ALBANY, Ga. – Despite battling to the final buzzer, the Albany State University men's basketball team dropped its season opener 61-57 tonight against Georgia Southwestern State University. ASU moves to 0-1 on the young season while the Hurricanes improved to 1-0 with the victory.
How It Happened
Albany State University started the game strong with a 4-0 run holding GSW scoreless until the 16:35 mark in the first half.
The Golden Rams continued to build its lead 12-10 with 9:42 left in the half. GSW continued to fight coming taking a one-point lead with 1:25 left in the half.
The Golden Rams continued to fight to take a 20-18 lead at halftime.
Keeping the same momentum, the Golden Rams secured a 31-30 lead with 15:09 left in the contest. The Hurricanes answered with tying the 33 all at the 13:56 mark. Both teams would then go back and forth with the Golden Rams coming within one 58-57 at the 1:00 mark.
GSW then grew its lead to 60-57 with 00:22 seconds left in the game. The Golden Rams continued to fight the remaining seconds of the contest with GSW taking a 61-57 victory.
Leading the Golden Rams
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Joshua Jerome scored 14 points making 3-9 from beyond the arc. He also dished out seven rebounds and one steal.
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Malik Parker made his debut as a Golden Ram added 12 points respectively.
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Jordan Simpson finished with his first double-double of the season with 10 points and 13 rebounds.
Leading Georgia Southwestern
-Noah Louis finished the contest with a double-double performance with 17 points and 11rebounds.
- Dontevius Tatum, Jarrett Adderton and Devon Higgs contributed 10 points each respectively.
Up Next
The Golden Rams will travel to Americus, Georgia for a matchup against Georgia Southwestern State University on Monday, December 14
th. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m.
