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Men's Basketball-Franklin Almonte
60
Stillman STILLMAN 12-9, 8-5
63
Winner Dalton State DALTON S 12-8, 7-5
Stillman STILLMAN
12-9, 8-5
60
Final
63
Dalton State DALTON S
12-8, 7-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Stillman STILLMAN 24 36 60
Dalton State DALTON S 38 25 63

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

Roadrunners Avenge Early Season Loss To Stillman


DALTON, Ga. – The Roadrunners busted out of the gate, building a 17-point first half lead and holding on down the stretch for a 63-60 win over Stillman (Ala.) in a key SSAC basketball matchup at Mashburn Arena in Dalton on Tuesday night.
 
THE FIRST HALF
  • Stillman got the first two points but Jaelin Ferrell hit a trey shortly after to key a 10-0 run that saw the Birds take an early lead (10-2).
  • The Tigers tried to chip away at the lead but the Roadrunners had answers and kept a 10-point lead (22-12) after a Carterius Evans bucket at the 9:13 mark.
  • Franklin Almonte got hot hitting two three-pointers to help the Birds go up by 14 points (28-14) with 5:12 left in the half.
  • Ferrell buried another three then Sean Cobb hit a jumper to push the lead to 17 points with just over 2 minutes until halftime.
  • A quick basket from SC cut the lead to 14 points (38-24) at halftime.
THE SECOND HALF
  • A rejuvenated Stillman came out of the half with stout man-to-man defense and got back into the contest, cutting the DS lead to 8 points at the 16:40 mark.
  • DS answered and kept answering as they maintained an 8-12-point lead.
  • Derrick Finklea and Devin Merriweather hit big shots for Stillman but Sean Cobb, Carterius Evans, and Brad Milliorn did their part to counter with equally big buckets.
  • Finklea cut the lead to 6 points with 2:50 left and did so again with 24 ticks on the clock but the Roadrunners were too much as they walked away with a 63-60 win.
THE REST OF THE STORY
Dalton State (Ga.) falls to (12-8 overall, 7-5 SSAC) with the win, while Stillman (Ala.) falls to (12-9 overall, 8-5 SSAC) with the loss. Sean Cobb had a monster night on the glass pulling down 14 rebounds and adding 10 points for the double-double.
 
His front court mate, Carterius Evans, had 12 points and 4 boards. Jaelin Ferrell tied Evans for the team lead in points with 12, hitting 4 treys in the process. Donavan Miller had 10 points as the last Roadrunner in double-figures.
 
Derrick Finklea led Stillman and all scorers with 19 points. Seventeen of his points came in the second half. Khalil Johnson was the only other Tiger in double-figures with 12 points and 8 rebounds.

BY THE NUMBERS
DS had a narrow advantage on the glass, 35-34, but the Tigers held outscored the Birds in the paint, 40-36. The Roadrunners took advantage of offensive rebounds scoring 10 second chance points.
 
Stillman committed 9 turnovers with Dalton State scoring 13 points off the Tiger mistakes. SC also took advantage of DS mistakes scoring 18 points of 16 Roadrunner turnovers. The Birds held the Tigers in check from distance as Stillman only managed to hit 4-of-22 (18.2%).

UP NEXT
Dalton State will hit the court again Thursday, January 26 when they take on Life (Ga.). Tip-Off from Mashburn Arena is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
 
Dalton State has partnered with HopeSpur, Inc. in a sneaker drive to help raise funds for mental health. Bring your old, used shoes with rubber soles to any of the next two Roadrunner home games to help HopeSpur, Inc.! Each pair gives HopeSpur, Inc. $7 that helps cover out-of-pocket costs for mental health treatment in our community.
 
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.
 
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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