MORROW, Ga. – The Clayton State University men's basketball team hosted Augusta University for a mid-week PBC matchup inside the Loch. The Lakers fall, 82-60.  
 
The Lakers saw early threes from Andre Young and DJ Wright to start the game and led, 6-2.  The two teams then back-and-fourth and found themselves tied at 10.  Then, a pair of threes by Wright made the score, 18-13.  With the Lakers up, 22-19, Augusta went on a 15-2 run to essentially end the half and made the score 37-24. 
 
Justin Evans buried a step-back jumper to end the half but the Lakers trailed, 37-26 at the halftime break.  Wright led the Lakers with 11 points and three rebounds.  Joey Thomas stole three passes. 
 
Halftime: Augusta 37, Clayton State 26
 
The second half was controlled mostly by Augusta.  Early in the half, Wright continued his strong day as he buried a three and a jumper to make the score, 49-35.  Young then scored the next nine points for the Lakers and made the score, 57-44.  Thomas, Evans, Wright, and Bell all had baskets down the stretch, but Augusta answered after every basket. 
 
The Lakers dropped this game 82-60. 
 
QUICK HITS

• Wright led the Lakers with 20 points
• Young followed with 18 points and went 6-for-7 from the free throw line. 
• The Lakers were 13-for-14 from the charity strike.
• Jojo Bell led the team with six boards.
• Both Bell and Eddie Page blocked three shots

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Lakers (2-23 (1-16 PBC)) travel down to the Lowcountry of South Carolina to play USC Beaufort on Saturday, February 21^st at 7:30 p.m.
 
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