Elisabetta Zengaro

Box Score

Delta State University DSU 8-3, 3-2

Valdosta State VSU 8-2, 4-1

Delta State University DSU

8-3, 3-2

Final

Dec. 17, 2015

Valdosta State VSU

8-2, 4-1

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Delta State University DSU	21	31	52
Valdosta State VSU	31	31	62

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 12/17/2015 9:34:00 PM | Caroline George

Blazers Top Delta State, 62-52

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VALDOSTA, Georgia – Delta State University men's basketball dropped a GSC contest at Valdosta State, 62-52, on Thursday night at The Complex.

Inside the Matchup

Score: Blazers 62, Statesmen 52
Records: Delta State (8-3, 3-2 GSC) | Valdosta (8-2, 4-1 GSC)
Series: VSU leads series 20-19
Location: The Complex | Valdosta, Ga. | 8 p.m. EST

How It Happened
Valdosta State opened the game on a 13-5 run to take an eight-point lead at the 14:55 mark.
Jack Madgen's jumper with 4:39 to go in the half put the Statesmen within striking distance, 18-17.
However, the Blazers closed out first-half action with a 13-4 run to take a 31-21 lead into the locker room.
VSU maintained its double-digit advantage in the second half until Devin Schmidt's 3-pointer at the 9:18 mark cut the lead to 44-37.
The Blazers jumped back out to a 10-point lead, 53-43, with 5:12 left on the game clock.
James Kilpatrick used a layup with one minute left to put Delta State within five, 57-52, but the Statesmen never scored again.
Valdosta went 5-of-7 at the charity stripe in the home stretch to take a 62-52 victory.

Notables
Delta State shot 34.6 percent from the field (18-of-52) and 11.8 percent from 3-point land (2-of-17); both are season-lows. DSU is now 5-12 all time at The Complex.
Schmidt was the lone Statesmen to score in double-figures with 16 points. The 6-foot-4 junior now has 1,375 career points to rank seventh on the all-time scoring list at DSU.
Madgen continues his climb to 1,000 career points. The senior guard needs 24 points, as he has 976 in his fourth year with the Green-and-White.