AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Augusta State used a torrid
second-half shooting performance to down Winston-Salem State 81-67
Monday night in a non-conference matchup at George A. Christenberry
Fieldhouse. The victory -- the third straight for Augusta State --
avenged ASU's 87-80 double overtime loss at Winston-Salem State on
Monday, Dec. 16.
Junior forward Patrick Curran led three Jaguars (5-4) in double
figures with 18 points on 6-of-6 shooting. Senior forward David
Siebrands posted 14 points and a team-high five assists, while
junior guard Jermale Wilkerson tallied 13 points. Winston-Salem
State's Jay Maynard booked a game-high 21 points for the Rams, who
fell to 4-5 with the loss.
Winston-Salem State had the hot hand early, connecting on its first
eight shots from the field. In fact, the Rams' first miss of the
game didn't come until the 12:57 mark of the first half when
Darnell Gregory misfired on a layup attempt. ASU managed to keep
within range, however, with Siebrands and Curran combining for 14
of the Jags' first 17 points. Curran's two free throws with 11:12
remaining in the half forged the first tie of the game. ASU enjoyed
its biggest lead of the opening half when Siebrands put the Jags
ahead 33-27 at the 4:09 mark with a layup. But WSSU would battle
back, with a Maynard three-pointer and a Kassim Richardson layup
pulling the Rams even at 35-all at the half.
As hot as the visitors were early in the first half, ASU was hotter
after halftime, shooting 67 percent in the second half and 58
percent overall for the game. The Jags outscored WSSU 18-6 in the
first 8:10 of the second half. ASU then used a 10-1 spurt over a
span of 2:35 to take a commanding 21-point lead and held as much as
a 20-point advantage with 1:55 left in the contest. The Rams hit
six free throws and a basket at the buzzer to account for the final
margin.
In all, 14 of ASU's 15-man roster broke into the scoring column.
The Jags forced 20 Winston-Salem State turnovers and recorded
assists on 17 of its 30 field goals.
The Jaguars return to action Saturday when they host Paine College
in "The City Classic" in Christenberry Fieldhouse. The women's game
is scheduled for a 6:00 p.m. tipoff, with the men's tilt slated to
begin at 8:00 p.m.
Official Basketball Box Score
Winston-Salem State vs Augusta State
12/30/02 7:30 p.m. at Augusta, Ga. (Christenberry Fieldhouse)
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VISITORS: Winston-Salem State 4-5
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
15 White, Juston....... f 1-3 0-0 6-8 2 3 5 1 8 0 0 0 0 35
21 Lee, Robert......... f 2-5 0-0 0-0 3 2 5 5 4 1 3 0 3 7
05 McIntyre, Jonathan.. g 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 3 2 2 4 0 0 27
20 Guinn, Alleggrie.... g 1-5 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 3 2 6 1 0 0 23
22 Maynard, Jay........ g 7-11 5-9 2-5 2 1 3 3 21 0 3 0 0 27
03 McGee, Rashad....... 2-5 0-1 2-2 1 1 2 0 6 1 2 0 0 18
11 Matthews, Michael... 0-4 0-3 0-0 0 3 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 6
23 Adams, John......... 0-4 0-2 5-6 1 2 3 4 5 0 0 0 1 17
32 Gregory, Darnell.... 2-3 0-0 1-2 0 2 2 0 5 1 1 0 0 12
33 Richardson, Kassim.. 5-8 0-1 4-8 1 1 2 3 14 1 2 1 2 28
TEAM................ 1
Totals.............. 21-50 5-16 20-31 11 21 32 22 67 12 20 1 7 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-22 54.5% 2nd Half: 9-28 32.1% Game: 42.0% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 5-9 55.6% 2nd Half: 0-7 0.0% Game: 31.3% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 6-9 66.7% 2nd Half: 14-22 63.6% Game: 64.5% 7
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HOME TEAM: Augusta State 5-4
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
31 Curran, Patrick..... f 6-6 1-1 5-6 1 3 4 0 18 3 1 0 0 16
42 Siebrands, David.... f 6-9 0-2 2-3 1 2 3 2 14 5 1 1 2 25
02 Wilkerson, Jermale.. g 5-10 1-4 2-3 1 3 4 0 13 3 2 0 2 21
22 Broddie, Darrick.... g 2-3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 4 0 2 0 1 17
24 Harriman, Chris..... g 3-7 3-5 0-0 0 0 0 1 9 3 2 0 1 29
04 Mills, Jason........ 1-3 1-1 0-2 0 1 1 4 3 0 1 0 0 5
05 Brebner, Dean....... 0-1 0-1 0-2 0 1 1 5 0 1 1 0 0 18
15 Newsome, James...... 1-1 0-0 1-2 0 2 2 3 3 0 2 0 1 16
20 Butler, Ben......... 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 14
21 Grant, Norris....... 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3
23 Jones, Lee.......... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
33 Johnson, Marcus..... 3-4 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 3 7 1 0 0 0 11
34 Pangle, Shane....... 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 4
35 Dunham, Marty....... 1-4 0-0 1-3 1 2 3 2 3 0 0 1 1 17
TEAM................ 5 5 1
Totals.............. 30-52 8-19 13-23 4 22 26 25 81 17 14 2 8 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-25 48.0% 2nd Half: 18-27 66.7% Game: 57.7% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% 2nd Half: 5-11 45.5% Game: 42.1% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 8-11 72.7% 2nd Half: 5-12 41.7% Game: 56.5% 7
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Officials: Chuck Jones, Mark Hartz, Clyde Owens
Technical fouls: Winston-Salem State-TEAM. Augusta State-None.
Attendance: 750
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Winston-Salem State........... 35 32 - 67
Augusta State................. 35 46 - 81
Third straight win for Augusta State; First time over .500 this season.