PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (Feb. 14, 2023) - Back in December, Georgian Court Men's Basketball did something they never had before in defeating Jefferson. The Lions looked to double up on that win, going for the season sweep Tuesday night. The sweep wasn't to be though as Jefferson built an early 10-point lead and went on to win 78-59. The loss drops GCU to 7-8 in the CACC with just two games left and 11-14 overall. 

How it Happened
• Jefferson shot better than 50% for the game hitting on 24-46 and were 10-25 from three. Georgian Court was 20-54 overall and 6-25 from behind the arc.
• The Lions committed 24 fouls as the Rams were 20-26 from the free throw line. GCU hit 13-19 at the stripe.
• Jefferson held a 37-27 advantage in rebounds. The Lions though outscored the Rams 24-20 in points in the paint. GCU also grabbed 10 offensive rebounds and scored 13 second-chance points.
• The teams traded baskets at the outset and a Jamaal Waters three-point play tied the game at eight a little over five minutes in.
• Jefferson answered though with five straight going up 13-8. Cameron Edmonds made it a two-point game draining a three with 11:55 remaining in the half.
• The Rams went on a couple of runs in the back half of the first. They outscored the Lions 13-3 in a 7:20 span to push their lead to 10, 26-16.
• A three-point play from Hassan Jackson brought the lead to six, 26-20, but Jefferson responded again closing the half outscoring the Lions 12-3 in the final 2:51. 
• Jefferson shot 56% in the first half connecting on 6-13 from downtown. 
• Early on in the second half, Clint Wright, Jr. capped a 4-0 Lions run to close the gap to 13 with 17:24 and the tide seemed to be turning towards GCU.
• Jefferson though answered scoring seven of the next eight, opening their lead to a game-high 19, 49-30.
• Georgian Court tried to keep things close, fighting back to within 12 on a couple of occasions. Each time though Jefferson had an answer to keep the Lions at arm's length. 
• Late in the game, Jefferson took a 20-point lead and ran out the clock on their way to a 78-59 win. 

It Was Over When...
• Clint Wright, Jr. looked to get the Lions back on track early in the second half. He hit a three as GCU scored four straight to make it a 42-29 game and give Georgian Court some momentum. The Rams called a timeout and immediately scored seven of the next eight points over a three minute span and were able to squash the Lions hopes at a comeback.

Lion Stat Leaders
• Jamaal Waters led the Lions scoring 17 points and finished a rebound shy of a double-double.
• Clint Wright, Jr. added 12 points connecting on 3-7 from three. 
• Cameron Edmonds went 2-5 from deep and scored nine points with five boards.
• Jalen Bates chipped in four points, three assists, four steals and two rebounds. 

For the Rams
• Erik Timko scored a game-high 29 going 10-12 overall with seven rebounds.
• Jason Shields was 5-9 from three and scored 16 points with five rebounds.
• Ahmen Barba-Bey added 12 with six rebounds.
• Hakim Byrd dished out five assists and scored 10 points. 

News and Notes
• Jamaal Waters surpassed 400 points this season becoming just the fourth Lion to ever do that. 
• Jalen Bates became the Lions single-season leader in steals. 
• Cameron Edmonds scored his 200th point of the season.
• Teams have shot 40% or better from three against GCU in six of the last eight games. 
• The Lions 27 rebounds match a season low. 

Up Next
• Georgian Court is back on the court Saturday, Feb. 18 as they host Wilmington for Senior Day. Tip off is scheduled for 2 p.m. following the women's game.