Box Score

GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Gettysburg shot 32-for-43 at the foul line and closed the game on a 13-2 run as the Bullets defeated Washington College 69-55 in Centennial Conference men's basketball action in Bream Gymnasium Saturday afternoon.

Senior center Andrew Powers scored 26 points and grabbed six rebounds to lead the Bullets (6-6, 3-2 CC), who were playing their first home game in 38 days. Gettysburg went 25-for-32 at the line in the second half, when it outscored the Shoremen 38-25. The Bullets 32 made free throws marked the team's highest output at the charity stripe since going 38-for-48 on Dec. 7, 2002 against, ironically, Washington in a 76-69 win.

Powers made 12 of 15 free throws while sophomore guard Larry Geedey went 11-for-16 at the line en route to a career-high 19 points. Senior forward Kevin Kennedy contributed 10 points and five rebounds while junior guard Brendan Trelease tied a career-high with seven rebounds.

Junior guard Kevin Breslin led Washington (4-9, 3-3 CC) with game-highs of 30 points and 11 rebounds.

The Bullets limited the Shoremen to 36.2 percent shooting – the lowest mark for a Gettysburg opponent since York (Pa.) shot 32.8 percent on Nov. 28.

Washington, which was whistled for 31 fouls, trailed by only three (56-53) with 3:14 left after a Chris Olsen jumper. But the Shoremen would go scoreless for the next 2:53, when they missed all three field-goal attempts and committed three turnovers. In the meantime, the Bullets ran off 13 unanswered points, with all but two coming at the foul line. With Gettysburg in the double bonus since the 8:17 mark, the Bullets went 11-for-14 at the stripe over the final 2:17. Geedey, who entered the game with a career-high of eight points, made 8-of-10 free throws during the stretch.

The Shoremen led for most of the first half, and an Adam Naymick jumper made it 21-15 with 5:30 left in the opening period. The Bullets trailed 28-24 with 2:29 on the clock before ending the half on a 7-2 spurt to take a 31-30 lead into the locker room. Powers and Breslin each scored 15 points in the stanza.

Washington enjoyed its final lead of the day (34-33) when Breslin dropped in a lay-up just over three minutes into the second half. However, Gettysburg took the lead for good after a 7-1 surge, although the Shoremen would pull to within one on five occasions. But the Bullets were able to preserve their lead while holding the visitors to 26.7 percent shooting (8-for-30) in the second half.

Gettysburg resumes its schedule on Monday, when it hosts Swarthmore College at 7 p.m. in another Centennial Conference affair.