WAYCROSS, Ga. – Despite a game-high 24 points from JahNile Hill, Gordon State's men's basketball team fell on the road at South Georgia State College as the Hawks rolled to a 95-69 win over the Highlanders in a Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) contest here Thursday night.

Hill (Manchester, Ga. / Manchester HS) connected for all 24 points on three-pointers, but it wasn't enough as GSC fell behind 47-24 at halftime and eventually lost by 26 points.

Jheim McDonald (Conyers, Ga. / Rockdale Co. HS) and Kaleb Taylor (Macon, Ga. / Jones Co. HS) each had nine points for GSC (5-10 overall, 5-10 GCAA) while Isaiah Wray (Long Island, N.Y. / Union Grove HS) had a game-high 10 rebounds.

Jayce Moore led the way for SGSC (17-3, 11-3) with 21 points.

The two teams meet again on Saturday in Barnesville at 1 p.m. to close out the regular season. Only parents of GSC players and the first 50 GSC students through a campus signup are allowed in attendance.

The game will be shown on Facebook Live (Gordon State Highlanders Athletics).

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The Gordon State College Department of Athletics is a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA). Gordon State College competes in NJCAA Division I in the sports of Women's Soccer (Fall), Men's Basketball (Fall/Spring), Softball (Spring) and Baseball (Spring). Gordon State College is located in Barnesville, Ga., approximately 60 miles south of Atlanta and 35 miles northwest of Macon. Gordon State College offers both two-year and four-year degree programs and believes that our Athletics program provides student-athletes with the opportunity to be successful academically, athletically and in life after their time as a Highlander.  Follow GSC Athletics at www.gscathletics.com, on Facebook (@Gordon State Highlanders) and Twitter (@state_ad / GordonStateAD). You can also follow Gordon State College on Facebook (@GordonStateCollege #GSCHighlandersForward), Twitter (@GordonState) and Instagram (gordon_state).