Men's basketball team tops East Georgia State

Men's basketball team tops East Georgia State

The Eastern Florida State College men's basketball team held on for a win at the Jets Classic in Georgia to remain unbeaten.

The 20th-ranked Titans posted the 80-78 victory against East Georgia State College Saturday to go 2-0 in Americus, Georgia.

 Up five at halftime, the Titans came out firing in the second half and took a 13-point lead at one point, but East Georgia State College rallied back to make it close.

Once again Caleb Byrd led the Titans attack with 26 points and Andres Burney had a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds. AJ Dixon, Eric Parnell and Bogdan Cret each scored 11 points in the win.

Eastern Florida State College (5-0) will travel to New York next weekend for the Monroe College Invitational on Friday and Saturday.