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January 24, 2005
UNA MEN FALL TO WEST GEORGIA (BOX
SCORE)
Carrollton, Ga. -
North Alabama held close in the first half but couldn’t hold on
against a red-hot West Georgia team as the Lions suffered a 109-88
setback to the Braves. West Georgia had a huge night from each
of its three guards, led by Ryan Madry's 28 points. Darnell Miller
had his third double-double of the season with 21 points and 10
assists and Majestic Mapp hit for 23 points and eight assists.
UNA was led by Luke Copeland with 24 points, Javier Palacios with 20
and A.J. Gordon with 16.
The Lions matched West Georgia shot-for-shot over the first 15
minutes of the game. UNA hit six three-pointers over that stretch,
keeping the game close. At the 5:32 point, Javier Palacios hit a
three for North Alabama to give the Lions a 34-33 lead. Seven
seconds later, a dunk by West Georgia’s Tamal Forchion got the
Braves rolling. Less than three minutes later, North Alabama was
staring into the face of a 43-34 deficit.
But the Lions responded, going on an 8-0 run of their own to close
out the half with the Braves clinging to a 44-42 lead. In the
second half, the Braves jumped out to a five point lead in the first
two minutes before UNA came back and pulled within two at 65-63 with
11:24 left in the contest. West Georgia's offense came alive
over the next 5:33, outscoring the Lions 24-8 over that span.
Forchion had 15 points and nine rebounds on the night and Chris
Burras added 10 points. UNA falls to 10-8 overall and 3-3 in
the GSC. The Braves are now 17-2 on the season and 5-1 in conference
action.
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