THE FACTS
Gettysburg (3-4, 1-2 CC) 85, Washington (Md.) (0-4, 0-3 CC) 66
What: Centennial Conference (CC) men's basketball game
When: Saturday, Dec. 3
Where: Chestertown, Md.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg scored 47 points in the first half en route to an 85-66 victory over Washington (Md.).
THE LEADERS
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Antonello Baggi (Cremona, Italy/West Deptford [N.J.]) led the Bullets with career highs of 21 points and 12 rebounds. Baggi hit four 3-pointers among his seven field goals.
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Carl Schaller (Garnet Valley, Pa./Garnet Valley) added a double-double of his own with 15 points and 11 rebounds.
FOR THE FOES
• Jason Zielinski led the Shoremen with 15 points and three assists.
• Kedrick Frink added 12 points and seven rebounds.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• Five points from
Antonello Baggi helped Gettysburg jump out to a 9-3 lead in the game's first 2:13. The Bullets extended the lead to 20-11 on a single
Malachi Briscoe (California, Md./St. Mary's Ryken) free throw with 13:17 showing. However, four Washington 3-pointers in a 1-minute, 40-second span accounted for a 12-0 run to give the hosts a 23-20 lead. A
Ryan McKeon (Landenberg, Pa./Sanford [Del.]) layup snapped a 4-minute, 3-second scoreless drought, sparking a 10-0 counter that put the Bullets back in front 30-23 with 7:05 to play. Holding a 34-26 lead, the Bullets closed the half on a 15-6 run to stretch the advantage to 47-32 at the break.
• Triples from Marcus Scott and Jason Zielinski in the first two minutes of the second half closed the deficit to nine. The lead remained between nine and 12 points until six straight Shoremen points made it a 58-53 game with 11:26 remaining. After a Sam Corrao 3-pointer closed the game to 65-61, McKeon hit a layup with 8:47 showing started a game-clinching 12-3 run over the next 5:00. The Bullets defense limited Washington to 1-for-8 shooting during the stretch. Kendrick Frick hit a layup with 3:51 remaining but those were the only two points for the Shoremen over the game's final 4:59. Gettysburg scored the final eight points.
THE INSIDE STORY
• Five players reached double figures for Gettysburg. In addition to Antonelli Baggi and
Carl Schaller,
Malachi Briscoe established a career best with 17 points.
Rassoul Abakar (Cameroon/Notre Dame Fairfield [Conn.]) and
Ryan McKeon scored 12 points each.
• The 85 points by the Bullets were the most scored in a conference game since Jan. 18, 2020 when Gettysburg tallied 99 – also at Washington.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at home against Salisbury on Salisbury. Game time is 3 p.m.
