SAINT AUGUSTINE, Fla. – The Clayton State University men's basketball team suffered a 71-62 road loss at. Flagler College on Saturday afternoon. 
 
The Lakers and Saints traded the first 16 points of the game saw the score deadlocked at eight.  Lay Davis scored four of the eight points for the Lakers.  At the score, 10-8, the Saints went on a 10-3 run and led 18-11.  The Lakers then responded with a dunk by Yannis Woods and a layup by Mason Pierre to cut the lead down to three at 18-15.  The Saints led by as much as 10 in the half and jumped out to a 36-28 lead going into the halftime break.  Woods tossed in six of the final eight points for the Lakers. 
 
Halftime: Flagler 36, Clayton State 28
 
Flagler extended their lead in the early-going of the half to 11 at 43-32 but the Lakers saw a pair of three-pointers from Christian Chambers and a dunk by Woods and suddenly, the Saint lead was down to three at 43-40.  At the score, 46-42, the Saints continued to pace play and went on an 11-4 run and led, 57-46.  Jamall Clyce hit a pair of jumpers on the run. 
 
The Saints led by as much as 15 in the second half and the Lakers were unable to overcome that deficit and fell to Flagler, 71-62.  Aaron Pitts scored the final five points in the final moments of the game. 
 
QUICK HITS

• Woods led the team with 15 points and nine boards.  Yannis shot 7-for-8 from the field. 
• Pitts finished with 11 points, four assists, and four boards. 
• The Lakers outrebounded Flagler, 34-32. 
• Both teams only attempted nine free throws. 
• The story of the game was Flagler buried 10 threes and the Lakers only hit four. 

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Lakers (7-17 (1-13 PBC)) welcomes Georgia College & State University to the Loch for Breast Cancer Awareness Night on Wednesday, February 19^th at 7:30 p.m.
 
 
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