THE FACTS
No. 12 Swarthmore (14-1, 8-0 CC) 81, Gettysburg (8-7, 5-3 CC) 71
What: Centennial Conference (CC)men's basketball game
When: Saturday, Jan. 14
Where: Swarthmore, Pa.

THE SKINNY STORY
Swarthmore, ranked 12th in the latest D3hoops.com poll, withstood multiple Gettysburg runs in the second half to remain undefeated in conference play and escape with an 81-71 home win.

THE LEADERS
• Jordan Stafford (Galloway, N.J./St. Joseph Hammonton) led the Bullets with 15 points, two rebounds, two assists, and three blocked shots.
• Elijah Williams (Washington, D.C./Sidwell Friends) added 15 points, four rebounds, and two assists.

FOR THE FOES
• Vinny DeAngelo led the Garnet with 30 points.
• George Viscanti added 15 points and 10 rebounds.

THE REST OF THE STORY
• Behind a pair of Michael Caprise layups, Swarthmore opened up a 6-0 lead in the game's first 2:39. The advantage swelled to 11-3 on a Vinny DeAngelo 3-pointer with 15:33 on the clock. Three points from Carl Schaller (Garnet Valley, Pa./Garnet Valley) keyed a 5-0 burst that closed the margin to 11-8 just 75 ticks later. Triples from Eddie Paquette and Aiden Godfrey pushed the lead to 26-16 with 9:24 showing. The teams traded points over the second half of the first stanza before Akim Joseph (Port-au-Prince, Haiti/Notre Dame Fairfield [Conn.]) swiped a pass and got a run-out dunk just before the break to cut the deficit to 38-30 at the intermission.
• Five points from Schaller helped close the deficit to 44-42 when Antonello Baggi (Cremona, Italy/West Deptford [N.J.]) hit a corner trey just seven minutes into the second half. Swarthmore, however, scored 10 straight points in the next 3:16 to push the lead to 12. Nate Williams (Morganville, N.J./St. John Vianney) halted the run with a 3-pointer and sparked a 16-6 counter that once again trimmed the margin to 60-58 with 6:33 remaining. Williams had eight points during the stretch.
• Swarthmore, however, responded once again, scoring 10 of the game's next 12 to once again make it a double-digit lead just 1:48 later. Gettysburg closed once again to within six but could get no closer down the stretch and the hosts escaped with the win.

THE INSIDE STORY
• Carl Schaller added 14 points
• Swarthmore finished with a 50-30 rebounding advantage, including 17 offensive boards that led to 17 second-chance points.

NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at Dickinson on Wednesday. Game time is 8 p.m.
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