be purchased at https://dsroadrunners.com/sports/2021/2/3/hometown-ticketing.aspx for $125. Single game tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children and can be purchased online before the game or at the gate.
 
FIND NEWS AND FOLLOW THE BIRDS: News and updates from Dalton State's men's basketball team is posted on dsroadrunners.com and on Twitter (@DStateBBall), Facebook (@DStateBasketball) and Instagram (dstatebball). Be sure to follow to keep pace with the Birds!
 
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