MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. - Freshman Randall Shaw poured in 26 points and sophomore guard Tre' Fields scored a career-high 15 points, but Anderson dropped a 69-66 decision to Georgia College in nonconference men's basketball action Wednesday night at the Centennial Center.

Anderson slipped to 1-2 on the season with its second straight loss, while Georgia College (3-0), which received votes in the most recent Southeast Region Media Poll, stayed perfect on the young season by snapping a three-game losing streak at the hands of the Trojans.

Shaw was 6-of-14 from the field and 11-of-12 from the free throw line, while adding four rebounds on the night. Junior center Rakish Taylor nearly posted his second consecutive double-double with nine points and a game-high 10 rebounds.

Georgia College senior Terrell Harris, the reigning Peach Belt Conference Player of the Week, shared game-high honors with 26 points, with Dwight Anderson adding 16 points and Ryan Blumenthal chipping in 11 points for the Bobcats.

Both teams opened slowly on the offensive end, as they combined for just three field goals in the first four minutes of play, with Shaw's two free throws at the 17:13 mark giving AU their first lead, at 4-3. The Greenville, S.C., native's 3-pointer less than a minute later extended the Black and Gold's advantage to 7-3 with 16:22 on the clock.

The Trojans opened a 10-5 lead on Shaw's second straight trey, but the Bobcats stayed close and knotted the score at 17 apiece when Matt McCorkle connected on his lone 3-pointer of the game. Fields countered with a trey that gave the Trojans a three-point lead, and with the score even at 26-26, Fields followed with a 3-pointer that gave the Trojans a lead they would hold for the next 22 minutes. Fields, Shaw and freshman Shawn Benard combined for four free throws over the final four minutes of the opening half and the Trojans went to the break holding a 33-30 advantage.

Georgia College's Harris scored the first basket of the second half to trim AU's lead to just one, but the Trojans answered with an 18-7 outburst to claim their largest lead of the game, at 51-39, with 11:36 left, as Shaw scored seven points and Taylor chipped in three points to fuel the surge.

With Anderson holding a 57-49 lead with less than six minutes remaining, the Trojans went more than four minutes without scoring and did not score another field goal until Shaw connected on a 3-pointer with two seconds on the clock. The scoring drought enabled the Bobcats to go on a 21-8 outburst and turn the 12-point deficit into their first lead since the opening moments of the contest, at 60-59, on a 3-pointer by Harris.

Shaw answered on the other end with a pair of free throws to give the Trojans their final lead of the night, at 61-60, with 49 seconds on the clock. Harris followed with another trey and a pair of free throws to give the Bobcats their largest cushion of the night at 65-61. Fields and Blumenthal traded a pair of free throws and with less than six seconds on the clock, Shaw drained his third 3-pointer to pull AU back within 67-66. Forced to foul, the Trojans sent Blumenthal back to the line, where he connected on two free throws with less than a second showing on the clock to set the final margin.

The Trojans conclude their season-opening four-game road swing at Erskine on Saturday. Tip-off versus the Flying Fleet is slated for 8 p.m. at Belk Arena in Due West.