Matthew Wilson
Elisabetta Zengaro
85
Winner Eckerd EC 0-0, 0-0
78
Delta State DSU 0-0, 0-0
Winner
Eckerd EC
0-0, 0-0
85
Final
78
Delta State DSU
0-0, 0-0
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Eckerd EC 51 34 85
Delta State DSU 49 29 78

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Fred Sington

Statesmen Drop Season Opener To Eckerd, 85-78

LAKELAND, Fla. – Matthew Wilson scored 21 points to lead four players in double figures but a late scoring run lifted Eckerd College (1-0) to a 85-78 win over Delta State University (0-1) men's basketball on Friday.
 
Brett Warner scored 14 points followed by Justin Slocum with 11 and Cedric Harper with 10 points.
The Statesmen could not overcome Eckerd's 14-3 run that yielded the Tritons 76-66 lead with 3:44 left in the second half.

THE BASICS:
Score:  Eckerd College  85|  Delta State 78
Records: Statesmen 0-1 | Tritons1-0
Series: DSU leads 5-2
Location | Time:  Jenkins Fieldhouse | Lakeland, Fla. | 12 p.m. CT
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INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
  • Mathew Wilson led four Statesmen in double figures with 18 points, connecting on 4-of-5 3-pointers for the contest.
  • Brett Warner scored 14 points and had five rebounds and Justin Slocum added 11 points and a team-high seven boards.
  • Cedric Harper scored 10 points and collected six rebounds in his first regular season game back after missing the 2017-18 season due to an injury.
  • Armin Radoncic led the Tritons with 21 points followed by Gianni Dailey and Myron Hagins with 16 points apiece.
  • Marco Behori had led Eckerd with eight rebounds.
  • The Statesmen shot 57.4 percent from the floor, making 31-of-54 shots and went 8-for-14 from beyond the arc.
  • Eckerd shot 41.5 percent from the floor but made up by making 19-of-26 free throws.
INSIDE THE FLOW:
  • The Tritons built an early 10-2 lead after a Kristiyan Stavrev 3-pointer just 3:28 into the contest.
  • A Justin Slocum jumper in the paint helped the Statesmen trim the EC advantage to 20-15 with 14:06 left in the first half.
  • Trailing 27-20, the Statesmen went on an 8-0 run to take a 28-27 lead on Cedric Harper's basket with 5:25 remaining.
  • AJ Cockrell scored the Statesmen's final four points of the half to cut the Eckerd lead to 40-28 at halftime.
  • The Statesmen held a 63-62 lead on a Matthew Wilson 3-pointer with 7:44 left in the second half.
  • Radoncic scored eight points to lead an Eckerd 14-3 run to retake the lead and go ahead 76-66 with 3:44 left in the contest.
  • The Statesmen cut the deficit to 77-73 on a Brett Warner three with 2:18 left only to see EC outscored DSU 8-2 to end the game.
 
DIFFERENCE MAKERS:
  • The Statesmen could not overcome Eckerd's 14-3 run that yielded the Tritons 76-66 lead with 3:44 left in the second half.
  • Eckered College got 19 points from the charity stripe on 26 attempts
 
NOTABLES:
  • Brett Warner made 2-for-7 3-pointers moving past Brad Longino for fourth in career 3-pointers attempted with 412. The Collierville, Tenn., native made two  3-pointers moved into a tie with Larry Walker (1997-99) for fifth all-time on the all-time 3-pointers made list with 144.
  • The Statesmen are 4-2 under Head Coach Jim Boone and 38-35 all-time in season openers.
  • The Green-and-White improved/fell to 6-4 in the GSC/SSC Crossover and are now 5-1 overall against the Tritons, 4-1 in the GSC/SSC crossover.
  • Cedric Harper
UP NEXT:
  • Delta State returns to action against host No. 22 Florida Southern College on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. CT.
 
 
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