Keyshaun Street
Camila Segura Sevillano
85
Winner Delta St. Delta 2-2,0-0 Gulf South
77
LeMoyne-Owen LOC 0-1,0-0 SIAC
Winner
Delta St. Delta
2-2,0-0 Gulf South
85
Final
77
LeMoyne-Owen LOC
0-1,0-0 SIAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Delta St. Delta 52 33 85
LeMoyne-Owen LOC 37 40 77

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Philip Tang

Statesmen Earn Second Straight Win as They Hang on to Defeat Lemoyne-Owen College

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Delta State University men's basketball team won their second straight game on Saturday afternoon defeating Lemoyne-Owen College 85-77. It is the second straight win for the Statesmen to improve their record to 2-2 on the season. It was the first loss of the season for the Magicians as they are now 2-1. The game marks the 13th meeting between the schools and the first since 2016, an 89-61 Statesmen win. DSU leads the series 8-5. Airen Brooks scored a career high 27 points in the win

THE BASICS:
Score:  Delta State 85 | LOC 77
Records:  Statesmen 2-2 | Magicians 21
Series: DSU leads 8-5
Location | Time: Bruce Hall | 4:00 PM
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HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Delta State started out fast hitting back to back three point shots from Brooks and Keyshaun Street.
  • A three pointer from Brooks and Anderson McCoy made the score 25-13 halfway through the first half and forced a timeout from Lemoyne-Owen.
  • DSU started pushing through drives in the paint as Austin Laatsch, Cameron Burkett, and Michael Motley all had layups.
  • Keyshaun Street hit a three point shot right before the halftime buzzer to make it 52-37 at the half.
  • In the second half, LOC started to cut into the lead thanks to free throws as they were 10-18 from charity.
  • Every time the Magicians started to close the gap, Street had a jumper or a layup to answer for the Green and White.
  • Lemoyne-Owen managed to cut it down to 82-77 with 30 seconds left but DSU hit their free throws to preserve the win

TURNING POINT
  • Over the last two minutes of the first half, DSU went on a 9-4 run to push the Statesmen nout by 15 and they never looked back.
 
STAT OF THE GAME
  • Delta State was 12-25 from beyond the arc while LOC was 4-16. 

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • Statesmen had four players in double figures.
  • Brooks was one rebound away from another double-double.
  • LOC was 0-5 from beyond the arc in the second half.
  • LOC outscored the Statesmen in the paint 48-34.
 

UP NEXT
  • Delta State returns home to take on MUW on Monday, November 18 at 7:00 at Walter Sillers Coliseum.
 
 
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