Georgia College & State University men’s basketball (4-7, 0-2 PBC) suffered a tough 67-64 loss to the University of Auburn at Montgomery (7-8, 5-6 PBC) in an extremely physical contest.
The squads were neck and neck through the contest in the first half of play. At the end of the first 20 minutes, the Bobcats and the Warhawks entered half time at 32 a piece.
The second half of the game got extremely physical with several fouls. Ultimately the Warhawks outscored the Bobcats 35-32 and took the game 67-64.
The Bobcats had two double-digit scorers in the contest with Luke Chism leading the charge. Chism iced 13 points, going 2-for-3 from behind the arc and 5-for-7 from the stripe. Austin Sloan was the second-leading scorer for the Bobcats, banking 12 points. Sloan went 5-for-10 from field goal range, including 2-for-4 from behind the arc. Brendan Rigsbee and Zyair Greene rounded out the leading scoring with nine points apiece.
There were no doubledigit rebounders for the Bobcats in the contest. Chism led the rebounding effort with seven as he nabbed six under the Warhawks’ basket. Chris Parks and Sloan rounded out the leading rebounders, each corralling six. All of Sloan’s rebounds were defensive, with Parks nabbing five under the defensive basket.
The Bobcats are back in action Saturday, Jan. 7 at 3:30 p.m. in the Centennial Center. Live stats and broadcast links will be available for the contest against Georgia Southwestern State University at GCBobcats. com.