GAME NOTES: Delta State vs. West Florida/Valdosta State (2.4-6.16) CLEVELAND, Mississippi – Delta State University men's basketball hosts West Florida and Valdosta State this week in a pair of Gulf South Conference contests.
| STATESMEN GAME DAY INFORMATION |
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| Date/Location | Feb. 4-6, 2016 | Walter Sillers Coliseum | Cleveland, Miss. |
| Tip-off Time | West Florida – 7:30 p.m.
Valdosta State – 4 p.m. |
| Records | Statesmen (14-7, 9-6 GSC) | Argos (3-15, 2-13 GSC)
Blazers (12-8, 8-7 GSC) |
| Series History | UWF: DSU leads series 12-5
VSU: VSU leads series 20-19 |
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The Statesmen ended an offensive lag and a three-game losing streak with a 69-39 win at Christian Brothers on Jan. 30. In its three-game losing streak, Delta State shot 34.0 percent. Against the Bucs, DSU shot 48.9 percent from the field and held CBU to 39 points and 26.3 percent shooting, both season lows.
This week, Delta State welcomes West Florida and Valdosta to Walter Sillers Coliseum. In the first meeting with the Argos, DSU won 69-64 on Dec. 19.
Devin Schmidt led five players in double figures with his first double-double of the season (18 points, 11 assists). UWF's Austin Somerfield led all scorers and two Argos in double-figures with 20 points.
DSU dropped the contest at Valdosta 62-52 on Dec. 17. Schmidt led the Statesmen with 16 points, while VSU's Justin Simon led three Blazers in double-figures with 17 points to lead all scorers. DSU recorded a season-high 22 turnovers.
The Green-and-White remain at the top of the league's defensive statistical categories. They rank first in scoring defense (65.9 ppg), field goal percentage defense (39.9%) and rebounding offense (39.9 rpg). DSU also ranks first in free-throw percentage (74.6%), led by senior
Jack Madgen who leads the GSC (89.7%).
Schmidt, a native of Sevierville, Tennessee, eclipsed 1,600 career points at Christian Brothers. The junior guard now has 1,619 career points and needs 181 points to become the all-time leading scorer. He can accomplish the feat if he averages 25.9 points in the remaining regular season contests and needs seven made 3-pointers to take the top spot in the DSU record book in three-pointers made and attempted. Averaging 24.2 points per game, he ranks second in the league and is tied for fifth in NCAA Div. II.
