VALDOSTA,
Ga.,
–
Fifth-ranked
Valdosta
State
grabbed
momentum
in the
second
half and
coasted
for its
12th
consecutive
victory
during
an 81-70
win over
North
Alabama
Thursday
in Gulf
South
Conference
men’s
basketball
action.
Playing
in front
of the
largest
crowd in
VSU
history,
the
Blazers
improved
to 20-2
overall
and
remained
in first
place in
the GSC
East
Division
with a
perfect
6-0
league
record.
With the
loss,
UNA
falls to
10-11
overall
and 2-4
in
conference
play.
The
3,419
fans at
the P.E.
Complex
on the
VSU
campus
watched
the
Blazers
break
open a
close
game
with a
30-10
second-half
run.
North
Alabama
had
trouble
over the
final 20
minutes
of play,
failing
to match
its
first-half
total.
Jared
Strode
led the
Lions
with 20
points
and 11
rebounds.
Daviel
Clements
added 19
points
on the
night,
but was
limited
to only
three
points
in the
second
half of
play.
The
Lions
will
travel
to
Carrollton,
Ga., for
another
key
conference
road
game on
Saturday.
UNA will
take on
West
Georgia
with
tip-off
set for
7 p.m.
CST.
