THE FACTS
Gettysburg (1-1) 62, Wilson (0-2) 49
What: Non-conference men's basketball game
When: Friday, Nov. 12
Where: Gettysburg, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg held commanding leads in the first and second halves to carry them to the consolation bracket win over Wilson.
THE LEADERS
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Max Pernetti (Oakland, N.J./Ramapo) chipped in 15 points, four rebounds, and one assist to lead the Bullets in scoring.
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Carl Schaller (Garnet Valley, Pa./Garnet Valley) was the other player in double digits for the Bullets, with 11 points and three rebounds.
FOR THE FOES
• Darryl Garib carried the Phoenix, putting up 19 points.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• Gettysburg got out to a 10-2 lead over Wilson early in the first half from two different scorers, including three free throws by Pernetti. Garib hit a three to make it a five point game, before
Antonello Baggi (Cremona, Italy/West Deptford [N.J.]) hit a three of his own and
Jordan Stafford (Galloway, N.J./Saint Joseph Hammonton) made a layup to give the Bullets a 10 point lead. Stafford hit three free throws to put the Bullets up by 13, at 20-7. The Phoenix grabbed two layups to give them 11 points, but the Bullets would hold them there for the rest of the half. A free throw and two baskets by Schaller give the Bullets a 14-point lead at 25-11.
Elijah Williams (Washington, D.C./Sidwell Friends) and
Rassoul Abakar (Cameroon/Notre Dame Fairfield [Conn.]) each made jumpers in the paint to make it a 30-11 score, and Baggi hit two free throws to make it 32-11 heading into halftime.
• Wilson held off Gettysburg at the start of the second half, not allowing them any field goals until almost six minutes into the half. Meanwhile, the Phoenix went on their own run, fueled by three baskets and two free throws by Garib to make the score 36-25. Schaller hit a three-pointer to bring the Bullets back to a 14-point lead, and another basket by Schaller made it 16 with 12 minutes remaining in the game. Two different scorers found the net for the Phoenix, and Garib hit another free throw to make keep the deficit at 16 points. For the rest of the game, the deficit would only shrink to 11 points. Four layups by three scorers and a triple by Williams put the Bullets up by 17, and he hit another to make it 18 at 60-42. A jumper and five made free throws would be Wilson's final points of the game, as Pernetti hit a final layup in the last 20 seconds of the game. The Bullets came out with a 13-point win.
THE INSIDE STORY
• Wilson went 19 for 51 in the two-point range, while Gettysburg went 21 for 53.
• Gettysburg hit 6 of 22 three-point attempts, while Wilson went one for ten.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg will play Stevenson on Wednesday. Game time is 8 p.m.
