Hunter Preston opened the game with a layup and a dunk by Anthony Moore gave CSU their only lead of the game, 4-2. Preston and Moore both led the Cougars with seven points in the half. The leading scorer for the Mountain Lions, Alphonso Willis, finished the half with 20 points and three assists. The Cougars shot 31% (9-for-29) from the floor, while Young Harris shot 57.6% (19-33). The half ended with a score of 50-27.

Despite the big lead from the Mountain Lions in the first half, Columbus State kept up with YHC in the second half, 42-43. Lederrius Jones nailed a 3-pointer within the first three minutes of play and about one minute later, Moore made his second dunk of the night, giving CSU some momentum. Lorenzo Anderson added another dunk for the Cougars with just under four minutes to play. YHC's Willis continued his scoring parade, scoring 11 more points in the half.

• Kalen Clifton led the Cougars with 14 points, shooting 62.5% (5-for-8) from the floor. He also added three assists.
• Moore smacked down two dunks on the night and scored 11 points. The senior also grabbed six rebounds for CSU.
• Preston finished the game with 12 points and went 57.1% (8-for-14) from the free throw line.
• Columbus State shot 50% (15-for-30) from the free throw line, 37.1% (26-for-70) from the field and 12.5% (2-for-16) from behind the 3-point line.

• The Cougars had 14 second chance points versus the Mountain Lions 10.
• Young Harris scored 44 points inside the paint while CSU made 38. 
• YHC was 58.3% (35-60) from the floor while Columbus State shot 37.1% (26-for-70).

Columbus State returns to the Lumpkin Center on Wednesday, Feb. 10th for a Peach Belt Conference matchup against Georgia College at 7:30 p.m. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, there will be no fan attendance at Wednesday's game.