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Men's Basketball-Donavan Miller
62
Winner Talladega TALLADEG 12-15, 6-13
55
Dalton State (GA) DALTON S 15-12, 10-9
Winner
Talladega TALLADEG
12-15, 6-13
62
Final
55
Dalton State (GA) DALTON S
15-12, 10-9
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Talladega TALLADEG 26 36 62
Dalton State (GA) DALTON S 23 32 55

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Matt Wells, Sports Information Assistant

Birds End Home Season With Loss To Talladega


DALTON, Ga. – After a back and forth first half, Talladega (Ala.) maintained a comfortable lead the rest of the way knocking off the Roadrunners, 62-55. The match concluded Dalton State's home portion of the schedule, ending their 2022-23 season at Mashburn Arena with a 6-5 record.
 
THE FIRST HALF
  • Dalton State got the scoring started with a Jaelin Ferrell 3-pointer.
  • At the 15:24 mark, a Corey Sands bucket gave the Tornadoes their first bucket of the night.
  • With 5:00 left on the clock, the Roadrunners pushed the lead to 7 after a Franklin Almonte jumper, extending the score to (21-14).
  • Talladega (Ala.) began chopping away at the deficit and took their first lead of the night following a 3-pointer by Tre Simmons, setting up the half-time score to be (23-26).
THE SECOND HALF
  • The Tornadoes began increasing the distance between the two squads when Anum Ethelbert converted on a jumper in the paint, giving them their first 5-point lead of the night (25-30).
  • With 11:38 remaining in the second half, Talladega (Ala.) built the game's largest difference following a Corey Sands bucket, stretching the score to (30-42).
  • Dalton State ended Talladega's 7-0 scoring run when Boubacar Kamissoko followed up a rebound with a score in the paint, making the score (32-42).
  • After a back and forth display of the squads trading scores, the Roadrunner deficit would again reach 10 points after a Javon Tatum 3-pointer with 10:05 on the clock, making the score (35-45).
  • With 1:41 remaining in the game, the Birds started their comeback efforts after two converted Franklin Almonte free throws, slimming the gap to (52-55).
  • As the clock dwindled, two successful Javon Tatum free throws cemented the Talladega victory.
THE REST OF THE STORY
Dalton State (Ga.) falls to (15-11 overall, 10-8 SSAC) with the loss, while Talladega (Ala.) improves to (11-15 overall, 5-13 SSAC) with the win. Donavan Miller concluded the night with a final bucket, giving him 11 points. Dalton native, Franklin Almonte led the Roadrunners in scoring with 13 points, 7 of those coming from the free throw line.  
 
Ethelbert Anum led Talladega and all scorers with 18 points on 8-of-13 shooting with 7 rebounds. Corey Sands followed up with an impressive performance of his own, scoring 17 points while going 3-5 from behind the 3-point line.

BY THE NUMBERS
The Birds struggled to be efficient in the first half shooting 39% (9-for-23), and 20% from behind the 3-point line (2-for-10). That story stayed consistent in the second half as the Roadrunners were still struggling to get things going from beyond the 3-point mark, shooting 21% (3-for-14). The Tornadoes' ability to hit clutch shots whenever Dalton State would make their way back into the fold kept the game in check for the duration of the second half. Talladega's efficiency during the back half portion of play was the ultimate difference, shooting almost 55% (12-for-22), and 66% from long range (4-for-6).
 
UP NEXT
DS will look to rebound on Thursday, February 16 when they face off against #14 Loyola in New Orleans, La. in their second to last game of the regular season. Tip-Off against the Wolf Pack is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. (CT).

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