CLEVELAND, Tenn. – Delta State's Devin Schmidt led the Statesmen with 27 points in DSU's 70-58 road loss to Lee University on Saturday night.

Inside the Matchup

• Score:  Lee 70 – Delta State 58  (Final)
• Records:  Lee (14-12, 9-12 GSC); Delta State (14-13, 11-10 GSC)
• Series: This marked the 4th meeting between the Statesmen and Flames. DSU owns the 3-1 series advantage.
• Location: Walker Arena | Cleveland, Tenn.
• Short Story: Delta State's Devin Schmidt led the Statesmen with 27 points in the 70-58 road loss to Lee University on Saturday night.

How It Happened

• Devin Schmidt was the only form of offense the Statesmen had seven minutes into the game, scoring all 14 points to notch the score at 17-14 in favor of Lee at the 13:06 mark.
• The Flames extended their lead to 21-16 with 10:45 left in the first half.
• Jamal Hester's put-back on a PJ Davis missed layup put the lead in Delta State's possession, 22-21, at the 6:39 mark.
• The score was deadlocked at 22-22 just seconds later before Lee came away with the lead. DSU trailed 29-24 to head into the locker room.
• Out of the break, Lee University led by as many as 11, 51-40, with 9:40 remaining in the contest, the largest lead of the night at that point, before the Statesmen began to close the gap.
• LU halted Delta State's comeback attempt, reeling off a 15-4 run down the home stretch.
• The Green-and-White dropped their second straight road game, 70-58.
• Schmidt led all scorers with 27 points. Davis added a double-double, 13 points and 10 boards, his seventh of the season.
• On the night, Delta State shot 34.5 percent (20-of-58) from the field, 31.3 percent (5-of-16) from 3-point land, and 59.1 percent (13-of-22) from the charity stripe.

 
Beyond the Numbers

• Devin Schmidt has now scored 15-plus points in 22 out of the total 27 games this season. The Sevierville, Tenn. native has also dropped 20-plus points in five of the last six games.
• The Flames held DSU to its lowest field-goal percentage all season (34.5%), as well as from the line (59.1%)
   

Who's Next

• The Statesmen will wrap up regular season play on Thursday, Feb. 26 at Walter Sillers Coliseum, as DSU welcomes in-state rival Mississippi College on Senior Day. LaQuavius Cotton and Alister Chisholm will be honored. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m.