THE FACTS
Muhlenberg (12-7, 7-5) 72, Gettysburg (10-9, 7-5 CC) 62
What: Centennial Conference men's basketball game
When: Saturday, January 28
Where: Allentown, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg kept Muhlenberg within one and eight points in the second half, but strong pushes by Muhlenberg kept the Bullets at bay.
THE LEADERS
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Jordan Stafford (Galloway, N.J./Saint Joseph Hammonton) led the Bullets with 19 points.
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Elijah Williams (Washington, D.C./Sidwell Friends) put up 10 points.
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Ryan McKeon (Landenberg, Pa./Sanford [Del.]) rounded out the Bullets in double-digits with 10 points, to go with seven rebounds.
FOR THE FOES
• Giovanni Rubino led all scorers with 22 points.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• Muhlenberg jumped out to a 9-0 lead in the first three minutes of play, before
Elijah Williams finally hit a layup to put the Bullets on the board. Luke Gordos immediately responded with a basket for Muhlenberg, who would go on a 14-7 run over the next eight minutes. The Bullets worked to Muhlenberg's lead to under 10 points, 28-19 with 5:54 showing in the first half. Five different Bullets scored during the stretch. The teams traded baskets over the next four minutes, before a
Jordan Stafford three-point play brought the Bullets within eight, 32-26 going into the locker room.
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Antonello Baggi (Cremona, Italy/West Deptford [N.J.]) knocked down two at the line in the first minute of the second half to bring the Bullets within seven, and
Ryan McKeon followed shortly after with a layup to bring the game within five. A Mules basket twenty seconds later kickstarted a 6-4 run, putting them back up by nine. Baggi hit a key 3-pointer with 15:01 showing, and baskets by McKeon and Stafford made it a two-possession game, 45-41. A Gettysburg 7-4 run, fueled by
Nate Williams (Morganville, N.J./St. John Vianney) and McKeon made it a one-point game for the first time, with just over 10 minutes remaining in regulation. However, Muhlenberg immediately went on a 9-0 run to stretch the lead out of reach once again, 58-48 with 5:45 showing.
Akim Joseph (Port-au-Prince, Haiti/Notre Dame Fairfield [Conn.]) and Stafford combined to bring the deficit back down to five, but Muhlenberg again responded with a 10-7 run to give themselves an eight-point lead with 42 seconds remaining.
Nate Williams knocked down two more at the line to give Gettysburg their last points of the game as Muhlenberg took the 72-62 win.
THE INSIDE STORY
• Gettysburg shot 40.0% from the field goal range, while Muhlenberg cashed in on 51.0% of their field goals.
• Gettysburg hit 2 of 15 three-point attempts, while Muhlenberg went three-for-eight.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg will return to action against Franklin & Marshall on Wednesday. Game time is 8 p.m.
