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COLUMBUS – The Columbus State University men's basketball team travels to Morrow, Ga. on Saturday looking for its third straight win. Tipoff against Clayton State is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.
 
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Last Time Out
 
Columbus State (6-9, 6-6 PBC) shook off a slow start for a 73-66 victory over Flagler on Wednesday. Michael Graham poured in a career-high 18 points on 8-of-9 shooting to lead the Cougars.
 
Moore on the Matchup
 
"The last two games have shown us that when we show up defensively, we can be a good basketball team. Clayton State is long and athletic and will challenge us, but we have to stay focused on the things we need to do well."
 
Series History
 
Saturday will be the 45^th meeting between the two programs in a series that dates back to 1996. The Cougars are 30-14 all-time against the Lakers.
 
Last Meeting
 
Clayton State shot 53 percent for the game and downed the Cougars 100-70 in the Lumpkin Center last February. John Lambert hit four 3s off the bench to finish with 12 points.
 
About Clayton State
 
Clayton State (10-5, 8-3) is coming off a 75-69 victory at Georgia Southwestern on Wednesday night.
 
The Lakers are currently in second place in the PBC standings, just 1.5 games behind UNC Pembroke.
 
Clayton State enters Saturday as the top 3-point shooting team in the Peach Belt at 41.2 percent.
 
Aubrey McRae leads the outside shooting charge at 40-for-80 for the season and 12.7 points per game.
 
CSU Notes
 
Winners of three of their last four, the Cougars have battled back to .500 in a wide open conference race.
 
CSU enters the weekend just one game out of third place and a win over Clayton State would put the Cougars just 1.5 games behind second.
 
Columbus State had its second-best defensive showing of the season Wednesday, holding Flagler to 37.9 percent shooting.
 
The Cougars remain undefeated when their opponent scores fewer than 70 points.