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Men's Basketball-Antonio Lewis
78
Middle Georgia State MIDDLE G 7-5, 3-3
80
Winner Dalton State (GA) DALTON S 8-2, 5-0
Middle Georgia State MIDDLE G
7-5, 3-3
78
Final
80
Dalton State (GA) DALTON S
8-2, 5-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Middle Georgia State MIDDLE G 41 37 78
Dalton State (GA) DALTON S 50 30 80

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

Roadrunners Edge Knights By Two


DALTON, Ga. – Dalton State withstood a late surge from Middle Georgia State and stayed undefeated in conference play after an 80-78 win over the Knights at Bandy Gym in Dalton on Friday night.
 
THE FIRST HALF
  • Antonio Lewis, Kawasiki Ricks, and Omarion Smith led a strong start with a three-pointer and two buckets, respectively as Dalton State took a quick 7-2 lead less than two minutes in.
  • David Gainous hit a basket for the Knights to trim the lead to one point at 9-8, but Matt Compas and Kyoya Sasaki got in on the act as part of a 10-2 run to make it a 19-10 game at the 13:48 mark.
  • MGA continued to hang around and cut the Roadrunner lead to 4 points shortly after until DS gradually re-extended the lead and built it to as much as 14 points after a Qualen Pettus layup with 4:24 left in the half.
  • The Knights battled back to within six points with 1:41 on the clock, but the Roadrunners got the lead back to nine points (50-41) and carried that lead into the half.
THE SECOND HALF
  • Dalton State tried but never could seem to put Middle Georgia away as the lead floated between seven and 11 points for much of the half.
  • Things began to get interesting at 7:40 when Middle Georgia cut the deficit to 3 points at 68-65.
  • Both squads made scoring difficult for the other as the teams combined for 19 points over the next six minutes of play.
  • A Trashawn Wilson three-ball made it a 78-77 game in favor of Dalton State with 47 seconds left.
  • DS turned the ball over on an inbound pass following a timeout with 16 ticks left that sent David Gainous to the line, where he hit one of two shots to tie the game at 78-78.
  • Looking for the last shot, Compas drove the lane and missed, but Sasaki was there to clean up and draw a foul.
  • Sasaki hit both shots, and the Roadrunner D held tight for the final two seconds to finish off an 80-78 win.
THE REST OF THE STORY:
Dalton State (Ga.) improves to (8-2 overall, 4-0 SSAC) with the win, while Middle Georgia State falls to (9-3 overall) with the loss. Antonio Lewis led four Birds in double-figures with 18 points, six rebounds, and two assists, hitting four triples.
 
Matt Compas had 16 points and six boards, with Qualen Pettus adding 13 points. Kawasiki Ricks had a nice stat line with 12 points, eight rebounds, and five assists.
 
Milique Smith led Middle Georgia State and all scorers with 23 points and nine rebounds. Trashawn Wilson knocked down three triples and added 15 points. Andrew Prestwood contributed 12 points and five rebounds, with Nick Cham 11 points.

BY THE NUMBERS
DS met a match in the paint in MGA as the Knights out-scored and out-rebounded the Birds. Middle Georgia also out-scored Dalton State in second-chance points, with all margins within two. The Roadrunners did have a season-low in turnovers at eight and out-scored the Knights 11-7 in points off turnovers.

UP NEXT
The Roadrunners hit the road for an early week contest on Tuesday, December 17 in Hattiesburg, Miss. against William Carey (Miss.). Tip-Off at Clinton Gym is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. (CT)
 
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