CLEVELAND, Miss. – The Delta State University men's basketball team won a thrilling double overtime game over Auburn Montgomery on Saturday 97-88. Maalik Cartwright's career high 29 points lead the Statesmen basketball team to victory The win breaks the seven game slide the Statesmen have been on.
 
THE BASICS:
Score: Delta State 97 | Auburn Montgomery 88
Records: Statesmen (8-13, 4-9 GSC) | Warhawks (10-12, 5-8 GSC)
Series: DSU leads series 7-1
Location | Time: Walter Sillers Coliseum | 4:00 PM
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HOW IT HAPPENED

• AUM led 6-4 with 17:23 remaining in the first half.
• Delta State answered back with a three from Cam Burkett to take a 7-6 lead 16:34 remaining in the half.
• The Warhawks led by one, 8-7 going into the 15:49 media timeout.
• Another three ball from Burkett tied the game at 10 apiece with 14:38 left in the first.
• Delta State took the lead 12-10 after a layup by Anderson McCoy with 13:54 remaining.
• Going into the 11:55 media timeout the game was tied at 14 apiece.
• A basket and one from Austin Laatsch gave the Statesmen a three-point lead, 17-14 with 10:49 left in the half.
• A 6-0 run by the Statesmen extended their lead to 23-16 with 9:33 left in the half.
• Maalik Cartwright's dunk with 8:13 left in the half gave DSU an 11-point lead, 28-17.
• With 6:01 remaining in the first half the Statesmen still lead by 11, 32-21.
• Delta State led by 10, 34-24 going into the 3:47 media timeout.
• Airen Brook's three put the Statesmen up 13, 39-26 with 2:47 left in the half.
• DSU took a 12-point lead, 42-30 into halftime. Cartwright led the Statesmen in scoring with 12. Carlos Bell and Maharrith Jackson led the Warhawks with 6 apiece.
• Delta State still led by 12, 49-37 with 17:31 left in the second half.
• Going into the 15:53 media timeout the Statesmen still led by 12, 52-40.
• An 8-0 run by AUM cut the Statesmen's lead to six, 52-46 with 14:51 left in the game.
• Delta State's lead had been cut to just one, 55-54 after an8-1 run by AUM with 11:34 left in the period.
• The Warhawks took a one-point lead, 58-57 after a layup by Jackson with 9:30 remaining in the half.
• A three pointer by Jeremiah Bozeman gave the Warhawks a one-point lead, 72-71 going into the 4:00 media timeout.
• With a minute remaining the Warhawks led DSU 74-73.
• A clutch jumper from Keyshuan Street tied the game at 75-75, forcing an overtime.
• The Warhawks took an early four-point lead, 79-75 with 3:40 left in overtime.
• A three pointer from Airen Brooks gave the Statesmen a one-point lead, 80-79 with 2:03 left in overtime.
• Neither team was able to take a substantial lead in the first overtime resulting in a second overtime tied at 83 apiece.
• A jumper from Brooks opened up the second overtime giving the Statesmen an 85-83 with 4:38 left in overtime.
• AUM called a timeout with 3:09 left on the clock. Delta State led by seven, 90-83.
• With 1:42 remaining in overtime the Statesmen led by six, 92-86.
• DSU went on to defeat AUM by nine, 97-88 in double overtime.

TURNING POINT

• Airen Brooks and Savvas Georgiadis hit back to back jumpers in the second overtime to give DSU a five point lead and the Statesmen never looked back.

STAT OF THE GAME

• Maalik Cartwright shot an 81% from the field for the Statesmen.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE

• The Statesmen shot a 52% from the field compared to the Warhawks 37%.
• Maalik Cartwright recorded his 2^nd double-double in a row after scoring 29 points and grabbing 13 rebounds. Cartwright also set a new career high with 29 points.
• Airen Brooks also recorded a double-double, his eighth of the season. Brooks scored 17 points and snagged 10 rebounds.
• Delta State outscored the Warhawks 48-38 in the paint.

 
 
UP NEXT

• Statesmen will hit the road to take on Christian Brothers on February 6^th at 7:30 pm.