Jalen Mitchell had 19 points as Clark Atlanta won their third straight game, defeating Fort Valley State 71-61 on the road Saturday. 
 
The Panthers (11-9, 8-5 SIAC) are now tied with Albany State for second place in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference East Division, two games behind first-place Morehouse.   Clark Atlanta, which has now won seven of their last nine games, takes on Albany State on Monday, Feb. 4. 
 
Clark Atlanta was in for a battle early as Fort Valley State (6-18, 5-8 SIAC) kept things close in the first half.  FVSU's K'Viontae Williams hit a 3-pointer and then a free throw that put the Wildcats up 20-19 midway through the half.   His dunk with 32 seconds before the break extended that lead to 31-24. 
 
They maintained that lead early in the second half until Mitchell hit a 3-pointer to tie the game at 38-38.   The game remained close when Thomas Hardy put FVSU up 51-49 with 9:19 left.  But that would be Fort Valley's last lead of the afternoon. 
 
Ian Roach had two 3-pointers during a 10-0 CAU run that put the Panthers up 61-51 with 5:54 left. Fort Valley sliced that lead to a minute-and-a-half later, but the Panthers finished on a 10-5 run to close out the game. 
 
Mitchell finished with 19 points, seven rebounds, two steals and two assists as he finished in double digit scoring for the 11^thconsecutive game.  Mitchell, who averages 16.7 points per game, is fifth among all scorers in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. 
 
Romaine Thomas also had a huge game for Clark Atlanta, finishing with 17 points and 19 rebounds. His 19 rebounds were the second-highest in a game among SIAC players this season. Thomas, the SIAC's second-leading rebounder at 9.2 per game, had his eighth double-double this season.  
 
Roach finished with 11 points, while Austin Donaldson added nine points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals. 
 
Jaylon McMillian led FVSU with 19 points.