MEMPHIS, Tenn. - After Brett Warner's buzzer-beater to sink Montevallo on the road, the Statesmen travel to Christian Brothers on Wednesday, Feb. 14 at 7 p.m. for a Valentine's Day matchup with the Bucs at Canale Arena in Gulf South Conference action.
 

STATESMEN GAME DAY INFO
Date	Feb. 8: DSU vs. CBU
Tip-Off Location/Time	Feb. 14: Canale Arena - 7 P.M.
Series History/Last Meeting	DSU leads series 58-39  - 11.30.17 | DSU L, 74-61
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Game Notes	Delta State vs. CBU

 

ABOUT DELTA STATE:

• WARNER BEATS THE HORN, SINKS FALCONS: Junior Brett Warner drained his second buzzer-beating shot in the last calendar year. Warner's triple from straight away beat the buzzer by 0.3 seconds as the Statesmen edged Montevallo 58-55 on the road. Warner's shot makes two game-winners in the last 364 days, after his first game-winning shot in a DSU uniform, a right-wing triple, downed Shorter 82-81 on Feb. 11, 2017.
• DAVIS DOING HIS PART: Senior forward PJ Davis continues to help spearhead offensive and defensive attacks. The Cleveland, Miss. native is averaging 15.9 points per game, 6.0 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.5 blocks per game. Davis leads the team in rebounding (150 total - 57 Off., 93 Def.) and blocks (38), and ranks second in the GSC in blocks per game (1.5).
• DAVIS, WARNER CLIMBING THE CHARTS: PJ Davis and Brett Warner are both etching themselves into the Delta State record books as the season progresses. Davis sits in 11th all-time in scoring, tallying 1,243 career points in his career. He is seven points away from passing Gerald Glass (1986-1987), who sits in 10th with 1,249 points. Davis has climbed into the top 10 in school history in rebounding, as he sits in 8th with 705 career boards. He needs nine rebounds to pass Devin Schmidt and Norris Ashley, who sit tied for seventh all-time with 713. Davis has played in every game since his freshman year, totaling 116 games played and 64 starts, which ties him for 6th place with Jack Madgen (2012-2016). Davis' 192 blocks is a school record and 4th all-time in the GSC. He needs four more to pass Jon Rogers (195 blocks for Valdosta State from 2002-2006) for third place in GSC history. He is also 10th in made field goals (493), 8th in made free throws (245) and 7th in free throws attempted (359). Warner is 7th in school history in three-pointers made (130) and ranks 5th in school history in three-point field goals attempted (366).
• STATESMEN DEFENSE ANCHORS THE SQUAD: Delta State leads the way in the Gulf South Conference in scoring defense, giving up 64.2 points per game. The Statesmen are also 8th in the NCAA in that category. DSU is tied with Hillsdale in that category and are just 0.2 points behind Point Loma (64.0), who sits in 6th. 

ABOUT CHRISTIAN BROTHERS:
 

• LAST TIME OUT: The CBU Bucs defeated the Statesmen 74-61 back on Nov. 30 of this season, led by Adam Dieball's 24 points, nine rebounds and four assists. Delta State was led by Brett Warner's 23 points, four rebounds and three assists while playing all 40 minutes of the contest. After trailing by as much as 12 points in the first half, DSU built a four-point, 49-45 lead with 14:55 to go on a pair of Brett Warner three-pointers. CBU, however, outscored DSU 29-12 the rest of the way to secure the win. 
• LARKIN, DIEBALL SET THE TONE FOR CBU: Led by senior guard Jeff Larkin and junior forward Adam Dieball, the Bucs are 18-7 overall and 10-7 in GSC play. Larkin, hailing from Cincinnati, Ohio, leads the team in averaging 18.0 points per game. Larkin adds 4.9 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.6 assists per content in over 37 minutes per night. Fellow Cincinnati, Ohio native Adam Dieball has helped make the duo one of the best one-two punches in the GSC. Dieball averaged 17.9 points and 5.0 rebounds, and his 6.4 assists per game is tops in the league. 
• CBU HOLDING STEADY IN FOUR SPOT: The top four seeds host a first round Super Tuesday game to open the GSC tournament, and the Bucs currently sit in fourth place in the GSC standings at 10-7 as the regular season winds down. The Statesmen are currently tied with Montevallo for the fifth spot, but with the tie breaker over the Falcons, DSU (9-8) sits in fifth place and trails CBU by just one game for the final host spot with three games left to play. 

UP NEXT:

After visiting CBU, the Statesmen return home to close out the regular season against Lee and Mississippi College. The Statesmen host the Flames on Saturday, Feb. 17 at 4 p.m., and then host Mississippi College for a #BEATmc White Out at Walter Sillers Coliseum on Thursday, Feb. 22 at 7:30 p.m.