No. 7 Ohio State pummels Savannah State
Deshaun Thomas scored 22 points as No. 7 Ohio State steamrolled Savannah State, 85-45, on Wednesday night.
SAVANNAH ST. TIGERS
Last Game
| Final - 3.19.2013 | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Savannah St. Tigers | 32 | 33 | 65 |
| East Carolina Pirates | 25 | 41 | 66 |
Stories
Ohio St cruises to 85-45 victory over Savannah St
Behind 22 points from Deshaun Thomas, the Buckeyes rolled to an easy victory over the Savannah State Tigers.
Preview: Savannah State at #7 Ohio State
The Tigers of Savannah State head to Columbus to provide another valuable tune-up opportunity for the Basketball Bucks.
Landers gets milestone in win over Savannah State
The Georgia Lady Dogs improved to 5-0 on the season and gave head coach Andy Landers the 800th victory of his career with a 94-57 win over Savannah State.
No. 7 Florida vs. Savannah State: Gators win 58-40
In an ugly, defensive game, the Tigers had little chance of hanging with the Gators' far superior athletes.
Badgers Blow Past Savannah State 66-33
Jared Berggren lead the way for the Badgers Thursday night with 13 points.
Team Preview: Savannah State Tigers
The Hoosiers take on a Savannah State team tonight that can rebound but not much else. The big question is will the Hoosiers hit triple digits tonight?
The Casual Awards: Welcome to Sims City
The Casual Awards: Welcome to Sims City
The Morning After: Sims Shines, Freshmen Impress
Media recap of yesterday's action
Sleeping With The Enemy: The Tigers of Savannah State
Sleeping With The Enemy: The Tigers of Savannah State
Jacob Pullen - The Beard is Back
Jacob Pullen returned from suspension tonight in Manhattan. Find out how the preseason All-American performed.
Schedule
2012 Schedule
| November | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Baptist | Friday, November 09 2012 | win 84 - 62 | coverage |
| Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders | Tuesday, November 13 2012 | loss 55 - 58 | coverage |
| North Florida Ospreys | Wednesday, November 14 2012 | win 54 - 47 | coverage |
| @ Alabama St. Hornets | Friday, November 16 2012 | win 59 - 54 | coverage |
| @ Central Florida Knights | Sunday, November 18 2012 | loss 50 - 53 | coverage |
| @ Florida Gators | Tuesday, November 20 2012 | loss 40 - 58 | coverage |
| Western Illinois Leathernecks | Saturday, November 24 2012 | win 39 - 38 | coverage |
| Robert Morris Colonials | Monday, November 26 2012 | win 61 - 52 | coverage |
| December | |||
| Norfolk St. Spartans | Saturday, December 01 2012 | loss 45 - 55 | coverage |
| @ Ohio St. Buckeyes | Wednesday, December 12 2012 | loss 45 - 85 | coverage |
| @ Marquette Golden Eagles | Saturday, December 15 2012 | loss 51 - 71 | coverage |
| @ Marshall Thundering Herd | Wednesday, December 19 2012 | loss 48 - 64 | coverage |
| January | |||
| @ Western Illinois Leathernecks | Wednesday, January 02 2013 | loss 35 - 39 | coverage |
| @ Saint Louis Billikens | Friday, January 04 2013 | loss 59 - 67 | coverage |
| Allen | Tuesday, January 08 2013 | win 84 - 40 | coverage |
| @ Coppin St. Eagles | Saturday, January 12 2013 | win 56 - 48 | coverage |
| @ Morgan St. Bears | Monday, January 14 2013 | win 78 - 70 | coverage |
| Florida A&M Rattlers | Saturday, January 19 2013 | win 57 - 55 | coverage |
| Bethune-Cookman Wildcats | Monday, January 21 2013 | win 43 - 40 | coverage |
| @ S. Carolina St. Bulldogs | Saturday, January 26 2013 | win 64 - 49 | coverage |
| February | |||
| @ Howard Bisons | Saturday, February 02 2013 | win 52 - 42 | coverage |
| Hampton Pirates | Thursday, February 07 2013 | loss 68 - 71 | coverage |
| S. Carolina St. Bulldogs | Saturday, February 09 2013 | win 50 - 46 | coverage |
| @ Florida A&M Rattlers | Thursday, February 14 2013 | win 67 - 65 | coverage |
| N.C. Central Eagles | Saturday, February 16 2013 | win 44 - 36 | coverage |
| N.C. A&T Aggies | Monday, February 18 2013 | win 56 - 49 | coverage |
| @ Campbell Fighting Camels | Saturday, February 23 2013 | win 69 - 63 | coverage |
| @ Bethune-Cookman Wildcats | Monday, February 25 2013 | loss 58 - 72 | coverage |
| March | |||
| @ N.C. Central Eagles | Saturday, March 02 2013 | loss 47 - 51 | coverage |
| @ N.C. A&T Aggies | Monday, March 04 2013 | loss 57 - 59 | coverage |
| Md.-Eastern Shore Hawks | Thursday, March 07 2013 | win 71 - 54 | coverage |
| Md.-Eastern Shore Hawks | Monday, March 11 2013 | win 59 - 44 | coverage |
| Morgan St. Bears | Thursday, March 14 2013 | loss 61 - 64 | coverage |
| @ East Carolina Pirates | Tuesday, March 19 2013 | loss 65 - 66 | coverage |
Roster
Savannah St. Tigers Basketball Roster
| # | Pos. | DOB | W | H | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Blackman | 1 | GUARD | 170 | 6-0 | senior | |
| Robert Burger | 00 | GUARD | 180 | 6-0 | junior | |
| Richard Conner | 24 | GUARD | 205 | 6-4 | senior | |
| Angelo Davis | 33 | GUARD | 165 | 6-1 | junior | |
| Rashad Hassan | 22 | FORWARD | 215 | 6-7 | senior | |
| Patrick Hendley | 10 | GUARD | 190 | 6-4 | junior | |
| Marcus Hutchins | 4 | GUARD | 180 | 6-4 | junior | |
| Arnold Louis | 34 | FORWARD | 205 | 6-7 | senior | |
| Joshua Montgomery | 12 | FORWARD | 195 | 6-4 | senior | |
| Keierre Richards | 15 | GUARD | 180 | 6-1 | junior | |
| Deric Rudolph | 3 | GUARD | 175 | 5-11 | senior | |
| Cedric Smith | 5 | GUARD | 190 | 6-3 | senior | |
| Jyles Smith | 44 | FORWARD | 200 | 6-8 | junior | |
| Christopher Spears | 23 | FORWARD | 220 | 6-7 | junior | |
| Khiry White | 2 | GUARD | 180 | 6-3 | freshman | |
| Deven Williams | 20 | GUARD | 205 | 6-0 | junior | |
| Stephen Wilson | 11 | GUARD | 160 | 6-1 | junior |
Stats
Savannah St. Tigers Stats
| FG | 3PT | FT | Rebounds | Misc | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | M | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | TO | Stl | Blk | PF | PPG | |
| Rashad Hassan | 33 | 25.7 | 5.0 | 9.3 | 53.9 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 23.5 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 64.4 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 12.8 |
| Preston Blackman | 33 | 29.5 | 4.5 | 11.6 | 38.9 | 1.7 | 5.4 | 30.9 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 76.9 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 11.9 |
| Arnold Louis | 32 | 25.7 | 2.9 | 6.2 | 46.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 18.8 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 57.6 | 2.7 | 5.2 | 7.8 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 8.1 |
| Deven Williams | 25 | 15.8 | 2.6 | 6.6 | 39.4 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 36.3 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 88.9 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 7.5 |
| Cedric Smith | 33 | 26.1 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 36.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 44.0 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 3.9 |
| Khiry White | 32 | 20.7 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 35.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 19.2 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 68.2 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Jyles Smith | 33 | 20.4 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 40.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 53.7 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| Stephen Wilson | 32 | 12.5 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 29.8 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 27.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 73.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.6 |
| Patrick Hendley | 32 | 7.8 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 38.7 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 27.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 68.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
| Robert Burger | 33 | 12.7 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 33.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 28.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 46.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
| Marcus Hutchins | 19 | 7.6 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 30.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 14.3 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 70.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.6 |
| Christopher Spears | 32 | 7.2 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 51.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 58.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| Angelo Davis | 10 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 50.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
