MOBILE, Ala. —
Fort Valley State University men's basketball (2-4, 1-4 SIAC) picked up its first Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference win of the season with an 87-71 road victory over
Spring Hill College (0-6, 0-2 SIAC) Thursday evening.
Spring Hill opened the game with back-to-back buckets for a 4-0 lead before
Aidan Lambert answered with a layup to tie it at four. The teams traded points early until the Wildcats surged ahead, using a strong run to build an 11-point advantage at 41-30 with just under four minutes remaining. FVSU carried an eight-point lead into the break, 45-37.
The Badgers cut the margin to five with a three-pointer to start the second half, but a basket from
Meka Nnajiquickly pushed the Wildcats back ahead by double digits, 50-40. FVSU maintained at least an eight-point cushion the rest of the way, stretching the lead to as many as 18 with under three minutes to play before closing out the 87-71 win.
Danny Delgardo III led the Wildcats with a scorching 31 points, shooting 70% from beyond the arc and finishing 6-for-7 at the free throw line. Lambert recorded his first double-double of the season with 17 points and a team-high 11 rebounds. Nnaji added 15 points on an efficient 7-for-9 shooting night, while
Sincere Whitehead contributed 14 points on a 5-for-6 performance from the field and a 4-for-5 effort from the line.
Derek Delgardo Jr. and Nnaji tied for the second-most rebounds with seven each.
The Wildcats return home on Wednesday, Dec. 17, to host Lane College for a 7:30 p.m. tipoff.
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ABOUT THE SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (SIAC)
The SIAC is a NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) with headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The SIAC includes 15 member institutions (Albany State University, Allen University, Benedict College, Central State University, Clark Atlanta University, Edward Waters University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Savannah State University, Spring Hill College, and Tuskegee University), which are located within a contiguous seven-state footprint (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio). The SIAC sponsors nine men's and seven women's sports and is a proud member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit
www.thesiac.com.