CLEVELAND, Miss. – Delta State University men's basketball (3-2) shot a red hot 66 percent in the second half on its way to a 84-66 win over Cumberland University (6-2) on Saturday at Walter Sillers Coliseum.
Brett Warner led the Statesmen with 18 points followed by
Justin Slocum with 14 points all in the second half.
Armon Benford had a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds and
Cedric Harper chipped in 11 points to round out the four Statesmen in double figures.
THE BASICS:
Score: Delta State 84 | Cumberland University 66
Records: Statesmen 3-2 | Phenix 6-2
Series: DSU leads 3-0
Location | Time: Walter Sillers Coliseum | 4 PM
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- A tight first half saw seven ties and seven lead changes.
- 25-17 on Cameron Burkett 3-pointer with 4:15 left in the first half.
- Cumberland closed the half with a 13-2 run to take a 30-27 lead into the break after an Asher Blum 3-pointer at the buzzer.
- The Statesmen opened the second half on an 11-2 run to take a 38-32 lead on a Burkett layup at the 17:45 mark.
- A pair of made free throws by Brett Warner and Armon Benford gave the Statesmen a 53-42 lead with 12:33 left in the second half.
- The Statesmen lead was cut to 53-47 before a 13-4 spurt opened up a 66-51 advantage after a Warner baseline jump shot with 6:58 remaining.
- An AJ Cockrell layup gave the Statesmen an 81-62 lead at the 2:04 mark of the second half.
TURNING POINT
- The Statesmen opened the second half on and 11-2 run take the lead for good before going on a 13-4 run to take stretch the lead to 66-51 with 6:58 left.
STAT OF THE GAME
- Delta State had a 36-16 advantage in the paint and 18 points off 16 CU turnovers.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- The Statesmen have won three straight games since starting the season 0-2.
- Warner led the Statesmen with 18 points along with three assists.
- Justin Slocum followed Warner with 14 points, all in the second half.
- Cedric Harper had 11 points and Armon Benford had 11 points and 12 rebounds.
- Jason Williams led the Phoenix with 15 points followed Asher Blum with 14 points and Tranard Chester with 12.
- Ty Sean Powell led CU with seven rebounds.
UP NEXT
- The Statesmen open up Gulf South Conference play against the University of West Alabama on Sat., Nov. 29 at 4 p.m.
