ALBANY, Ga. - Another strong defensive effort with 10 steals and 13 forced turnovers in a 72-57 victory over Savannah State University on Saturday afternoon at the ASU West Campus Arena.
ALBANY STATE (13-9, 10-3 SIAC)
SCORING LEADERS
SAVANNAH STATE (5-9, 5-6 SIAC)
SCORING LEADERS
- Adrian Bond (13 points, 3 rebounds, 3 steals)
- Amaru Bryant (12 points, 1 rebound)
- Andrew Okorodudu (10 points, 5 rebounds)
FIRST HALF
- Albany State opened up the game with a 22-19 lead with 8:37 left in the half
- Juwan High collected a jumper for a 36-26 lead with 4:00 remaining in the half
- The Golden Rams advanced its lead 41-31 on a layup by Mario Young with 1:43 left and taking a 43-35 lead at the half
- ASU shot 62.1 percent from the floor in the first half and combined for 15 turnovers
- Albany State scored 16 points off turnovers while SSU had 6
SECOND HALF
- Randy McClure collected a three-pointer in the opening of the second half to give the Golden Rams a 13-point advantage, but the Tigers answered right away with a three from Marcus Scott
- A three-point play by Joshua Jerome made it a 11-point game with 10:11 left
- SSU went scoreless over the next two minutes with the Golden Rams extending the lead 66-50 with 8:09 left
- ASU secured its final basket with 00:42 second left to take the 72-57 victory
- Albany State shot 40 percent from the floor in the second half while the Tigers shot 34.8 percent
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Albany State finished the game shooting 50.8 percent from the floor and SSU shot 44.2 percent
- The Golden Rams forced 13 turnovers in the game they turned into 21 points and had 9 steals
- ASU was perfect from the free throw line (4-for-4) as they were 100 percent while SSU was 4-for-4 (100%)
- The rebounding edge went to the Golden Rams 36-17 and dominated second chance points 16-6
UP NEXT
The Golden Rams will next travel to Savannah, Georgia to face Savannah State University on Monday, February 10
th. Tip-off is slated for 7:30 p.m.
