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Men's Basketball-Qualen Pettus
92
Winner Dalton State (GA) DALTON S 3-2, 1-0
69
Life LIFE 5-1, 0-1
Winner
Dalton State (GA) DALTON S
3-2, 1-0
92
Final
69
Life LIFE
5-1, 0-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Dalton State (GA) DALTON S 48 44 92
Life LIFE 40 29 69

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

Roadrunners Open SSAC Play By Thrashing #20 Life On The Road


MARIETTA, Ga. – Dalton State got back on the winning side of basketball while, at the same time, opening up SSAC play with a huge win as they pounded #20 Life (Ga.) 92-69 at The Eagles Nest in Marietta on Thursday night.
 
THE FIRST HALF
  • Early treys from Antonio Lewis and Qualen Pettus, along with tough inside drives to the basket from Matt Compass, gave the Birds an early 10-8 lead just under 4 minutes into the game.
  • A 6-0 spurt from Life saw them take a 14-10 lead almost two minutes later.
  • Kevin Henry, Kyoya Sasaki, and Tyshan Kelley got in on the act hitting three balls to put the Birds back up (25-18) with 8:56 left in the half.
  • The game remained tight with the Running Eagles getting the advantage with 5:32 remaining at 29-28.
  • A Henry trey and a Pettus lay-in got the Roadrunners back on top at 33-29 a little over a minute later.
  • DS began to pull away after another Pettus three-ball at the 2:35 mark for a 40-35 lead.
  • It was an 8-5 close to the half for Dalton State as they went into halftime with a 48-40 lead.
THE SECOND HALF
  • Tyreke Johnson hit a three for Life to begin the second half, but Dalton State countered with a layup from Compas to keep the Running Eagles at bay.
  • Compas' bucket keyed a 10-2 run from the Birds as they began to take control of the game as the score stood at 60-46 five minutes into the second period.
  • After a Sasaki three-pointer made the score 67-55 halfway through the second, Life reeled off seven straight points to cut the Roadrunner lead to seven at 67-60.
  • Dalton State once again answered and took back momentum with a 13-4 run of their own for a 16-point lead (80-64) with 4:24 remaining.
  • Life couldn't find a groove as the Roadrunners stretched out their biggest lead of the contest at the end with two three-pointers coming from Pettus and Kawasiki Ricks for a 92-69 road win.
THE REST OF THE STORY:
Dalton State (Ga.) falls to (3-2 overall, 1-0 SSAC) with the win, while #20 Life (Ga.) falls to (5-1 overall, 0-1 SSAC) with the win. Qualen Pettus led five Roadrunners in double-figures with 24 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists. Matt Compas had 14 points and 6 rebounds, with Antonio Lewis and Kyoya Sasaki adding 13 and 12 points, respectively.
 
Sasaki also had 6 assists in the win, and Omarion Smith was big on the glass, pulling down 12 boards with his 4 points, 2 blocks, and 1 steal.
 
Cortez Johnson led Life with a 17-point, 11-rebound double-double. Chaze Harris added 15 points and 5 rebounds as Tyreke Johnson hit 3 of the Running Eagles 6 three-pointers and claimed 14 points.

BY THE NUMBERS
Both squads were solid from the field in the first half as each was 50% from the field, with the difference being the 10 made three balls from the Roadrunners. In the second half, the DS defense held LU 32.26% (10-for-31) with the offense scoring at a 46.15% (18-for-39) clip.
 
Dalton State won the rebounding battle 43-35 by hitting glass for 26 boards in the second half. Life scored 30 of their 40 first half points in the paint, but only managed 6 in the second period. That allowed DS to even that stat at 36-36.
 
After last weekend where the Birds couldn't buy a bucket from long range they hit 14 from distance on the evening and held the Running Eagles to 6. Life committed just 9 turnovers with the Roadrunners turning them into 15 points on the offensive end.

UP NEXT
Dalton State will be back at home again on Monday, November 18 when they take on Cumberland (Tenn.). Tip-Off at Bandy Gym is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
 
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