Senior guard Aubrey McRae (Augusta, Ga.) produced the best week of his career, averaging 28.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.0 steals while shooting an unbelievable .727 (8-of-11) from three-point range. He also shot .680 (17-of-25) from the field overall and .778 (14-of-18) at the foul line.
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The Laker sharpshooter would open the week against Georgia Southwestern (1/30) with the best game of his career. In 34 minutes he dropped a career-high 30 points on 9-of-13 shooting from the field, 5-of-7 beyond the arc and 7-of-10 at the charity stripe. On top of his offensive exploits, McRae added seven boards, three assists and three steals in a 98-75 victory.
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He wouldn't be far off next time out when Clayton State closed out the week at rival Columbus State (2/2). In 33 minutes he went 8-of-12, knocking down three of four triples, on his way to 26 points and added six more caroms, two assists and a steal. That performance also topped his previous career-high of 25 points entering the week and led to a 90-81 victory at Columbus.
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It was the program's sixth straight win over the Cougars, eextending the longest in team history, and the first time they had won three straight on the road in the series.
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On the year he is averaging 14.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.3 steals while shooting .429 from the field, .403 from three-point range and .812 from the line.
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