TUPELO, Miss. — The Delta State Statesmen sewed up their spot in Sunday’s championship game on Saturday when they rallied to knock off West Georgia 70-65.

The Statesmen trailed at half time and most of the second half before turning it around and taking the lead away from SUWG.

“That was an emotional half for me,” DSU coach Steve Rives said. “We challenged the team. Then we finally got in the matchup zone and got the lead back.”

The Braves were forced to take bad shots because of DSU’s matchup zone and that allowed for the Statesmen to score some tranistion points.

When Delta State took the lead the Braves were still in it, but were unable to hit the shots they needed.

“I thought we got the shots we wanted, but we couldn’t make them,” SUWG coach Ed Murphy said. “It’s as simple as that.”

Delta State was led by Jeremy Richardson with 17 points, Marlon McCoy had 12 and Corey Johnson finished with 10.

Majestic Mapp finished with 19 points to lead the Braves. Darnell Miller finished with 17 and Ryan Mabry added 12.

The Statesmen will face the No. 1 from the East in tomorrow’s final against Montevallo at 2:45.





		Statesmen slide past Braves to the final

		TUPELO, Miss. — The Delta State Statesmen sewed up their spot in Sunday’s championship game on Saturday when they rallied to knock off West Georgia 70-65. The Statesmen trailed at half time and most of the second half before turning it around and taking the lead away from SUWG. “That was an emotional half for me,” DSU coach Steve Rives said. “We challenged the team. Then we finally got in the matchup zone and got the lead back.” The Braves were forced to take bad shots because of DSU’s matchup zone and that allowed for the Statesmen to score some tranistion points. When Delta State took the lead the Braves were still in it, but were unable to hit the shots they needed. “I thought we got the shots we wanted, but we couldn’t make them,” SUWG coach Ed Murphy said. “It’s as simple as that.” Delta State was led by Jeremy Richardson with 17 points, Marlon McCoy had 12 and Corey Johnson finished with 10. Majestic Mapp finished with 19 points to lead the Braves. Darnell Miller finished with 17 and Ryan Mabry added 12. The Statesmen will face the No. 1 from the East in tomorrow’s final against Montevallo at 2:45.