The Wolves close out their two-game GSC road swing with a date against Delta State and Terry Leake, who is averaging a league-best 18.9 points and 9.6 rebounds per game this season.
The 6-foot-5 senior forward leads a Statesmen squad that is just 5-9 overall and 1-5 in league play, but one that owns a signature win in the past week — a 59-53 road stunner of ninth-ranked Alabama-Huntsville on Jan. 12.
DSU lost a heartbreaker at the buzzer on Thursday night, falling to West Alabama in a 62-60 overtime affair when the Tigers drilled an 18-footer at the horn in OT.
The Wolves (7-7, 4-2 GSC) fell into a three-way tie for second place in the GSC standings with North Alabama and Christian Brothers following their 64-54 road loss at CBU on Thursday night. All three teams are currently on the tail of league front-runner, UAH (13-2, 6-1).
Today’s tip time is set for 5 p.m. at Walter Sillers Coliseum.
UWG women: The Wolves (10-4, 4-2) take their three-game winning streak into today’s 3 p.m. tilt with the Lady Statesmen (9-5, 4-2), who routed West Alabama on Thursday evening, 58-32.
DSU held the Tigers to just 12 field goals on the night, including four in UWA’s 11-point first half. Seneca Walton enjoyed a monster night in the post for the Lady Statesmen, scoring 15 points with 23 rebounds, three blocked shots and two steals.
The 6-foot-1 sophomore center leads four DSU players in double-figures offensively on the season at 14.6 points per game to go along with a team-high 8.5 rebounds per contest.
West Georgia earned a 59-56 win at Christian Brothers on Thursday evening, getting a double-double from Brittany Johnson with 12 points and 12 rebounds, while JaDechia Hill dropped in a team-high 15 points with five boards. Taylor Turgeon also reached double figures with 12 points, going 4-of-7 from beyond the arc.
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