COLUMBUS, Ga. - Down by four with 3:55 left, the University of North Georgia men's basketball team could get no closer after Columbus State went on a 10-0 run on their way to a 86-76 win Wednesday night at the Frank G. Lumpkin Center.
The two teams went back-and-forth all night with UNG holding as much as a seven point lead in the first half, but the Cougars always found a way to claw back into the lead. UNG had cut the lead down to four points headed into the final media timeout, but the Cougar run was too much to come back from late.
NOTES
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Zez Steeple led the Nighthawks in scoring with 15 points with six rebounds and six assists.
Shawn Hopkins and
Jack Howard each contributed 12 points, while
Ephraim Tshimanga added 11.
- All but six of Columbus State's points came from the starting lineup.
- North Georgia shot 11-for-29 from beyond the arc, while CSU shot just 5-for-20 from distance.
NEXT UP
UNG will take on No. 4 USC Aiken Saturday afternoon on the road at 3:30 p.m.
