By Alabama State Sports Information,
MONTGOMERY, Ala. | In the Hornets’ final game until the new year, Alabama State picked up their second victory of the season as they downed the Lane College Dragons 90-78 on Thursday inside Dunn Oliver Acadome. Isaiah Range logged a season-high 31 points in the win.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Duane Posey got the Hornets off to a strong start with ASU’s first four points followed by two free throws from Isaiah Range to put Alabama State in front by six points in the first two minutes.
- Range scored the Hornets’ next six points to give ASU a 10-point advantage (12-2) with 17:49 left to play in the first half.
- Lane College put together a 6-5 run but ASU still held the 19-8 advantage at the 15-minute mark in the first half.
- Range finished the first half with 17 points followed by 11 points from Posey to give ASU a 52-38 lead heading into the intermission.
- Lane College opened the second half on a 6-0 run in the opening minute to cut the deficit to eight points (52-44).
- Antonio Madlock ended Lane’s run with a three-pointer at the 17:38 mark in the second half.
- The Dragons cut the margin to six points (60-54) with 13 minutes left to play in the second frame.
- Range and Alex Anderson scored three points apiece to put the Hornets back in front by 12 points, 66-54.
- The Hornets’ lead grew to as much as 18 points with four minutes left to play in the second half.
- Range finished with a season-high 31 points to power Alabama State to a 90-78 victory over the Lane College Dragons.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Alabama State put up a season-high 90 points on 50.9 percent shooting from the floor, 41.2 percent from three-point land, and 71.4 percent from the foul line.
- The Hornets outrebounded the Dragons with a season-high 55 rebounds to Lane’s 24.
- ASU scored 40 points in the paint, 17 off turnovers, and 27 on the fast break.
- Isaiah Range registered a season-high 31 points (17 in the first half) on 10-of-12 shooting from the floor, 5-of-6 from downtown, and a perfect 6-of-6 from the charity stripe.
- Duane Posey logged a double-double with a season-high 17 points and 13 rebounds.
- Antonio Madlock led the way in assists by handing out seven helpers in the win. Madlock also logged double-digits in scoring with 13 points.
- Alex Anderson contributed 12 points on 3-of-4 shooting from the field.
NEXT UP
The Alabama State men’s basketball team opens conference play on Monday, January 2, 2023, as they play host to the Mississippi Valley Delta Devils at 5:30 p.m. inside Dunn Oliver Acadome.
