THE FACTS
Gettysburg (11-9, 8-5 CC) 72, Franklin & Marshall (10-10, 5-8 CC) 64
What: Centennial Conference (CC) men's basketball game
When: Wednesday, Feb. 1
Where: Lancaster, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg rallied from a 10-point deficit early in the second half, building a double-digit lead of its own en route to a 72-64 win at Franklin & Marshall to complete the season sweep.
THE LEADERS
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Ryan McKeon (Landenberg, Pa./Sanford School [Del.]) led the Bullets with 14 points, nine rebounds, four blocks and two steals. He shot 6 of 9 from the floor.
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Elijah Williams (Washington, D.C./Sidwell Friends) posted a game-high 19 points to go with nine rebounds.
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Jordan Stafford (Galloway, N.J./St. Joseph Hammonton) added 16 points, hitting seven of his eight field-goal attempts.
FOR THE FOES
• Omar Nichols led the Diplomats with 17 points.
• Josh Parra added 16 points and eight rebounds.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• Behind six points from Josh Parra, Franklin & Marshall jumped out to an 8-3 lead in the game's first 4:02. A
Ryan McKeon layup, however, on the ensuing possession started a 17-7 run that included 11 straight that turned a four-point deficit into a 22-15 advantage with 7:29 to play. Omar Nichols and
Elijah Williams traded baskets to keep it a seven-point game with 6:03 remaining. Kevin Nowoswiat then hit the only Diplomat 3-pointer of the first half to spark a 15-0 finish to the stanza to take a 32-34 lead into the break.
• Nichols pushed the lead to 10 on the opening possession of the second half. After
Jordan Stafford and Parra traded baskets, Stafford and Williams combined for the next seven points to close to within 36-33 with 16:22 to play. Vakaris Grauslys momentarily halted the momentum before four straight points from McKeon tied the game two minutes later.
• The Diplomats went back in front 45-42 at the 11:03 mark before a McKeon layup and Williams dunk sparked an 11-0 run over the next four minutes to go in front 53-45 on a
Nate Williams (Morganville, N.J./St. John Vianney) triple. The lead swelled to 61-50 on two Williams free throws with 4:02 on the clock. Trailing 68-57, John Seidman hit a layup and Nichols canned a 3-pointer to cut the deficit to six but
Elijah Williams canned four free throws in the final 30 seconds to return the margin to double digits.
THE INSIDE STORY
• Gettysburg shot 72.7 percent in the second half from the floor, connecting on 16 of its 22 attempts. The squad shot a season-best 54 percent (27 of 50) for the game.
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Carl Schaller (Garnet Valley, Pa./Garnet Valley) rounded out the double-digit scorers with 14 points.
• The Bullets took advantage of a Muhlenberg loss at Dickinson to move a game clear of the Mules in the standings and hold on to fourth place alone with five games to play. Gettysburg is one game behind Ursinus in search of the season sweep on Saturday.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at home against Ursinus on Saturday. Game time is 3 p.m.
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