JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn -- Augusta State junior forward Tyrekus “AJ” Bowman tallied a game-high 22 points, including 17 in the second half, as the Jaguars caught fire after halftime and opened the 2006-07 with a 73-58 road victory Saturday night over Carson-Newman at Holt Fieldhouse.

ASU trailed by four at the half – 28-24 – and shot just 32.1 percent in the opening 20 minutes. But behind Bowman’s effort, the Jags shot 62.1 percent in the second half and hit six three-pointers while outscoring the Eagles 49-30.

Junior guard Demetrius Howard scored 19 points and hit 5-of-6 three-point attempts to go along with six assists. Freshman forward Ben Madgen just missed a double-double in his collegiate debut, posting 18 points and nine rebounds to go along with four assists. Sophomore center Garret Siler had eight points, six boards and five blocks, while Bowman notched three blocks of his own. Sophomore guard Steve Smith, also making his first appearance in a Jaguar uniform, dished out eight assists.

“We showed great resilience in the second half defensively and were able to hit some big shots,” said ASU head coach Dip Metress. “We got in some foul trouble in the first half and that slowed us down in what we were trying to accomplish offensively. We made a few adjustments in the second half and got AJ going. Dee Howard shot the ball awfully well tonight and Steve Smith did a good job running the team. We will take a road win any time we can get it and get ready for Benedict on Tuesday.”

Kente Hart and Andy Tipton each had 15 points to lead Carson-Newman, which dropped to 1-1 with the loss.

ASU returns to action Tuesday when the Jaguars travel to Columbia, S.C., to take on Benedict at 7:30 p.m.

Official NCAA Basketball Box Score
Augusta State vs Carson-Newman
11/18/06 8:00 p.m. at Jefferson City, Tenn. (Holt Fieldhouse) 

VISITORS: Augusta State 1-0

                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
01 Madgen, Ben......... *  6-14   4-7    2-3    3  6  9   1  18  4  1  0  1  38
02 Smith, Steve........ *  0-3    0-2    0-0    0  2  2   5   0  8  3  0  2  30
03 Howard, Demetrius... *  5-8    5-6    4-6    0  2  2   3  19  6  1  0  0  36
21 Siler, Garret....... *  4-5    0-0    0-2    2  4  6   4   8  0  1  5  0  18
23 Bowman, Tyrekus..... *  9-17   0-1    4-7    2  4  6   3  22  2  0  3  1  32
00 Dixon, Daniel.......    0-2    0-2    0-0    0  1  1   0   0  2  1  0  1  11
15 Ilunga, Etsho.......    2-3    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   1   4  0  1  0  0  18
24 Thomas, Arthur......    0-3    0-1    0-0    0  1  1   0   0  1  0  0  0   4
33 Tambon, Luke........    1-1    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   2  0  1  0  0   2
44 Small, Kip..........    0-1    0-0    0-0    0  2  2   1   0  1  4  0  2  11
   TEAM................                         2  1  3
   Totals..............   27-57   9-19  10-18   9 24 33  18  73 24 13  8  7 200 

TOTAL FG% 1st Half:  9-28 32.1%   2nd Half: 18-29 62.1%   Game: 47.4%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  3-11 27.3%   2nd Half:  6-8  75.0%   Game: 47.4%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  3-6  50.0%   2nd Half:  7-12 58.3%   Game: 55.6%   0,3 

HOME TEAM: Carson-Newman 1-1

                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
05 Jesse McMurray......    1-2    1-2    0-0    0  1  1   1   3  2  0  0  0  11
11 Kente Hart..........    5-8    0-1    5-7    0  2  2   0  15  3  5  0  1  33
12 Andrew Johnson......    0-1    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   2   0  0  2  0  0   9
14 Jordan Dixon........    0-1    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  1  2  0  0   4
21 Darren Williams.....    3-9    1-3    0-0    0  3  3   2   7  1  2  0  1  30
22 Scott Williams......    3-10   1-6    0-0    2  5  7   5   7  0  1  0  0  28
32 Deonte Williams.....    1-3    0-0    5-6    6  3  9   3   7  0  4  0  1  20
33 Andy Tipton.........    6-16   1-6    2-2    2  4  6   3  15  1  3  0  0  34
35 Clay Scott..........    1-6    0-0    2-4    2  5  7   1   4  0  2  0  1  31
50 Matt Glab...........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0  0+
   TEAM................                         2  2  4             1
   Totals..............   20-56   4-18  14-19  14 25 39  17  58  8 22  0  4 200
 

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-31 35.5%   2nd Half:  9-25 36.0%   Game: 35.7%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  2-7  28.6%   2nd Half:  2-11 18.2%   Game: 22.2%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  4-5  80.0%   2nd Half: 10-14 71.4%   Game: 73.7%   0,4 

Officials: William Humes, Jeff Fancher, Ray Sceizina

Technical fouls: Augusta State-None. Carson-Newman-None.

Attendance: 600 

Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Augusta State.................   24   49  -   73
Carson-Newman.................   28   30  -   58

Season opener for Augusta State

 

Newspaper Box Score
Augusta State vs Carson-Newman College
11/18/06 8:00 p.m. at Jefferson City, TN  Holt Fieldhouse
At Jefferson City, TN  Holt Fieldhouse
AUGUSTA STATE 73, CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE 58
 
AUGUSTA STATE (1-0)
A.J. Bowman 9-17 4-7 22; Demetrius Howard 5-8 4-6 19; Ben Madgen 6-14 2-3
18; Garret Siler 4-5 0-2 8; Etsho Ilunga 2-3 0-0 4; Luke Tambon 1-1 0-0 2;
Arthur Thomas 0-3 0-0 0; Daniel Dixon 0-2 0-0 0; Kip Small 0-1 0-0 0; Steve
Smith 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 27-57 10-18 73.
 
CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (1-1)
Kente Hart 5-8 5-7 15; Andy Tipton 6-16 2-2 15; Darren Williams 3-9 0-0 7;
Deonte Williams 1-3 5-6 7; Scott Williams 3-10 0-0 7; Clay Scott 1-6 2-4 4;
Jesse McMurray 1-2 0-0 3; Andrew Johnson 0-1 0-0 0; Jordan Dixon 0-1 0-0 0.
Totals 20-56 14-19 58.
 
Augusta State.................   24   49  -   73
Carson-Newman College.........   28   30  -   58
 
3-point goals-Augusta State 9-19 (Demetrius Howard 5-6; Ben Madgen 4-7;
Arthur Thomas 0-1; Daniel Dixon 0-2; Steve Smith 0-2; A.J. Bowman 0-1),
Carson-Newman College 4-18 (Darren Williams 1-3; Scott Williams 1-6; Andy
Tipton 1-6; Jesse McMurray 1-2; Kente Hart 0-1). Fouled out--Augusta
State-Steve Smith, Carson-Newman College-Scott Williams. Rebounds-Augusta
State 33 (Ben Madgen 9), Carson-Newman College 39 (Deonte Williams 9).
Assists-Augusta State 24 (Steve Smith 8), Carson-Newman College 8 (Kente
Hart 3). Total fouls-Augusta State 18, Carson-Newman College 17. A-600