THE FACTS
Salisbury (7-2) 84, No. 8 Gettysburg (8-1) 78
What: Non-conference men's basketball game
When: Saturday, Dec. 7
Where: Gettysburg, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Salisbury built a six-point lead late in regulation but eighth-ranked Gettysburg scored the final six points to force overtime but the Sea Gulls tallied the first six of the extra session and never trailed for an 84-78 win.
THE LEADERS
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Carl Schaller (Garnet Valley, Pa./Garnet Valley) led four Bullets in double figures with 21 points.
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Nate Williams (Morganville, N.J./St. John Vianney) chipped in 19 points, 10 rebounds and five assists that included hitting 11 of 12 free throws.
FOR THE FOES
• Jordan Oates led the Sea Gulls with 24 points and 14 rebounds.
• Kendrick Frink added 22 points.
THE REST OF THE STORY
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Nate Williams hit a 3-pointer on Gettysburg's first possession and scored the Bullets' first five points. Trailing 5-2, Jordan Oates hit a triple of his own then drove and hit for a 7-5 Salisbury advantage. The first nine minutes featured four ties and five leads until five points from Kendrick Frink keyed a 7-0 run to open up a 20-15 advantage for the Sea Gulls with 10:36 to play. Salisbury did not trail the rest of the half, leading by as many as six en route to a 35-32 halftime advantage.
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Aidan Mess (Brookeville, Md./Mt. St. Joseph) 3-pointer from the wing closed the deficit to 37-36 just 1:33 into the second half but Daniel Oyediran responded with a trey of his own to push the lead back to four. Gettysburg closed to within one three more times until Williams drained a 3-pointer to give the hosts a 50-48 edge with 14:24 showing. Two Oyediran free throws tied the game 25 seconds later. The game was then also tied at 52-all, 54-all and 56-all. After a
Carl Schaller jumper gave the Bullets a 58-56 lead, Brendan Davis hit a 3-pointer to put Salisbury back in front with 5:38 to play. That lead grew to 67-61 with 3:28 to play. Trailing 69-63, Schaller drove all the way to the bucket on the break to cut the margin to four with 1:15 remaining. Two Williams free throws with 32 seconds left made it a two-point game before the Sea Gulls missed the front end of a 1-and-1. Out of a timeout,
Jordan Stafford (Galloway, N.J./St. Joseph Hammonton) drove the lane to tie the game with 18.1 seconds left and the defense got a stop to force overtime.
• Frink drove to the rack on the first possession then Oates canned a three-pointer for a 74-69 led before a minute had elapsed. A single Davis free throw extended the advantage to six before Schaller cut the deficit in half with a 3-pointer. A Mess hook shot with 1:53 to play made it a 75-74 game. A Frink three-point play on the other end stretched the lead back to four and the Sea Gulls were able to keep Gettysburg at arms' length the rest of the way.
THE INSIDE STORY
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Aidan Mess finished with 15 points, hitting all six of his field goals. He also added six rebounds and three blocked shots.
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Jordan Stafford finished with 11 points.
• Salisbury shot 50.8 percent on the day.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action against Mary Washington at the Al Senavitis Memorial Tournament hosted by DeSales on Sunday, Dec. 29. Game time is 2 p.m.
