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57
Dalton State (GA) DSC 7-6, 3-3
63
Winner Tennessee Southern UTS 12-2, 6-0
Dalton State (GA) DSC
7-6, 3-3
57
Final
63
Tennessee Southern UTS
12-2, 6-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Dalton State (GA) DSC 18 39 57
Tennessee Southern UTS 31 32 63

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

Birds End 2023 With Loss To UT Southern (Tenn.)


PULASKI, Tenn. – Dalton State ended 2023 on a sour note with a 63-57 road loss to conference leader UT Southern (Tenn.) at Curry Athletic Complex in Pulaski, Tenn. on Saturday afternoon.
 
THE FIRST HALF
  • The Roadrunners got the first basket of the game but struggled to find a rhythm early as they fell behind 11-2 by the 13:38 mark of the half.
  • DS reached double-digits in points with 8:38 remaining but were still in the game after some great defensive play, trailing by 9 points (20-11).
  • Two buckets from Matt Compas cut the deficit to 8 points on two occasions, but UT Southern outscored Dalton State 6-1 over the final 4+ minutes to take a 31-18 lead into halftime.
THE SECOND HALF
  • An 8-0 run keyed by back-to-back treys from Ellis Lee mixed with a fastbreak basket by Harrison Eghan quickly cut the FireHawk lead to 5 points (31-26) in just two and a half minutes of play in the second period.
  • UTS extended the lead back to 11 points (44-33) with 11:20 to go after field goals from Kendall Wright and C.J. Greer.
  • With the score 51-41 and 6:12 left to play, Carterius Evans began and ended a 6-0 run to whittle the UT Southern advantage to 4 points.
  • The FireHawks responded with a big three-pointer to ease the bleeding as the score stood at 54-47 with 3:21 remaining in regulation.
  • Down the stretch, DS got the deficit to 3 points twice, but UTS did just enough to hang on for a 63-57 win.
THE REST OF THE STORY
Dalton State (Ga.) falls to (7-6 overall, 3-3 SSAC) with the loss, while UT Southern (Tenn.) improves to (12-2 overall, 6-0 SSAC) with the win. Matt Compas led the Birds with 14 points and 5 rebounds. Donavan Miller had 10 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists. Franklin Almonte pulled down 11 rebounds, just missing a double-double adding 8 points.
 
Brady Brown led the FireHawks and all scorers with a 16-point, 11-rebound double-double. Adarion Hudson followed with 11 points, 4 rebounds, and 9 assists, while C.J. Greer added 10 points and 7 rebounds.

BY THE NUMBERS
Dalton State won the battle on the boards, 43-40, but managed to shoot just 31.8% (21-of-66) from the field. The defense did their part holding the FireHawks to 39.1% (25-for-64) shooting but couldn't overcome the early deficit.
 
Neither team shot the ball well from distance with the FireHawks going 6-for-29 (20.7%) and the Roadrunners 3-for-18 (16.7%). UT Southern had 3 more points off turnovers (13-10) and 3 more second-chance points (9-6). Those 6 points ended up being the losing margin.

UP NEXT
Dalton State will look to get back on the winning track in 2024 when they travel to New Orleans, La., on Wednesday, January 3, to take on Loyola (La.). Tip-Off from The Den is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. (CT).
 
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