Golden Rams pull away late against Paine

Box Score Senior forward Jamorris Gaines scored 25 points and grabbed six rebounds to lead the Albany State Golden Rams to a 78-68 win over the Paine College Lions. With the win, ASU improves to 8-8 overall and 5-3 in the SIAC. Paine falls to 7-9, 3-4.

In the first half, the Golden Rams took their first lead of the game when Gaines hit a jumper to give his team a 10-8 advantage. Albany State would never trail for the rest of the afternoon. Led by Doug Storey's torrid outside shooting from the outside, Albany State built a 32-22 edge with 7:07 left in the half. ASU was able to take a 37-33 lead into intermission.

Albany State was able to fight off several second half runs by Paine. Gaines scored 14 points in that stanza to help the Golden Rams keep their edge. The Lions could get not closer than two points, as ASU hit enough free throws down the stretch to seal the victory.

Joe Williams added 13 points, three blocks and three assists for Albany State. Storey netted 13 points off the bench.

The Golden Rams shot 23-51 (45.1%) from the field, 9-21 (42.9%) from three-point range and 23-32 (71.9%) from the free throw line. They recorded 16 assists on the night.

The Golden Rams will return to action on Saturday, January 25^th when they travel to Orangeburg, South Carolina to face the Claflin University Panthers. Tip-off is slated for 3:30 p.m.

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