FORT VALLEY, Ga. - Clark Atlanta men's basketball got over back-to-back losses with a road victory at Fort Valley State, 83-73. Six Panthers registered double-digit point totals with Tim Sanders scoring a game-high 15 points.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Score:  Clark Atlanta 83, Fort Valley State 73
Record:  Clark Atlanta (5-13; 3-6 SIAC), Fort Valley State (3-18; 1-10 SIAC)
Date: Jan. 25, 2016 | Time: 8:00 p.m.
Location: HPE Basketball Arena | Fort Valley, Ga.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
After giving up the opening points to the home team, Clark Atlanta took the lead on a Derek Harper 3-pointer on a Tim Sanders assist after just 38 seconds; 3-2.
 
CAU extended the lead, 6-2, with James Arnold knocking down a 3-pointer with Chuka Eneh picking up the assist with 18:24 left in the first half.
 
Fort Valley utilized a 7-0 run to retake the lead before Clark Atlanta responded with a 9-0 run that would see the Panthers lead, 15-9. Damien Enoch started the run with a layup before another Arnold 3 and back-to-back layups by Sanders and Harper.
 
During the first half, FVSU was able to tie the game at 20-20 before Sanders knocked down a 3 to reestablish the Panther advantage with 10:34 left in the first half.
 
Clark Atlanta led at the intermission, 41-39, with Lawrance Freeman breaking a late tie jumper for his ninth point of the opening half.
 
The Wildcats opened the second half with a 9-2 run to take the lead, 48-43.
 
Trailing by five points, Clark Atlanta took the lead for good by capitalizing on a 10-0 run. During the run the Panthers received points from Sanders (two), Arnold (two), Darreontae Moore (four), and Enoch (three). The lead was acquired when Moore knocked down a 3-pointer off the Harper assist.
 
A 6-2 stretch ending with 7:26 to play saw CAU obtain an 11-point lead, 70-59, after Sanders was good on both FT attempts.
 
FVSU cut the margin to four points after running off a 10-3 run to trail 73-69.  CAU ended the game on a 10-4 run with eight points recoded at the FT line.

THE NUMBERS:
Clark Atlanta shot 28-for-61 (45.9 percent) from the floor and made 7-of-14 3-pointers. Fort Valley State shot 24-for-61 (39.3 percent) while making just 8-of-27 3-pointers.
 
The Panthers turned 20 Wildcat turnovers into 24 points, while 13 CAU turnovers were only converted into five points for FVSU.
 
Clark Atlanta led for 32:51 (82.1 percent) of the game.
 
The Panthers held advantages in fast break points, 12-5, steals, 10-4, points off turnovers, 24-5, points in the paint, 28-21, and second chance points, 19-18.
 
Reaching double-digit points for the Panthers were Sanders (15), Arnold (13), Enoch (12), Moore (11), Freeman (11), and Harper (10).
 
Enoch and Tajai Johnson each pulled in a team-high six rebounds while Sanders and Harper each registered team-highs with four assists. Sanders also had four steals in the game.

UP NEXT:
Clark Atlanta returns to Epps Gymnasium on Jan. 28 to host Benedict College with just five home games remaining this season.