LIVINGSTON, Ala. – Admir Radoncic scored a game-high 18 points to lead Eckerd College (1-1) to an 87-50 victory over the Delta State University men's basketball team on Sunday, Nov. 10 in the final game of the Gulf South Conference-Sunshine State Conference Crossover at Pruitt Hall. The 37 points are the largest margin in any game between the two schools.

The Statesmen (0-2), who shot a chilly 24 percent for the game, were led by Anderson McCoy's 12 points with Austin Laatsch chipping in 10 points.      

THE BASICS:
Score:  Eckerd 87 | Delta State 50
Records:  Tritons (1-1) | Statesmen (0-2)
Series: Delta State leads 5-3
Location | Time: Pruitt Hall | 2 PM
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HOW IT HAPPENED

• Despite a slow shooting night in the 1^st half, the Statesmen only trailed 20-10 at the 10:41 mark.
• Keyshaun Street scored eight of DSU's 18 points over the remainder of the half, as Eckerd led 40-28 at the break.
• O'sha Taylor-Douglas and Myron Hagins led the Tritons with nine points apiece at the break while the team shot 45percent from the field.
• Anderson McCoy's nine points topped DSU at the half, as the Statesmen shot a chilly 28 percent, including just 4-of-20. From 3-point range.
• In the 2^nd half, Delta State's offensive woes continued. The Statesmen shot just 19 percent, making 6-of-31 shots from the floor.
• While DSU struggled on the offensive end, Eckerd found its stride, as the Tritons connected on 62 percent of their attempts (16-of-26) on their way to the 87-50 victory.
• The Tritons out-rebounded the Statesmen 52-34, leading to an additional 18 second-chance points.
• Admir Radoncic led the Tritons with a game-high 18 points. He was joined in double figures by Travis Bianco (14), Myron Hagins (12) and Malcolm Whitlow (10).                       

 
TURNING POINT

• The Tritons outscored the Statesmen 29-8 over a 12-minute stretch in the 2^nd half that put the game. out of reach.

 
STAT OF THE GAME

• Delta State made 6-of-37 shots from 3-point range for 16.2 percent.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• The 37 attempts from 3-point range ties the DSU record for attempts in a game set previously against Johnson Bible College in 2015.
• McCoy finished the game with a career-high 12 points followed by Austin Laatsch with 10.
• Will Midlick, Michael Motley and Laatsch all scored at least five points in the 2^nd half.  

 
UP NEXT

• Delta State returns to Cleveland on Thursday, Nov. 14 for its home opener versus Lane College. Tipoff if set for 7 PM at Walter Sillers Coliseum.