AUGUSTA, Ga. (Men's Basketball) – The Paine College Lions men's basketball team continues their reign atop the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference by defeating Albany State on Saturday, 110-79. The win is the 12th straight for the Lions and ninth straight in conference.
 
With the win, Paine improves their record to 12-3 overall and 9-0 in SIAC play. The Golden Rams drop to 6-10 on the season and 2-6 in league play.
 
Arnis Libazs dominated on both ends of the court for the Lions despite having four fouls. He finished the game with a double double of 30 points and 12 rebounds. Denzel Dillingham followed him with 22 points and six rebounds. Patrick Petty led the Lion in assists for the second game in a row with 11. Dillingham, Arnold Okechukwu, and Takija Knight each had a block for the night. Petty, Jordan Banks, and Jeremiah West finished the night with two steals each.
 
As a team, Paine finished the game with 42 rebounds, 27 assists, 12 steals, and three blocks. The team was 65.5 percent from the field, 47.1 percent from the arc, and 61.9 percent from the free throw line.
 
Davetom Odom led Albany State with 18 points. The leading rebounder was Demetri Wheeler with eight. Wheeler also led the team in assists with four and steals with two. Earl Farnum accounted for the lone block of the night for the Golden Rams.
 
Albany State finished the game with 32 rebounds, 12 assists, three steals, and one block. As a team, the Golden Rams were 45.6 percent from the field, 26.3 percent from the arc, and 42.9 percent from the free throw line.
 
Paine takes their show on the road on Monday, Jan. 26 at 7:30 p.m. as they face Clark Atlanta.
 
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