Box Score

Lee University LU 9-17, 7-14 GSC

Delta State University DSU 18-9, 13-8 GSC

Lee University LU

9-17, 7-14 GSC

Final

Feb. 20, 2016

Delta State University DSU

18-9, 13-8 GSC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Lee University LU	36	29	65
Delta State University DSU	27	44	71

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 2/20/2016 7:37:00 PM | Caroline George

Boone Wins 500th in 71-65 Win over Lee on Senior Day

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CLEVELAND, Mississippi – Head Coach Jim Boone earned his 500^th career win in Delta State University's 71-65 victory over Lee University on Saturday. Jack Madgen, Zelvin Smith and Declan Harrick were honored for Senior Day.

Inside the Matchup

Score: Statesmen 71, Flames 65
Records: Delta State (18-9, 13-8 GSC) | Lee(9-17, 7-14 GSC)
Series: DSU leads series 5-1
Location: Walter Sillers Coliseum | Cleveland, Miss. | 4 p.m.

How It Happened
Lee scored the first basket of the night at the 19:50 mark to take the 2-0 lead. The score was tied once, but the Flames maintained the advantage over the next seven minutes.
Devin Schmidt's layup notched the score at 15-14 with 10:09 left in the first half. That was DSU's last lead until the second half.
The Flames took their largest lead of the night, 13, on a Chase Cullen fastbreak dunk at the 3:13 mark, giving LU the 32-19 advantage.
Delta State trailed Lee 36-27 at halftime.
Lee held the momentum through the start of second-half action. The Statesmen were down by 12, 45-33, with 14:51 remaining on the clock before they mounted a comeback.
The Green-and-White sparked a 10-1 run, capped off by a pair of Jack Madgen free throws at the 7:05 mark that gave Delta State its first lead, 51-10, since the first half. DSU never lost the lead again.
A Schmidt 3-pointer gave Delta State its largest lead of the game, 67-55, with 1:27 left on the game clock.
The Statesmen went on to win 71-65.

Notables
Schmidt led all scorers with his ninth 30-point game of the season, dropping 35 points. PJ Davis joined Schmidt in double figures with 10 points for his sixth double-figure performance in seven games.
A junior guard, Schmidt moved into second place on the all-time scoring list at Delta State, passing Sammy Little (1966-69) with 1,781 career points. The Sevierville, Tenn., native now has 1,795 points and needs five to become the all-time leading scorer.
Head Coach Jim Boone tallied his 500^th career win in the victory over Lee. The Winfield, W.V., native is in his 30^th season as a head coach and has had coaching stints at Div. 1 and II schools: California (PA), Robert Morris, Eastern Michigan, Tusculum and West Virginia Wesleyan.