Dates Morehouse Graphic
79
Winner Clayton St. CSU 4-2,0-0 Peach Belt
76
Morehouse More 1-4,0-0 SIAC
Winner
Clayton St. CSU
4-2,0-0 Peach Belt
79
Final
76
Morehouse More
1-4,0-0 SIAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Clayton St. CSU 40 39 79
Morehouse More 43 33 76

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

Dates Tosses in 25 in 79-76 Win Over Morehouse

Three of five starters for the Lakers scored in double-figures

ATLANTA—The Clayton State University men's basketball team travelled up the road to face Morehouse College on Saturday afternoon.  The Lakers pulled out a 79-76 win and moved to 2-0 on the road this season. 
 
Morehouse jumped out to a 13-5 lead early in the first half.  Lay Davis, Jamall Clyce, and Jojo Bell supplied the points for the Lakers.  Then, Dashaun Joseph and Elijah Dates buried three-balls and made the score 16-11.  At 16 all, the Maroon Tigers went on a 12-5 run and made the score 28-21.  The half looked like Morehouse was going to run away with it until Dates hit another three and Davis made a jumper and cut the game to 34-31 with 3:20 left. 
 
The Maroon Tigers finished the half on a 9-4 run and 43-35 going into the halftime break. 
 
Halftime: Morehouse 43, Clayton State 35
 
The Lakers got off to a hot start in the second half as they started the half on a 6-0 run and took the lead at 46-43.  The Maroon Tigers countered with a 6-0 run of their own and retook the lead at 49-46.  The Lakers then saw DJ Wright bury a trio of threes and Bell hit one of his own and the Lakers led 58-52.  The game went back-and-forth through the middle stages of the half and Morehouse knotted the game up at 64 with 7:30 left.  After Dates made a jumper at 66-64, Morehouse went on a 6-0 run and went up 70-66 with a little under four minutes left in the game. 
 
The Lakers quickly responded with an 11-3 in and took a 77-73 lead.  Dates drained four free throws, and Joseph buried a pair of field goals during that run.  The Lakers used timely offense in the late stages of the game and defeated the Maroon Tigers, 79-76. 
 
QUICK HITS
  • Dates led the Lakers with 25 points off the bench, shooting 7-for-10 from the field and 4-for-5 from beyond the arc.  He also shot a perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line.
  • Three of five starters scored in double-figures. 
  • Aaron Pitts led the Lakers with eight assists.
  • Pitts, Bell, and Davis led the Lakers with four boards. 
  • The Lakers shot a blistering 62.5% from the field and 67% from beyond the arc. 
 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Lakers (4-2) host Elizabeth City State University on Tuesday, November 26th at noon inside the Loch.   
 
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