MORROW, Ga. – The Georgia Southwestern State University men's basketball team bounced back after losing its last game with a 75-71 victory over Clayton State in the Mason Barfield Court.

 Phillip Burwell had the best game of his career scoring 26 points and shooting 56 percent from the field. Burwell was one of two Hurricanes to finish in double figures in scoring, along with Jordan Clark.

 GSW improved its record to 10-10 on the season and 3-8 in Peach Belt Conference play.

 Inside The Storm

• GSW had the free-throw advantage 21-10
• GSW was in front 85 percent of the game
• Bench points favored the Hurricanes, 26-23
• Rebounds heavily favored the hurricanes 47-28
• Burwell has scored double-digit points in 3 of his last 4 games

 Next Up

Georgia Southwestern will stay on the road to take on North Georgia (14-4, 7-3) for the second half of their two-game season series. The Hurricanes lost the last meeting to the Nighthawks at the Storm Dome. The teams will tip off at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday