GETTYSBURG, PA. --- Bill Davidson scored a game-high 22 points and Curtis McNeil added a career-best 17 off the bench to lead Gettysburg over Hiram, 80-64, in the opening round of the Days Inn Tip-Off Tournament on Friday.
The Bullets (1-0) will face Virginia Wesleyan in the tournament's championship game on Saturday afternoon. Virginia Wesleyan downed Kenyon, 88-76, in the night's other first-round contest. Game time is 4 p.m. Kenyon and Hiram will battle in the consolation game at 2 p.m.
Greg Schreiber added a team-best eight rebounds and a career-high nine assists for Gettysburg, which shot 17-for-25 (68.0 percent) from the floor in the second half while outscoring the Terriers, 45-27.
Donald Burton led Hiram (0-1) with 19 points while Abraham Hutchinson added 10 points on 4-for-4 shooting from the field.
Trailing 44-41 with 16:34 remaining in the second half following a Burton layup, Gettysburg went on a 15-0 run over the next seven minutes to take control of the game.
Ryan Napp and Schreiber hit back-to-back layups to put the Bullets ahead for good at 45-44. Davidson then connected on three straight three-pointers in a span of 1:57 to stretch the Gettysburg advantage to 54-44.
McNeil's driving layup with 10:26 remaining made it 56-44 before the Terriers stopped the run with a basket from Hutchinson.
The Bullets extended the lead to 66-52 on a bucket from Richie Pfeil with 7:33 left in the game. Hiram then went on a 12-4 run to close to within 70-64 with 3:01 remaining following a pair of free throws by Burton.
Napp, however, converted a pair of free throws to give the Bullets and 72-64 edge and McNeil put the game away with his third three-pointer of the game on the following possession.
Terence Callahan added a career-high nine points for the Bullets while Napp also added nine points.
In the night's first game, Virginia Wesleyan downed Kenyon 88-76 behind 22 points from Tim Petrillo and 19 from Ron Yuhasz. Kenyon guard Nathan Aldinger led all scorers with 25 points while shooting 7-for-15 from behind the three-point line.
Ninth Annual Days Inn Tip-Off Tournament
| First Round |
1 |
2 |
- |
F |
| Hiram (0-1) |
37 |
27 |
- |
64 |
| Gettysburg (1-0) |
35 |
45 |
- |
80 |
Hiram (64)
Burton 6-13 4-5 19, Zugrave 0-0 0-0 0, Primus 3-4 0-0 9, Childress 1-4 2-2 4, Lawson 4-9 0-0 8, Hutchinson 4-4 2-2 10, Mayle 1-1 0-0 2, Kline 0-1 0-0 0, Force 0-0 0-0 0, Somrak 1-4 1-2 3, Bailey 4-9 1-3 9, Blockson 0-5 0-0 0. Totals: 24-54 10-14 64.
Gettysburg (80)
Callahan 3-5 3-4 9, Napp 3-9 2-3 9, McNeil 6-10 2-2 17, Natale 1-1 0-0 2, Monroe 2-2 0-0 4, Pfeil 3-7 2-2 8, Davidson 7-11 5-9 22, Boyle 0-2 2-2 2, Schreiber 3-6 0-0 7. Totals: 28-53 16-22 80.
Three-pointers: Hiram 6-16 (Burton 3-8, Primus 3-4, Childress 0-1, Lawson 0-3), Gettysburg 8-22 (Callahan 0-1, Napp 1-7, McNeil 3-4, Pfeil 0-3, Davidson 3-4, Boyle 0-1, Schreiber 1-2). Rebounds: Hiram 26 (Somrak, Blockson 5), Gettysburg 32 (Schreiber 8). Assists: Hiram 12 (Bailey 5), Gettysburg 18 (Schreiber 9). Turnovers: Hiram 15, Gettysburg 18. Blocked Shots: Hiram 4 (Blockson 3), Gettysburg 1 (Monroe). Steals: Hiram 6 (Primus 2), Gettysburg 7 (Seven tied with 1). Personal Fouls: Hiram 20, Gettysburg 19. Technical Fouls: None. Attendance: 200.
