Eagles fall to Georgia College & State, 89-83
Nov. 28, 2008
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - Powered by 14 points off the bench from junior guard Jake Rios (Bozeman, Mt.), and the first double-double of sophomore forward Josh Hurst's (Athens, Ga.) career, the Georgia College & State University men's basketball team (2-0) dropped Carson-Newman (2-3) 89-83 in day one of the Jameson Inn Classic, hosted by Tusculum College.
The Bobcats shot better than 50 percent from the floor (36-70) and hit 59 percent in the second half (16-27). GCSU took over the lead for the first time at 2-1 with 18:32 left in the first half on a Hurst fast break lay-up, and never surrendered the advantage.
The Bobcats busted open a tight game in the first half, going on a 14-2 run beginning at the 14:33 mark, capped by a Hurst offensive put-back and a 27-14 score at 9:02 left. Georgia College would stretch the lead to its fullest right before the halftime buzzer, when sophomore Andre Mikell (Snellville, Ga.) dropped a jumper for a 49-34 halftime edge.
The Eagles cut it to a two-point lead at 55-53 with 14:36 left in the second stanza, thanks to a Jordan Dixon (Clinton, Tenn.) three-pointer, but could get no closer. The Bobcats responded immediately with a 12-2 run that put the game out of reach again.
C-N guard Dixon was held to just 2-for-11 from the floor, but hit 11 of his 12 free-throw tries and finished with a game-high 17 points and eight assists. He was aided by 13 points apiece from Joey Cameron (Tuskegee, Ala.) and Darron Maxtion (Huntsville, Ala.).
The Eagles return to action Saturday afternoon in Game 3 of the Jameson Inn Classic in Greeneville, Tenn. C-N will face the University of West Alabama to 2 p.m.
(Courtesy GCSU & Tusculum Sports Info.)
