Statesmen dominate GSC quarterfinals
FLORENCE, Ala. – PJ Davis and Jack Madgen each scored 20 to lead Delta State to a dominant 90-59 win at No. 4 North Alabama on Tuesday in the 2015-16 VisitSpaceCoast.com Gulf South Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament quarterfinals.
BY THE NUMBERS
| Teams |
1 |
2 |
Total |
| Delta State (19-10) |
33 |
57 |
90 |
| North Alabama (16-13) |
25 |
34 |
59 |
| Game Leaders |
DSU |
UNA |
| Points |
PJ Davis | 20
Jack Madgen | 20 |
John Fletcher | 12 |
| Rebounds |
James Kilpatrick | 9 |
Bilal Richardson | 8
Dakota Holtzclaw | 8 |
| Assists |
Devin Schmidt | 5 |
John Fletcher | 3
Jeff Hodge | 3 |
KEY MOMENTS
Delta State opened the game with a 7-0 run and hit five 3-pointers in the first half. Four of those 3s belonged to Jack Madgen to help build a double-digit lead. After UNA pulled within single digits with 13:43 to play in the game, DSU answered with a 13-2 run. DSU led by 20 or more for the final nine minutes of play.
NOTABLE
-DSU held UNA to 29 percent shooting and 27 points below its scoring average.
-DSU turned the ball over only six times, the second lowest of the season.
-The win ties the all-time series between DSU and UNA, 43-43.
UP NEXT
Delta State will now meet No. 1 Alabama Huntsville in the GSC Tournament semifinals Friday, March 4 at 7:30 p.m. CT in the Pete Hanna Center in Birmingham.