CLEVELAND, Miss. -- The Delta State University Statesmen shot 60 percent from the field (33-for-55) and 50 percent from three-point territory (6-for-12), but fell to Union (Tenn.) University 92-79 on Friday evening at Walter Sillers Coliseum.
THE BASICS:
Score: Union (Tenn.) 92 | Delta State 79
Records: Statesmen 0-1 (0-1 GSC) | Bulldogs 3-2 (3-2 GSC)
Series: 41-17
Location | Time: Walter Sillers Coliseum | 6:30 PM
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- Union (Tenn.) hit their first five shots from the field, all three-pointers, as they built a 15-7 lead in the game's first four minutes.
- The Statesmen cut it to five, 19-14, with 13:34 to go in the first half.
- A pair of three-pointers by Michael Motley and a pair of buckets from Maalik Cartwright helped the Statesmen on a 16-11 run to tie the game at 30-30 at the 6:21 mark of the first half.
- The Bullodgs used another run, this time a 16-4 spurt, as they built a 47-39 lead at the break.
- Cartwright scored three straight buckets for the Statesmen as part of a 6-5 trade off to pull the Green and White within seven points, 52-45.
- Union (Tenn.) continued to push the lead to double-digits, and the Statesmen cut it to eight with 15:18 to play, but the Bulldogs raced back in front by as much as 19 points late in the contest.
TURNING POINT
- The Statesmen cut the lead down to seven points with 18:04 to go in the second half, but a 24-12 spurt by Union (Tenn.) made it 74-55 and put the game out of reach of DSU.
STAT OF THE GAME
- The Bulldogs had 20 points off of turnovers and 20 second chance points to just nine points off turnovers and seven second chance points for the Green and White.
NOTABLES
UP NEXT
- Delta State hosts Union (Tenn.) University at Walter Sillers Coliseum for the second game of the series. Tip off is scheduled for 2:30 p.m.
