February 21, 2004

Rams Complete Season Sweep of Tougaloo with 73-63 Win

TOUGALOO, Miss. -- The University of Mobile Rams (22-8, 12-4) defeated Tougaloo
College 73-63 Saturday night at the Health & Wellness Center in Tougaloo, Miss.

With the win, the Rams sweep the season series and remain in a three-way tie atop the GCAC standings along with Xavier University and Southern University-New Orleans (SUNO) at 12-4.

Tramaine Perry scored a season-high 27 points with 22 coming in the second half to lead the Rams.

Larry Burgess came off the bench to add 15 points and Gimel Lewis who struggled in the first half finished the game with 10 points and seven rebounds.

Trailing 28-20 at halftime, the Bulldogs exploded out of the lockeroom and cut the lead to 32-28 just two and a half minutes into the second half.

However, the Rams would respond. Back-to-back jump shots by Perry coming out of a timeout extended the Ram lead back to a comfortable eight point margin.

The Rams were never threatened again as the Bulldogs failed to get any closer.

After falling behind 8-5 just five minutes into the game, the Rams engineered a 14-2 run over the next 12 minutes egnited by stingy defense to take a 19-10 lead with just 3:15 to play in the half.

The Bulldogs were led by Johnathan Oliver with 17 points.

Mobile's final road game comes this Thursday, Feb. 26 when the Rams travel to New Orleans,
La. for a critical showdown with SUNO.
 

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