Rasheide Bell
Katie Swaine
74
Delta State DSU 15-10 (11-7 GSC)
90
Winner Valdosta State VSU 20-5 (13-4 GSC)
Delta State DSU
15-10 (11-7 GSC)
74
Final
90
Valdosta State VSU
20-5 (13-4 GSC)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Delta State DSU 46 28 74
Valdosta State VSU 49 41 90

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Philip Tang

Valdosta Shoots Past the Statesmen

Valdosta, Ga. – The Delta State University men's basketball team fell to Valdosta State University Blazers 90-74 on Saturday afternoon. The Blazers hit 15 three point shots en route to the victory over the Statesmen. Rasheide Bell led the Green and White with 21 points.

THE BASICS:
Score:  Delta State 74 | VSU 90
Records:  Statesmen 15-10, 11-7 GSC | Blazers 20-5, 13-4 GSC
Series: DSU leads 25-22
Location | Time: The Complex | 3:00 PM
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HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Valdosta State came out of the gate on fire with Winston Morgan hitting three straight three to give an early 18-9 lead.
  •  The Blazers pushed the tempo all the way out to a 12 point lead with 15 minutes to go in the first half.
  • Slowly DSU started to chip away at the lead. Brett Warner and Rashiede Bell hit five three pointers to close the gap.
  • A Warner jumper gave Delta State its first lead with 1:35 left in the half but then VSU answered to take a 49-46 lead into the break.
  • DSU scored the first four points of the half to take a 50-49 lead.
  • Then it was a 17-0 run for VSU in the second half after DSU took the lead
  • The Blazers pushed the lead out to as many as 19 with 10 minutes to go in the game.
  • Matthew Wilson hit three straight three point shots to cut the lead back down to 11 with nine minutes to go.
  • Every time Delta State cut the lead down VSU had an answer. Beau Justice for the Blazers had a game high 27 points on 9-13 shooting.

TURNING POINT
  • A 4:45 scoring drought for the Statesmen led way to a 17-0 run for the Blazers and they never looked back.
 
STAT OF THE GAME
  • Delta State was 9-19 from beyond the arc while VSU was 15-27. 

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • Bell had his fifth game with 20 plus points.
  • Warner and Wilson were a combined 6-13 shooting from the three point line.
  • Both teams had 32 rebounds in the game.
  • The Statesmen only turned the ball over nine times with 14 assists.
 

UP NEXT
  • Delta State returns home to take on MC on Saturday, February 23 at 4:00 at Walter Sillers Coliseum. It will be senior day for the Statesmen.
 
 
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