Page Columbus State
Christian Grier
87
Clayton St. CSU 2-21,1-14 Peach Belt
93
Winner Columbus St. CSU 16-7,10-5 Peach Belt
Clayton St. CSU
2-21,1-14 Peach Belt
87
Final
93
Columbus St. CSU
16-7,10-5 Peach Belt
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
Clayton St. CSU 37 41 9 87
Columbus St. CSU 40 38 15 93

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

Laker Men's Basketball Falls in Overtime Thriller to Columbus State

Andre Young Led the Lakers with 25 Points

COLUMBUS, Ga. – The Clayton State University men's basketball team took Columbus State to overtime but ultimately fell, 93-87, on Saturday afternoon.  A pair of Lakers scored 20 or more points. 
 
Neither team could gather any momentum in the first 10 minutes of the game as the Lakers and Cougars were deadlocked at 16.  Jojo Bell, Eddie Page, and Andre Young all hit fields goals.  Joey Thomas then took over the game for the Lakers as he marked the next seven points and made the score, 21-20.  Neither team led by as many as four points in the half, but the Cougars took a 40-37 lead going into the halftime break.  Bell went a perfect 5-for-5 from the field during the half. 
 
Halftime: Columbus State 40, Clayton State 37
 
Young and DJ Wright quickly swung the momentum for the Lakers at the beginning of the second half as they both fired in threes.  The Lakers led, 45-44.  The two teams traded baskets until the Lakers opened a five point lead at 57-52.  Both Young and Wright hit baskets during that stretch.  The Cougars then cut into that lead.  At the score, 64-61, Columbus State went on a mini 7-0 run and took the lead at 68-64.  During this stretch, the Lakers did not hit a field goal in almost four minutes. 
 
With four minutes left, Columbus State opened a six-point lead at 76-70, but the Lakers erased that lead with baskets from Page, Wright, and Thomas.  The two team found themselves tied at 78 with 1:40 left and neither team scored and we headed to overtime.  In the overtime period, Columbus State outscored the Lakers, 15-9, and went onto win the game, 93-87.  Page scored six of the nine points in the period.
 
QUICK HITS
  • Young led the Lakers with 25 points on 4-for-6 shooting from beyond the arc. 
  • Wright tossed in 22 points and went 4-for-6 from three-point land.
  • Bell and Page combined to go 12-14 from the field. 
  • Both Bell and Thomas led the team with seven boards.
  • The Lakers shot 54% from the field and 52% from three-point land.
  • The Lakers move to 26-27 in overtime games, overall.
 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Lakers (2-21 (1-14 PBC)) continue its road trip as they play Middle Georgia State University on Wednesday, February 11th at 7:30 p.m.
 
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