Tigers Take Battle for SIAC East Lead over Wildcats

1/7/2023 6:50:00 PM

By: Chris Myers

Box Score SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Wildcats had its better stretch in the wrong part of the game Saturday in their key matchup. Fort Valley State controlled the opening 16 minutes, but a Savannah State run before the half propelled it to the 64-53 men's basketball victory in battle for the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference East Division lead.

After a pair of Brelan Holston free throws gave FVSU a five-point lead with 4:01 in the opening stanza, Savannah State netted the next 11 points in the next 1:38 to go ahead, 30-24. The Wildcats' Jamal Reynolds drove in for the opening bucket of the second 20 minutes to make it a 30-29 slim deficit. The visitors, though, went 6:03 without a field goal in the middle part of the second half where the Tigers went from ahead by three, 37-34, to a 13-point difference, 52-39, with 8:16 left. FVSU was only able to slice off two points from the deficit from there.

With the win, Savannah State (8-4) moves into the SIAC East lead at 6-2. After its second defeat this week, FVSU (7-8) goes to 5-3 in the Division.

Myson Lowe and Jamal Reynolds were the lone two double-figure FVSU scorers with 12 and 10 points, 20 of the points coming in the first half. K.J. Doucet had his season-low total of seven points. Holston scored a career-high six points as he was 6 for 6 at the foul line.

The Wildcats connected on only 1 of 13 from long-range and they committed 18 turnovers in the contest.

Za'Khair Cobb led all scorers with 19 points, 10 from the foul line, for the Tigers.

FVSU completes its weekend road swing with a Monday night, Jan. 9, affair at Edward Waters University. Tip is set for 7:30 p.m.

-Wildcats-

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