ST. AUGUSTINE –
Damir Hadzic was one of five Flagler College players to score in double figures in a 109-77 rout of Georgia Southwestern State University in a Peach Belt Conference men's basketball game Saturday afternoon at Flagler Gymnasium.
Hadzic poured in a season-high 24 points and was nearly perfect from the field as he made 11-of-12 shots. He added eight rebounds to his line.
The score at the half was tied at 43-all, but Flagler (7-6 overall, 3-2 PBC) scored the first nine points coming out of the locker room, which was part of a 22-4 run over the first 5:31 in the second half. The Saints scored 66 points in the second half and shot 66.7 percent (26-39) from the field.
Allante Pickens added 19 points with the help of five 3-pointers.
Damerit Brown and
Derrick Ellis, Jr. each scored 17 points. Ellis tallied nine assists, grabbed five rebounds, and had three steals.
Gedi Juozapaitis finished with 12 points and nine rebounds to go along with five assists.
The Saints dominated inside as they out-scored the Hurricanes 54-34 and had a 44-27 advantage in rebounds. Flagler shot a season-best 62 percent (44-71) in the game.
Soloman Thomas led Georgia Southwestern (6-5, 1-4) with 18 points. Jamari Dean added 17 points while Kahlon Whitley contributed 16 points, nine assists, and five rebounds. Abdul Dial tacked on 11 points.
Flagler will take on USC Aiken on Wednesday at the Convocation Center in Aiken, South Carolian.
NOTES: The 109 points scored today were the most Flagler has ever scored in a PBC contest topping the mark of 101 vs. Armstrong State (2/22/17). The 32-point difference is the largest for a Saints team in conference play (previous was 21 vs. GSW, 1/18/18). It was Flagler's biggest winning margin since thumping Florida College 105-71 (12/1/16). The last time Flagler scored this many points was against Puerto Rico-Mayaguez (111 points on 11/18/15).
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