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Issue date: 2/5/10 Section: Sports

Media Credit: Michael Forsyth Senior guard Graham Martin drives in for a layup against Francis Marion on Jan. 29. The Bobcat victory in this game gave them nine straight, and they have since added two wins this past week, including an 88-84 victory this past Wednesday over their closest competitor in the Peach Belt West, North Georgia. Martin was outstanding for the Bobcats in the three wins, tallying 24, 17 and 20 points in the victories, the leading scorer each time.

The GCSU men's basketball team extended its winning streak to 11 games at home this past Wednesday, defeating North Georgia 88-84.

The Bobcats came into the first half playing aggressive and quickly took the lead over the Saints. Even though North Georgia continuously made up any points gap, GCSU was able to maintain a slight lead.

As the half progressed, the Bobcats began to increase the advantage. With less than a minute remaining in the first half, GCSU earned its first double-digit lead when sophomore forward Ryan Aquino sank a 3-pointer to set the score at 50-39. Right before the half was over, North Georgia made a 3-pointer and the first half ended with the Bobcats leading 50-42.

When the second half began, GCSU remained aggressive and kept control throughout the second half. However, with time winding down, the Saints began to catch up. Even though North Georgia stepped up its game, the Bobcats never gave up their lead and the game ended with the final score of 88-84.

Senior guard Graham Martin was the leading scorer for the Bobcats scoring 20 points. Martin was 3-of-10 on field goals including 2-of-6 on 3-pointers and 12-of-13 on free throws.

"I feel really good that we got the win, but I don't think it was one of our best games," Martin said. "We haven't lost a game (in the Peach Belt) to this point and it's really easy to think you can just show up and the win's going to take care of itself and they gave us a really tough challenge."

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