THE FACTS
Notre Dame (Md.) (3-3) 84, Gettysburg (3-3) 79
What: Non-conference men's basketball game
When: Saturday, Nov. 22
Where: Salisbury, Md.
THE SKINNY STORY
Notre Dame (Md.) shot nearly 60 percent in the second half to overcome a 14-point deficit and rally to defeat Gettysburg 84-79 in the inaugural Governor's Challenge at the Wicomico County Civic Center.
THE LEADERS
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Aidan Mess (Columbia, Md./Mt. St. Joseph) led four Bullets in double figures with 15 points. He also had four rebounds and three blocked shots.
FOR THE FOES
• Ricardo Ross led the Gators with 28 points that included hitting five 3-pointers and fuel the comeback. He added four rebounds, three assists and two steals.
• Marlon Lewis also reached the 20-point mark, pouring in 27 points to go with four rebounds and two steals.
THE REST OF THE STORY
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Caleb Gillus (Falls Church, Va./Sidwell Friends School [D.C.]) 3-pointer helped stake Gettysburg to a 5-0 lead in the game's first three minutes. Notre Dame responded with the next six before two
Ray Zamloot (Caldwell, N.J./James Caldwell) free throws with 14:02 to play put the Bullets back in front by one. After three more ties and six lead changes, Aiden Mess drained a wing 3-pointer for a 23-21 lead that sparked a 13-5 run that gave Gettysburg a 33-26 advantage with just under four minutes to play. Zamloot bookended the streak with a triple of his own. The teams traded points until the break with the Bullets taking a 37-32 advantage to the second half.
• Holding a 41-35 lead,
Nate Williams (Morganville, N.J./St. John Vianney) hit a triple with 17:00 showing to spark a quick 7-0 burst and open up a 48-35 advantage. The Gators pulled back within eight but 3-pointers from
Lorenzo Carrara (Norwood, Mass./Xaverian Brothers) and
Malachi Briscoe (California, Md./St. Mary's Ryken) help extend the lead to as large as 14 at 58-44 with 11 minutes to play. Ricardo Ross responded with three treys to help close the deficit to 62-57 just over three minutes later. Gillus canned a 3-pointer to push the lead back to 68-62 with 6:06 remaining Notre Dame tallied the next eight to take the lead with 3:46 on the clock. Another Gillus triple put the Bullets back in front 71-70 but Ross and Marlon Lewis combined to score the next six for a 76-71 lead with 1:56 showing and held on for the victory.
THE INSIDE STORY
• Notre Dame shot 49.2 percent for the game, including hitting 6 of 9 3-pointers.
• Gettysburg shot 41.5 percent, including canning a season-high 11 3-pointers.
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Reece Craft and
Caleb Gillus added 13 points each while
Lorenzo Carrara added 11 and
Ray Zamloot had nine.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action against No. 13 Wesleyan in the second game of the Governor's Challenge on Sunday. Game time is 1 p.m.
