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Kawasiki Ricks
69
Oakwood (AL) OAKWOOD 1-3, 0-0
97
Winner Dalton State (GA) DALTON S 2-0, 0-0
Oakwood (AL) OAKWOOD
1-3, 0-0
69
Final
97
Dalton State (GA) DALTON S
2-0, 0-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Oakwood (AL) OAKWOOD 18 51 69
Dalton State (GA) DALTON S 49 48 97

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

Roadrunners Cruise To 28-Point Win Over Oakwood (Ala.)


DALTON, Ga. – Dalton State jumped out to a quick 8-0 lead and never trailed as stout defense turned into multiple fastbreak opportunities in a 97-69 thrashing of Oakwood (Ala.) at Bandy Gym in Dalton on Monday night.
 
THE FIRST HALF
  • Oakwood missed three early three-pointers, but Antonio Lewis did not as he knocked down his first two attempts from deep with Kawasiki Ricks adding a bucket to give the Birds an early 8-0 lead just short of five minutes in.
  • A little over three minutes later, a Jeray Randall three-ball tied the game at 8-8 for Oakwood.
  • How did the Birds respond? With a 20-0 run over the next 5+ minutes with Qualen Pettus, Kevin Henry, Omarion Smith, and Matt Compas all getting in on the scoring act to make the score 28-8 with 6:54 remaining in the half.
  • The Ambassadors cut the Roadrunner lead down to 17 points (35-18) with 2:49 on the clock, but another large run, this time a 14-0 spurt with Tyshan Kelley hitting two three-balls, and Kyoya Sasaki and Carterius Evans making an impact sent the Birds into halftime with a 49-18 lead.
THE SECOND HALF
  • OU managed to stabilize the deficit for a short time only to see Compas reel off three-straight points to kickstart a 15-0 drive with Henry, Lewis, Evan, and Varun Danak snagging baskets to make the score 70-29 just shy of the mid-way point of the half.
  • Henry hit three consecutive free throws at the 10:51 mark to give the Roadrunners their largest lead of the game at 44 points (75-31).
  • Once Coach Ireland called the dogs off, the Ambassadors managed to hit three-pointers and collect some baskets to make the score respectable with the Roadrunners taking the victory, 97-69, in front of a packed Bandy Gym.
THE REST OF THE STORY:
Dalton State (Ga.) improves to (2-0 overall) with the win, while Oakwood (Ala.) falls to (1-3 overall) with the loss. Matt Compas led the Birds and all scorers with 21 points and added 4 rebounds. Qualen Pettus completed a major double-double with 16 points and 12 boards.
 
Carterius Evans matched Pettus' total with 16 points but did so in only 8 minutes of playing time. Antonio Lewis was the last Roadrunner in double-digits with 11 points and snagged 4 steals.
 
Nicholas Kennard and Khari Person both had 14 points off the bench to lead Oakwood. Jordan Bell was the last Ambassador with double-figures adding 12 points and 6 rebounds.

BY THE NUMBERS
Strong defense led to offense for the Roadrunners early as they held the Ambassadors to 23.08% (6-for-26) in the first half, while shooting 57.14% (20-for-35) to take a 31-point lead into halftime. The paint belonged to DS as they held the rebounding advantage (38-36) and points in the paint (58-22).
 
Dalton State forced 21 turnovers and turned them into 34 points on the offensive end. Overall, DS shot 37-of-68 (54.5%) from the field and held OU to 38.1% (24-of-63).

UP NEXT
DS will hit the road for a couple of weekend games in the Pikeville Classic in Pikeville, Ky. They begin play on Friday, November 8, taking on Tennessee Wesleyan. Tip-Off at UPike Gym is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.
 
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