JACKSON, TENN. -- Union (Tenn.) University outscored the Delta State University men's basketball 6-2 over the final 1:04 to post a 75-69 win on Saturday afternoon at the Fred Delay Gymnasium.
 
Maalik Cartwright led the Statesmen offensively with 28 points and had six rebounds.

THE BASICS

Score:  Union (Tenn.) 75 | Delta State 69
Records: Statesmen 4-7 (4-7 GSC) | Bulldogs 9-5 (9-5 GSC)
Series: DSU leads 42-18
Location | Time: Fred Delay Gym | 3:00 PM
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HOW IT HAPPENED

• Union held an early 5-2 advantage before an Airen Brooks' 3-point play and a Maalik Cartwright jumper gave DSU a 7-5 lead 2:05 into the contest.
• Union went on a 7-0 run to take a 13-9 lead on a Dusan Djordjevic layup with 14:06 showing on the first half clock.
• The Bulldogs kept the lead between two and four points before Jaylen Lemons dialed up a 3-pointer to cut the UU advantage to 22-21 with 8:48 to go in the first half.
• Justin Debuck made a jumper to stretch the UU lead to 30-24 at the six-minute mark and then took a 34-27 advantage following a pair of Jeremiah Littlepage free throws with 4:41 to go.
• Brooks scored four points during a 6-0 run to cut the deficit to 34-33 with 1:41 left in the first half.
• Dubuck's two free throws with 1:19 left gave the Bulldogs a 36-33 halftime lead.
• Djordjevic scored the first four points to stretch the lead to 40-33 less than one minute into the second half.
• Delta State outscored Union 11-4 to whittle the deficit to 53-52 after a Cartwright layup with 9:12 remaining in the contest.
• Kelen Dietrich's 3-pointer capped a 5-0 spurt to tie the game at 57-57 with just over seven minutes to go in the second half.
• The game would be tied five times over the next 4:33 with Cartwright tying the game 65-65 with 2:47 to left in the contest.
• Union grabbed a 69-65 lead with 1:04 to go before Motley made it a 69-67 lead with 1:04 to play.
• Vick hit a jumper with 11 seconds left and made two free throws with one second left to give Union the 75-69 win.

TURNING POINT

• Hunter Vick's jumper with 11 seconds remaining gave Union a 73-69 advantage.

STAT OF THE GAME

• Union made 21-of-26 free throws for 80.8 percent on the afternoon. The Bulldogs were 15-of-17 in the second half and 6-of-9 in the first half.
• The Statesmen held a slim 9-8 lead at the 15:48 in first half but never led again after a Vick gave UU an 11-9 advantage with under 15 minutes to play in the first half.

NOTABLES

• Cartwright led the Statesmen with 28 points along with six rebounds.
• Brooks and Dietrich added 11 points apiece.
• Brooks grabbed a team-high seven rebounds.
• Vick scored 22 points to lead four Bulldogs in double figures.
• Ty Parks chipped in 14 points and nine rebounds for Union.

UP NEXT

• Delta State hosts the University of West Alabama for a two-game series on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. and Wednesday at 2:30 p.m.