Box Score The Basics
Score: Morehouse College 72  – Fort Valley State University 68
Record: MHC (11-11, 8-7 SIAC), FVSU (6-19, 4-12 SIAC)
Location: Atlanta, GA - Forbes Arena

ATLANTA, GA – Senior guard Robert Andrews scored 29 points to lead the Morehouse College basketball team to a 72-68 win over Fort Valley State University on Monday evening in Atlanta, Ga.

The Maroon Tigers improve to 11-11, 8-7 SIAC, while the Wildcats fall to 6-19, 4-12 SIAC.

FVSU got off to a quick start leading 5-0 before Andrews (Detroit, MI) erupted for MHC's first 14 points of the game while finishing with 20 points in the first half including 6-of-7 from three-point range helping Morehouse build a 41-24 lead going into the locker rooms.

The second-half saw the Maroon Tigers build their largest lead of the game at 46-26 with 18:41 remaining. Fort Valley State outscored MHC 42-26 the rest of the way but could not overcome Andrews hot shooting, dropping the game 72-68.
 
Turning Point
With FVSU mounting a ferocious comeback and cutting the MHC lead to just four, Andrews connected on his eighth three-pointer of the game with :49 remaining putting the Maroon Tigers ahead for good at 70-63.

Individual Leaders
Andrews led Morehouse with a game-high 29 points (8-of-11) shooting including (8-of-10) from behind the arc and grabbed five rebounds, while Michael Olmert (Atlanta, GA) nearly had a triple-double as he finished with 13 points, 11 assist and seven rebounds. Jordan Sterling ( ) came off the bench and chipped in with eight points.

The Wildcats were lead by Shawn Foxbrennen who finished with a team-high 19 points and a game-high nine rebounds in the losing effort.

> Morehouse shot 49.0 percent from the field going 24-of-29
> Fort Valley State was 47.2 percent from the floor connecting on 25-of-53 shots
> The Maroon Tigers snatched 29 rebounds with 6 coming on the offensive end
> The Wildcats pulled down 32 rebounds, 7 of them being offensive
> MHC had 20 assist on made baskets
> FVSU bench scoring had a 24-19 advantage
 
Next Up
The Maroon Tigers return to action this Saturday, February 8th as they travel to Savannah, Ga. to take on Savannah State University. Tip Off is set for 3 p.m.