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Knights Defeat Roadrunners in Home Finale

2/16/2022 6:55:00 AM

Box Score Cochran, GA - The Knights were back on their home court on Tuesday as they hosted the Roadrunners of Dalton State College in the home finale of the 2021-22 season. The game was a make-up game from a previously postponed game. The Knights and Roadrunners would play a close game as the Roadrunners would hit the first shot of the game but the Knights would score six straight points to take a 6-2 lead. The Roadrunners would take back the lead and go up by five points with 15:15 remaining in the first half. The Knights would take a timeout to regroup and would tie the game at 11-11 but the Roadrunners go on another run to go up 21-14 with 11:33 remaining in the half. The Knights would trail the 2:47 remaining mark when they take a 34-33. The lead would change hands again before the Knights would take a 38-35 lead into halftime. The Roadrunners would tie the game after halftime at 40-40 but the Knights would go on a run as they would find themselves up by 11 points with 9:47 remaining in the game. The Knights defense would relax as the Roadrunners would get back in the game late as they would tie the game at 66-66 with 3:57 remaining in the game. The Knights would regain the lead and keep it as they would have a 76-70 lead with 0:43 remaining and would go on to win 79-75. Tristan Harper led the Knights with a career-high 33 points and nine rebounds as Tyler Willoughby added 11 points and Juwan Johnson had 10 points. The Knights will be on road on Thursday, February 17th as they return the trip to Dalton, Georgia to take on the Roadrunners. That game will tip-off at 7:30 PM EST.
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