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Men's Basketball-Jaelin Ferrell
64
Carolina University CAROLINA 3-7
77
Winner Dalton State DALTON S 7-4
Carolina University CAROLINA
3-7
64
Final
77
Dalton State DALTON S
7-4
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Carolina University CAROLINA 27 37 64
Dalton State DALTON S 27 50 77

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

Roadrunners Run Winning Streak To Three With Win Over Carolina University


WALESKA, Ga. – A sharp second half keyed by the smooth shooting of Jaelin Ferrell and court vision of Boubacar Kamissoko saw the Roadrunners turn a halftime stalemate into a 77-64 neutral site win over Carolina University at Reinhardt's Brown Athletic Center in Waleska on Tuesday night.
 
THE FIRST HALF
  • Jaelin Ferrell and Donavan Miller hit early three pointers as Dalton State took a slim 10-9 lead just under 5 minutes into the game.
  • Ethan Bell and Micah Cooper countered with treys of their own to give the Bruins a 6-point advantage at 19-13 with 9:36 left in the half.
  • Carolina took their largest lead of the night with 7:36 remaining at 24-19 after a D'Shun Edwards jumper.
  • From that point, the Roadrunners began to claw their way back into the game beginning with 5-straight points from Donavan Miller to shrink the lead to 4 points (24-20).
  • Franklin Almonte snagged the next 5 points to go along with a Carterius Evans bucket as Dalton State drew even to tie the game, 27-27, at the half.
  • After Carolina took a 9-point lead, Dalton State outscored the Bruins 12-3 over the final 7+ minutes to take the momentum.
THE SECOND HALF
  • Ferrell once again opened the half with a three for a 30-27 lead.
  • Carolina U countered with a 9-2 run on the back of Micah Cooper to re-take the lead (36-32).
  • Ferrell stopped the bleeding with 2 three-balls followed by 3 free throws after a foul in the act of shooting for 9-straight points and a 2-point Roadrunner lead (41-39) at the 14:10 mark.
  • Carterius Evans got in on the act next with two buckets in the paint to extend the lead to 6 points two minutes later.
  • From there, DS began to methodically draw the lead out with baskets from Evans, Brad Milliorn, Sean Cobb, Donavan Miller, and assists from Boubacar Kamissoko to build a double-digit lead.
  • An Evans dunk put the lead at 13 points (75-62) late in the contest, the largest of the night for Dalton State, as they held on for a 77-64 win.
THE REST OF THE STORY
Dalton State (Ga.) improves to (7-4 overall) with the win, while Carolina (N.C.) falls to (3-7 overall) with the loss. Five Roadrunners scored in double-figures led by Jaelin Ferrell with 15 points, hitting 4 threes in the process. Donavan Miller, Sean Cobb and Carterius Evans supported the winning effort with 12 points each.
 
Boubacar Kamissoko had 10 points and continued to show his court vision with 7 assists. Evans had 9 boards with Cobb adding 6. Miller dished out 3 dimes with Ferrell contributing 2.
 
Micah Cooper kept Carolina in the game with 31 points and 15 rebounds to lead all players in both categories. He was the only Bruin in double-digits.

BY THE NUMBERS
The Roadrunners are continuing to take care of the basketball only committing 4 turnovers on the night while forcing 12. They capitalized to the tune of 21 points and gave up just 7 in return. DS held the advantage in points in the paint at 32-24, but Carolina held true on the boards at 35-34.
 
Dalton State only shot 28.13% (9-for-32) in the first half but picked it up in a big way in the second half shooting 58.06% (18-for-31). Both squads were solid from distance in the second half as each shot over 50%. The Birds were slightly better at 55.56% (5-for-9).

UP NEXT
It will be a lengthy rest for the Roadrunners as they get 11 days off before they hit the court again in Montgomery, Ala. when they visit #9 Faulkner (Ala.) on Saturday, December 17. Tip-Off at Tine Davis Gymnasium is scheduled for 2:00 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 $12 for reserved section or $5 for general admission and can be purchased online before the game or at the gate.
 
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