THE FACTS
Gettysburg (1-0) 81, Wilson (0-1) 79
What: Non-conference men's basketball game
When: Friday, Nov. 7
Where: Gettysburg, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg used a late run to defeat Wilson in a back-and-forth affair 81-79 in the opening round of the Gettysburg Tipoff Tournament.
THE LEADERS
•
Lorenzo Carrara (Norwood, Mass./Xaverian Brothers) led the Bullets with 19 points off the bench, hitting 6 of 9 from the floor, including 3 of 5 from long range. He also had five rebounds.
FOR THE FOES
• Jalen Bowie led the Phoenix with 30 points, five rebounds and four steals.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• Triples from
Caleb Gillus (Falls Church Va./Sidwell Friends School [D.C.]) and
Ray Zamloot (Caldwell, N.J./James Caldwell) helped stake Gettysburg to a 6-2 lead in the first minute of the game. Wilson, however, countered with a 13-0 run behind five points from Jalen Bowie to take a 15-6 lead with 14:46 to play in the opening half. Trailing 23-15 on two Bowie free throws with 9:54 on the clock, Zamloot hit a pull-up jumper to spark a 9-0 Bullets run to go back in front 24-23 nearly three minutes later. The teams traded points before
Reece Craft (Downingtown, Pa./Devon Prep) layup opened up Gettysburg's largest lead of the opening half at 41-35 in the final minute. Four points from Bowie, however, closed the margin to 41-39 at the intermission.
• A
Kosta Radulovic (Podgorica, Montenegro/Perkiomen School [Pa.]) three-point play opened up a 44-39 lead just 1:09 into the second half. The Phoenix regained a 49-48 lead on two Jalen Pierce free throws with 16:16 on the clock. The Bullets tallied the next five to retake a four-point edge. An Ethan Salvatierra three-point play gave Wilson its last lead at 67-66 before a
Lorenzo Carrara putback and free throw gave Gettysburg the lead for good with 7:02 remaining. The Bullets lead grew to as large as five three times, including at 80-75 with 63 ticks to play. A Bowie kickout triple cut the deficit to 80-79 in the final 10 seconds before
Nate Williams (Morganville, N.J./St. John Vianney) hit the first of two free throws to push the lead back to two. The Phoenix had a look at the winning shot as time expired but it clanked off the front rim.
THE INSIDE STORY
• Gettysburg had four players in double digits.
Reece Craft debuted with 17 points and six rebounds while
Nate Williams chipped in 13 points.
Ray Zamloot added 11.
Caleb Gillus contributed nine points and four assists.
•
Alex Grospe (South River, N.J./South River) dished out six assists in his first collegiate game.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action in the championship game of against the winner of the night's second game between No. 2 Randolph-Macon and Eastern on Saturday. Game time is 6 p.m.
