AMERICUS, Ga.
– Augusta State shot a season-high 61 percent from the field
and picked up a 76-65 Peach Belt Conference road win over Georgia
Southwestern Thursday night in the Storm Dome.
Senior Alex Smith paced the No. 8 Jaguars with 15 points,
connecting on 13-of-14 free-throw attempts. Senior guard Ben Madgen
pitched in 14 points and three assists and junior forward Franck
Ndongo tallied a season-high 13 points.
ASU shot a season-best 67 percent in the first half and jumped out
to a 41-26 halftime lead. The Jags led by as many as 20 points
midway through the second half and doubled up GSW 32-16 on the
boards. ASU outscored the Hurricanes 34-20 in the paint and got 32
points from the Jaguar reserves.
With the victory, ASU improved to 16-2 overall and to 8-1 in the
PBC. GSW dropped to 5-13 and 1-7, respectively. The win was the
Jags' fifth straight in the series with the 'Canes and
their fourth straight win at GSW.
Chris Rawls, a preseason all-PBC selection, connected on 16-of-20
free-throw attempts and led the hosts with 24 points. Marcus Scott
and Evan Mobley managed 17 and 11 points each.
ASU heads to Columbus, Ga., to take on Columbus State (10-7, 4-4)
on Saturday, Jan. 30 at 3:30 p.m., in the Lumpkin Center.
