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Men's Basketball-Ellis Lee
87
Faulkner (AL) FAULKNER 8-7, 3-4
95
Winner Dalton State (GA) DALTON S 8-6, 4-3
Faulkner (AL) FAULKNER
8-7, 3-4
87
Final
95
Dalton State (GA) DALTON S
8-6, 4-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Faulkner (AL) FAULKNER 24 63 87
Dalton State (GA) DALTON S 32 63 95

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

Roadrunners End Losing Streak To Faulkner With Big Home Win


DALTON, Ga. – After a slow start, the Birds got hot from the field and broke an 8-game losing streak with a 95-87 win over Faulkner (Ala.) in SSAC action at Bandy Gym in Dalton on Saturday afternoon.
 
THE FIRST HALF
  • Nothing fell early for the Roadrunners, who found themselves trailing 8-0 four minutes into the game.
  • After a timeout to re-group, DS hit another gear with a 9-0 lead to take a 9-8 lead.
  • Faulkner kept it close and tied the game at 14-14 just past the halfway mark.
  • Carterius Evans, Kawasiki Ricks, and Matt Compas got things rolling as Dalton State grabbed the lead and stretched out an 8-point lead (26-18) with 4:59 to go until halftime.
  • Franklin Almonte got the lead to 10 points (32-22) with just over a minute remaining, but Victor Munoz got a basket before the buzzer as the Roadrunners took a 32-24 lead into the break.
THE SECOND HALF
  • Three-pointers from Almonte and Harrison Eghan help Dalton State build a 15-point advantage (44-29) three minutes into the half.
  • Back-to-back treys from Jayden Cooper and Jonathan Garcia kept Faulkner in the game as they trailed by 8 points (49-41) with 14:51 on the clock.
  • The Roadrunners followed with a 23-7 run to take what they thought would be control of the game as the score stood at 72-48 with 8:18 left in the contest.
  • DS increased the lead to 26 points (81-55) with 6:01 remaining, but the Eagles refused to lay down.
  • Faulkner got hot from distance going on a 22-2 run to close the gap to 6 points (83-77) with 1:35 to play.
  • An Achillies heel for the Roadrunners has been foul shooting, where DS sits at the bottom of the league, but their fortunes changed on Saturday as they went 10-for-10 down the stretch to close the game out and take a 95-87 victory.
THE REST OF THE STORY
Dalton State (Ga.) improves to (9-6 overall, 5-3 SSAC) with the win, while Faulkner (Ala.) falls to (8-8 overall, 3-5 SSAC) with the loss. Five Roadrunners scored in double-figures with Donavan Miller and Ellis Lee leading with 18 points each. Lee hit 5-of-7 shots from behind the arc and went 3-of-3 from the free throw line. Miller added 8 assists and is now 16 shy of breaking the career-record.
 
Harrison Eghan just missed a double-double with 16 points and 9 rebounds. Franklin Almonte had 13 points and 8 boards, while Matt Compas added 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists.
 
Freshman Jayden Cooper led Faulkner and all scorers with a career-high 39 points in 40 minutes of action. Cooper carried the Eagles in the second half with 30 of his 39 coming in the period. Victor Munoz had a 20-point, 10-rebound double-double, with Jonathan Garcia also adding 20 points and 5 rebounds.

BY THE NUMBERS
After a first half that saw the teams combine for 56 points, each team scored 63 in the second half. Points in the paint were even at 36-36, with the Birds holding the advantage on the glass, 38-31.
 
DS was solid from the charity strip hitting 14-of-16 on the day. Each team hit 11 triples. Dalton State did so on just 19 attempts, while Faulkner attempted 34 shots from distance.

UP NEXT
The Roadrunners hit the road for two-straight beginning with a mid-week game against Stillman (Ala.) in Tuscaloosa, Ala. on Wednesday, January 10. Tip-Off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. (CT) at Birthright Alumni Hall.
 
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