Box Score
GETTYSBURG, Pa. – David Glaser (West
Chester, PA/Malvern Prep) led four players in double
figures with 20 points as Gettysburg shot a season-high 59
percent from the floor in a 78-56 victory over Dickinson in
Centennial Conference (CC) men’s basketball action on Wednesday.
Dami Oloruntoba (Glenn Dale, MD/Eleanor
Roosevelt) added 17 points and a career-high seven
assists to help the Bullets (10-7, 6-4 CC) post their second
three-game winning streak of the season while winning for
the 11th time in 13 meetings with the Red Devils (3-14, 2-8
CC). Kyle McGlensey (West Chester, PA/East)
and Todd Brady (Hancock, NH/ConVal) chipped
in with 13 points apiece.
Brad Litchfield poured
in a game-high 21 points for Dickinson, which dropped its
sixth straight decision. Matt Keys added nine
points, a game-high seven rebounds and five assists in the
loss.
Paced by a balanced attack that hit 22
of 32 attempts from inside the 3-point line, Gettysburg jumped
to an early advantage, then used a 25-6 second-half run to
defeat one of its oldest rivals.
Oloruntoba scored seven points in the
opening minutes to stake the Bullets to a 15-7 lead before
the Red Devils rattled off eight straight points to knot the
contest at 15. Following a 30-second timeout, Glaser drained
a 3-pointer off an Oloruntoba assist and the home squad never
trailed the rest of the way.
Keys pulled Dickinson within 20-17 on
a jumper, but Brady nailed a trey to touch off a 10-2 run
and extend the Gettysburg lead to 30-19 with 7:19 left in
the half. An Oloruntoba 3-pointer made it 37-27, but Litchfield
hit from 3-point range to start a 12-3 Red Devil run that
reached into the opening minute of the second half and cut
the deficit to a single point at 40-39.
A 25-6 Gettysburg spurt over the next
seven minutes settled the game. Following another strategic
timeout, Glaser, McGlensey and Oloruntoba converted layups
before Matt Whelan (Ridgefield, CT/Ridgefield/Worcester
Acad. [MA]) drained a 3-pointer for nine quick points
and a 49-39 lead with 16:35 left.
Litchfield hit consecutive jumpers to
keep Dickinson within striking distance at 55-45, but Glaser
answered with seven straight points and Kyle Jakobe
(Baltimore, MD/McDonogh/Peddie [NJ]) followed with
a 3-pointer to make it 65-45 with 11:32 left.
A Chris Pombar (Glen Head, NY/North
Shore) free throw gave the Bullets their largest lead
of the night at 78-54 with 2:32 remaining.
With his 20-point night, Glaser moved
within two points of Gettysburg’s all-time scoring top 20.
The junior center closed the night with 930 career points.
The Bullets return to action on Saturday
at Haverford. Game time is 4 p.m.
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