SAVANNAH, Ga. (February 21) - The No. 22
Armstrong Atlantic State men's basketball team
improved to 15-0 in the Peach Belt Conference with a 58-45 victory
over Augusta State on “Senior Night” at Alumni Arena on
Wednesday evening.
The Pirates (23-5, 15-0 PBC) extended the second-longest current
winning streak in NCAA Division II to 16 games and won by more than
an eight-point margin for the first time in 13 games. Augusta State
(16-9, 10-5 PBC) shot just 17.6 percent in the second half after
owning a 24-23 halftime lead, including 2-of-18 three-pointers, as
the Pirates took control of the game with a 11-0 run in the middle
of the second half.
Senior Robert Campbell, one of four seniors on the Pirates playing
their last game at Alumni Arena, led all scorers with 16 points.
Senior Greg Favors grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds
while senior Cyrille Mainnemarre scored nine points and senior
Tavares Brown added seven points and six rebounds. Festus Hawkins
led the Jaguars with 13 points and 13 rebounds.