CARROLLTON, Ga. – The Delta State University Statesmen lost their second straight conference game on the road against West Georgia on Saturday afternoon at the Coliseum. Devin Schmidt tied his career-high 35 points in the loss.

Inside the Matchup

• Score: Wolves 90 – Statesmen 85
• Records: Delta State (11-8, 8-5 GSC); West Georgia (14-4, 9-4 GSC)
• Series: This marked the 42nd meeting between the Wolves and Statesmen. DSU leads the all-time series 26-16.
• Location: The Coliseum | Carrollton, Ga.
• Short Story: The Delta State University Statesmen lost their second straight conference game on the road against West Georgia on Saturday afternoon at the Coliseum. Devin Schmidt tied his career-high 35 points in the loss.

How It Happened

• Scoring was dispersed among seven Statesmen in the first half.
• The contest was tight from the start, featuring three ties and eight lead changes in the first 20 minutes of play.
• West Georgia owned the largest lead in the half at eight, 20-12, at the 12:36 mark, but it did not last long as the Statesmen gained ground.
• DSU capitalized on a 6:40 scoring draught by the Wolves.
• With Delta State owning the 36-34 advantage in the final minutes, UWG's Alex Abreu knocked down a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to gain the 37-36 lead at the break.
• Second-half action opened with each squad trading baskets until freshman PJ Davis sparked a 13-2 run, highlighted by jumpers from Schmidt and a 3-pointer from Jack Madgen. The Statesmen led by as many as 10, 56-46.
• West Georgia responded with nine unanswered points to cut the lead to three, 57-54, with 10:24 to go.
• Two more ties and six lead changes occurred over a five-minute span before UWG took the lead on a 3-pointer, 72-69.
• The Green-and-White inched within one but never could gain momentum to pull ahead. Delta State fell to West Georgia, 90-85, in its second straight loss.
• Although the Statesmen outshot the Wolves from the field and from beyond the arc, UWG took advantage of DSU's miscues by scoring 21 points off of 15 Delta State turnovers.
• As a team, the Statesmen went 29-of-55 from the field (52.7 percent), 9-of-21 from downtown (42.9 percent), and 18-of-24 from the line (75.0 percent).
• Schmidt led the Green-and-White in double-figures, tying his career-high 35 points. The sophomore went 13-for-22 from the field, including 4-for-9 from 3-point range. Madgen followed with 11 points.  
• Davis led the defensive battle, tying his career-high 12 rebounds.
   

Beyond the Numbers

• The Statesmen fell to the Wolves, 87-84, in their last matchup at Walter Sillers Coliseum earlier this season on Dec. 4.
• Delta State is one game out of first place in the Gulf South Conference after losing two straight to West Alabama and West Georgia.
• Devin Schmidt's 35-point performance ties his career-high previously established last season at home against West Alabama. Twenty of his total points came in the first half.
• PJ Davis also tied his career-high in rebounds, recording 12 boards.
   

Who's Next

• DSU will return home to Walter Sillers Coliseum to take on the Bulldogs of Union University on Thursday, Jan. 29 at 7:30 p.m. Philip Tang and Scott Wyant will have the call on the Statesmen Sports Network starting at 7:15 p.m.