THE FACTS
Gettysburg (14-4, 5-1 CC) 69, McDaniel (11-7, 1-5 CC) 53
What: Centennial Conference (CC) men's basketball game
When: Wednesday, Jan. 29
Where: Gettysburg, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg shot 64 percent in the first half while holding McDaniel to just 7 of 24 from the floor to build a 44-19 lead at the intermission en route to a 69-53 victory.
THE LEADERS
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Nate Williams (Morganville, N.J./St. John Vianney) led the Bullets with 17 points.
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Lorenzo Carrara (Norwood, Mass./Xaverian Brothers) was one of four players to reach double digits with 10 points off the bench.
FOR THE FOES
• Jonas Sujeta led the Green Terror with 18 points.
• David Kearney also reached double digits with 15 points to go with a team-high five rebounds.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• Trailing 2-1 after two David Kearney free throws,
Nate Williams (Morganville, N.J./St. John Vianney) drained a 3-pointer to spark a 15-2 run over a six-minute stretch that built the lead to 20-4 with 13:11 to play. Williams had eight points during the run. McDaniel scored six of the next eight points to close to within 12 on a Chuck Contee driving layup with 11:13 to play but
Rassoul Abakar (Cameroon/Notre Dame Fairfield [Conn.]) hit a 3-pointer a 71 seconds later. The lead remained between 13 and 16 points until the Bullets held the Green Terror without a point for the final 5:31 of the half, closing the stanza on a 12-0 run that included two
Lorenzo Carrara free throws with 0.3 seconds left after a Flagrant 2 foul was assessed.
• The lead remained above 20 points until a Kearney 3-pointer with 12:19 to play made it a 56-39 game. Carrara extended the lead back out to 61-39 with a triple 2:31 later but McDaniel tallied the next seven points to make it a 15-point game with 7:25 remaining. The advantage remained between 13 and 18 points the rest of the way.
THE INSIDE STORY
• Gettysburg shot 49 percent for the game and outrebounded McDaniel by a 34-26 margin.
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Jordan Stafford (Galloway, N.J./St. Joseph Hammonton) chipped in 13 points and two assists.
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Carl Schaller (Garnet Valley, Pa./Garnet Valley) added 12 points, four rebounds and two helpers.
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Aidan Mess (Brookeville, Md./Mt. St. Joseph) grabbed eight rebounds and blocked four shots.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at home against Washington (Md.) on Saturday. Game time is 3 p.m.
