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YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. – The Columbus State University men's basketball team suffered a 102-65 loss at Young Harris on Saturday.
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Cam Paulding put together a career-high 10 points to tie for the team lead on Saturday.
John Lambert also scored 10 off the Cougar bench.
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"Give Young Harris credit today," head coach
Robert Moore said. "We didn't play very good basketball and they put it on us."
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Jalen Thomas scored on the opening possession for the Cougars as Columbus State (4-9, 4-6 PBC) led for the opening seven minutes.
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Young Harris (5-12, 4-7) moved in front behind back-to-back 3-pointers and pushed its advantage out to nine points at 22-13. The Cougars answered back however, going on a 10-0 run and Lambert put CSU back in front with a 3-pointer.
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Columbus State trailed by just three at the four-minute mark, but the Mountain Lions closed out the first half on a 15-4 run and led 45-31 at the break.
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YHC kept extending the lead after halftime, quickly moving in front by 20 and pulled away over the final 16 minutes.
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CSU shot 33.3 percent (25-of-75) as a team on Saturday and was 6-for-27 from the 3-point line.
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Young Harris ended the day at 52.2 percent (36-for-69) and went 10-for-21 (47.6 percent) from 3.
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Columbus State is back in action on Monday at home against Georgia College. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in the Lumpkin Center.
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