Box Score
GETTYSBURG, Pa. – David Glaser (West
Chester, PA/Malvern Prep) posted game highs with 24 points and eight rebounds
to lead Gettysburg past Washington (Md.) 78-62 in Centennial Conference (CC) men’s
basketball action on Tuesday. Glaser,
the CC’s leader in both field goal and 3-point percentage entering the contest,
connected on 10 of 13 shots from the floor to help the Bullets (6-6, 3-2 CC) snap
a four-game home losing streak, the program’s longest since a six-game skid in
1996-97.
Ryan Page (Laurel,
MD/St. John’s College [DC]) hit 5 of 7 shots to finish with 12 points
while Mike Spadafora (Richboro, PA/Archbishop Wood) added 11, including
two free throws that put Gettysburg ahead to stay at the 14:20 mark of the first
half.
Kyle Stem
converted 13 of 14 free throws en route to a team-best 17 points for the Shoremen
(5-7, 2-3 CC). Jonathan Webb also hit double digits with 16.
Seeking their first home win since opening night, the Bullets
overcame a 4-for-17 shooting performance from 3-point range by converting 27 of
40 shots from inside the arc, handing Washington its fifth straight loss at Bream
Gym.
Webb, Stem and John
Alexander staked the Shoremen to early one-point leads before Glaser keyed
a 10-0 run that put Gettysburg ahead for the rest of the night.
Spadafora hit two free throws to make it 11-10 and Glaser
netted a 3-pointer and a layup. Matt Whelan (Ridgefield, CT/Ridgefield/Worcester
Acad. [MA]) knocked down a 3-pointer to cap the burst and give the Bullets
a 19-10 lead midway through the half.
Glaser’s
layup at 2:21 gave Gettysburg its first double-digit lead of the night at 33-23.
After a Glaser free throw in the final seconds, Stem cut the deficit to 34-27
with a driving layup at the halftime buzzer.
A
Webb 3-pointer pulled Washington within 36-31 early in the second half, but the
next five and a half minutes belonged to Gettysburg.
Glaser scored six straight points to make it an 11-point
game and Spadafora followed a pair of layups to make it 46-33. Webb’s jumper temporarily
halted the run, but Page drained a three, Glaser hit a layup and Spadafora put
back a missed 3-pointer for a 53-35 advantage with 13:08 left.
A free throw by Page gave the Bullets their largest lead
of the night at 72-50 with 4:57 remaining.
After
going 12-for-26 from the floor in the first half (46 percent), Gettysburg hit
19 of 31 shots (61 percent) after the break.
In
addition to his 24-point, eight-rebound performance, Glaser also matched a career
high with four blocked shots.
Kyle Jakobe
(Baltimore, MD/McDonogh/Peddie [NJ]) added nine points and six rebounds
for the Bullets.
Alexander
finished with nine points for the Shoremen.
Gettysburg
returns to action on Thursday at home against Haverford. Game time is 8 p.m.
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