CLEVELAND, Miss. -- The Delta State University men's basketball team had four different players score in double figures, led by 16 points, seven rebounds, and four assists from Maalik Cartwright, and used a 14-2 run early in the second half to dispatch Christian Brothers University 66-59 on Saturday night.
 
THE TIP-OFF:
Score: DSU 66 | CBU 59
Records: DSU 5-6 (4-1 GSC) | CBU 4-7 (1-3 GSC)
Series: Delta State leads the series 64-44
Venue | City: Walter Sillers Coliseum | Cleveland, Miss.
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STATS OF THE GAME:

• Delta State won the turnover battle and the battle on the boards. The Statesmen out-rebounded the Bucs 31-30, and had eight turnovers to CBU's 10.
• Christian Brothers was just 4-for-10 from the free throw line, while the Statesmen went 8-for-13 (62 percent).
• Maalik Cartwright led the Green and White with 16 points, seven rebounds, four assists, while Kasey Walker-Gregg notched 15 points, three rebounds, and four assists. 
• Aiden Ruthsatz tallied 18 points to lead all scorers, and also added seven rebounds, and four assists.
• Down one at the half, CBU took the lead on a Nick Deifel layup with 18:44 to play in the game. 
• Delta State responded with a 14-2 run to the 13:35 mark of the game, getting buckets from five different players, to take a 10-point lead that they would not relinquish. 

UP NEXT:

The Statesmen play the final game of 2021 at Walter Sillers Coliseum on Monday, Dec. 20 at 7:30 p.m., as they host Union (Tenn.) University.