Christian Chambers
Kyle Hess
92
Winner Carson-Newman C-N 3-1,0-0 SAC
89
Clayton St. CSU 0-6,0-0 Peach Belt
Winner
Carson-Newman C-N
3-1,0-0 SAC
92
Final
89
Clayton St. CSU
0-6,0-0 Peach Belt
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Carson-Newman C-N 41 51 92
Clayton St. CSU 35 54 89

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Sam Viebrock, Assistant AD for Communication, SamuelViebrock@clayton.edu

The Lakers Suffer a 92-89 Setback on the Eve of Thanksgiving

Christian Chambers posted a 30-point effort

MORROW, Ga. – The Clayton State University men's basketball team played the Eagles of Carson-Newman on the eve of Thanksgiving at the Loch.  The Eagles squeaked out a 92-89 victory over the Lakers. 
 
Christian Chambers got off to a fast start for the Lakers as he made a three-pointer and a jumper.  The Lakers took a 5-2 lead.  After the Eagles made a three, Ricardo Saams Jr. scored the next five points and the Lakers led, 10-5.  After Wes Williams drained a three-pointer to make the score, 13-8, Carson-Newman went on a 10-4 run and made the score, 18-17.  With 6:35 left in the half and with the Eagles up 29-24, Jalen Shaw and Chambers combined for the next five Laker points and tied the game at 29. 
 
The end of the half went back-and-forth as neither team could gain any momentum until the final minute.  The Eagles hit back-to-back threes in the final 40 seconds and they led 41-35 going into the half. 
 
Halftime: Carson-Newman 41, Clayton State 35
 
The two teams traded baskets in the first five minutes of the second half.  Saams Jr., Baqi Lecky, Bryce Weinmunson, and Kobie Johnson all made field goals during that stretch.  The Lakers cut the deficit to 50-47.  With 10 minutes left, the two teams kept trading shots as neither team could distance themselves away from one another.  Travis Harper II made a couple of big three-points with 7:30 to go in the game.  The Lakers led 68-67. 
 
With the Lakers up 87-86 with 48 seconds left, the Eagles scored six of the final eight points of the game and won 92-89. 
 
GAME VITALS
Final: Carson-Newman 92, Clayton State 89
Records: Carson-Newman: 3-1 | Clayton State: 0-6
Location: The Loch | Clayton State University | Morrow, Ga.
 
QUICK HITS
  • Chambers led the Lakers with 30 points on 11-of-20 shooting.
  • Saams Jr. and Harper II followed with 20 and 15 points, respectively.
  • Shaw led the Lakers with 11 boards. 
  • The Lakers shot 69% from the field and 66% from behind the arc in the second half.
  • Saams Jr. added seven boards.
  • Johnson led the Lakers with five assists.
 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Lakers stay at the Loch as they host the Tigers of Savannah State on Saturday, December 3rd.  Tipoff is set for 2 p.m.
 
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