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Final vs. GSW
66
Georgia Southwestern GSWMBB~1 5-1
72
Winner Albany State ALBM 4-6
Georgia Southwestern GSWMBB~1
5-1
66
Final
72
Albany State ALBM
4-6
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Georgia Southwestern GSWMBB~1 24 42 66
Albany State ALBM 33 39 72

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Golden Rams Surge Past the Hurricanes of Georgia Southwesten State, 72-66

ALBANY, Ga. -- The Albany State University men's basketball team utilized a strong performance behind 51 percent shooting to pull away from Georgia Southwestern State University, 72-66, Thursday evening at the ASU West Campus Arena.    

How It Happened: Napoleon Harris and Joshua Jerome did not disappoint the home fans as they led the Golden Rams with (19) points each respectively Harris added rebounds (6) for the Golden Rams to improve to 4-6 this season. 

It took a few minutes for ASU to get rolling offensively tonight. Randy McClure scored the first points for ASU with 18:25 on the clock to tie the game. ASU then secured the lead, capped by a basket by Titus Burns, to pull ahead 19-16. Albany State continued to add points to the board advancing its lead 31-22 with 2:28 left in the opening half.

Albany State led 33-24 at halftime.      

The Golden Rams continued to control the game, 51-33, with 13:07 to play when Joshua Jerome  converted a 3-point play, but it wasn't until the 8:00 mark that GSW would try to cut the Golden Rams lead 63-52. Albany State then answered bringing the score 63-62, with 2:36 to go. The Golden Rams then added its final points from the free throw line to cruise to the 72-66 victory.

ASU continues to improve its long range shooting. The Golden Rams connected on 6 of 20 (30 percent). The Golden Rams made 16 free throws (28) and ASU won the rebounding battle, 34-31.

Who Stood Out: Harris had three of his rebounds in the second half and knocked down 7 of 10 shots and 5 of 12 from the free throw line over the final 20 minutes. Jerome was 3-for-4 from the charity stripe and finished with 19 points. Titus Burns added 10 points. Napoleon Harris and Mario Young dished out three assists each.  

Georgia Southwestern (5-1) was led by Soloman Thomas and Jalen Cameron with 18 points each. Jamari Dean scored 16 points and grabbed six rebounds.  

Up Next: The Golden Rams will next travel to Columbus, Georgia for a non-conference matchup against Columbus State University on Saturday, December 7th. Tip-off is set for 12:00 p.m. 

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