Emerson, Ga.-The Golden Eagles men routed East Georgia State 93-66 in their second-to-last regular-season game, getting 24 points apiece from Keith Ray and Jamion Simpson.
Chattahoochee Tech (21-8, 9-6) jumped out to a 17-point lead in the first half, leading 42-25 at one point and going into halftime up 46-32. Ray's 24 points came on 8-of-12 shooting from the field, 4-of-7 from three, to go with four rebounds. Simpson's 24 were on 9-of-15 shooting, 3-of-5 from three, with seven rebounds and four assists. Jalen Mitchell also reached double-figure scoring, getting 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting, 2-of-4 from three, with five rebounds.
Malik Jordan had eight points, six rebounds and five assists. Ben Drake tied for the game-high in rebounds with nine to go with his six points, and Nkem Ojeh also had six points with seven rebounds and two blocks. Tony Graham was a perfect 2-of-2 from the field and connected on his three-point try for five points.
The Golden Eagles shot 47 percent (36-of-76) from the field for the game and 38 percent (12-of-32) from three and held East Georgia State (9-20, 3-13) to 36 percent shooting from the field and just 1-of-15 from three. The men won the rebounding battle 55-48.
The team remains in fourth place in the conference standings at 9-6, a half-game up on fifth-place South Georgia State, 8-6. They complete the regular season at third-place Gordon State (20-8, 10-4) on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., while South Georgia State faces sixth-place Albany Tech and seventh-place South Georgia Tech.
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