Box Score

CARLISLE, Pa. – Matt Keys and Brad Litchfield combined for 57 points to lead Dickinson past Gettysburg 74-59 in Centennial Conference (CC) men’s basketball action on Tuesday.

Keys set career highs with six 3-pointers and 30 points while Litchfield added 27 as the Red Devils (5-20, 4-14 CC) snapped a five-game losing streak and closed the season with a win over the Bullets (14-11, 10-8 CC) for the third time in the past four years.

David Glaser (West Chester, PA/Malvern Prep) led Gettysburg with 25 points while Todd Brady (Hancock, NH/ConVal) chipped in with 12.

Trailing by as many as seven in the second half, Dickinson used the hot hands of Keys and Litchfield to finish its season on a high note.

Kyle Jakobe (Baltimore, MD/McDonogh/Peddie [NJ]) gave Gettysburg its last lead of the night at 46-45 with 10:47 left. Following a Red Devil timeout, Keys responded with the first of four 3-pointers during a 19-6 stretch that put the home team in command.

Keys stretched the lead to 50-46 with a pair of free throws before Dan Sarsfield scored his only two points of the night on a driving layup. A Glaser 3-point play pulled the Bullets within 52-49, but Keys answered from behind the arc to restore Dickinson’s six-point advantage.

With the Red Devils up 56-51, Keys nailed treys on back-to-back possessions to give Dickinson its first double-digit lead of the game at 62-51 with 4:48 left. Litchfield hit 8 of 10 free throws over the final 2:09 and Gettysburg could get no closer than nine the rest of the way.

The teams battled back and forth through six ties before two Brady free throws gave the Bullets a 29-28 halftime lead. Six straight points to open the second half gave Gettysburg its largest advantage of the game at 35-28, but two Litchfield 3-pointers helped the Red Devils get back to within 39-38 with 15:21 left.

In addition to Keys’ and Litchfield’s scoring explosion, Jimmy Martelli dished out a game-high seven assists while Jon Skvarka helped the cause with a game-high 14 rebounds.

Gettysburg shot just 5-for-22 from 3-point range on the night, including 1-for-10 from behind the arc in the second half. The Bullets were also out-rebounded, 40-27.

Gettysburg returns to action on Thursday at home against Haverford in a tie-breaker game to determine the CC's fourth and final playoff spot. Game time is 7:30 p.m.

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