THE FACTS
Gettysburg (17-5, 8-2 CC) 74, Dickinson (8-14, 3-7 CC) 52
What: Centennial Conference (CC) men's basketball game
When: Wednesday, Feb. 12
Where: Gettysburg, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg gradually built an 18-point lead at halftime that was never challenged by Dickinson in the second half for a 74-52 victory.
THE LEADERS
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Carl Schaller (Garnet Valley, Pa./Garnet Valley) led the Bullets with 20 points that included 16 in the opening 20 minutes. He also had four rebounds, two assists and a steal.
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Jordan Stafford (Galloway, N.J./St. Joseph Hammonton) also reached the 20-point mark, scoring 14 of his 20 after intermission. He had four rebounds.
FOR THE FOES
• David Petrusev led the Red Devils with 22 points, eight rebounds and four steals.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• Isaiah Edmond and
Akim Joseph (Port-au-Prince, Haiti/Notre Dame Fairfield [Conn.]) traded baskets to open the game before a
Jordan Stafford layup gave Gettysburg a 4-2 edge. Brandon Wiercinski drained a 3-pointer on the other end for a 5-4 edge before
Nate Williams (Morganville, N.J./St. John Vianney) and David Petrusev traded baskets. A
Carl Schaller fast-break layup and foul, however, gave the hosts a 9-7 edge with 15:22 to play they didn't relinquish the rest of the way. That sparked an 8-0 run over just 2 minutes, 18 seconds for a 14-7 lead. A Joseph triple made it a double-digit game for the first time at 22-12 midway through the half. Holding a 29-18 lead,
Kosta Radulovic (Podgorica, Montenegro/Perkiomen School [Pa.]) layup and Stafford breakaway turnaround in the lane stretched the lead to 15 with 4:37 showing. Schaller got a wild driving coast-to-coast layup to go to make it a 43-25 game at the intermission.
• Joseph made it a 21-point game on the opening possession of the second half, draining a step-back trey. Dickinson scored 10 of the game's next 16 to get back to within 15 with 16:12 showing but two Stafford free throws and an
RJ Bennett (Hartford, Conn./Taft School) layup stretched the lead back to 19 in the next 52 seconds. The lead remained between 17 and 22 until 6-0 burst turned a 63-45 game into a 69-45 lead in just 1 minute, 50 seconds. The lead grew to as large as 27 en route to the 22-point win.
THE INSIDE STORY
• Gettysburg clinched its fourth straight Centennial Conference playoff bid with the victory. The Bullets are currently tied with Franklin & Marshall for second place, one game ahead of Swarthmore and Ursinus and one game behind Johns Hopkins with three games to play. Gettysburg can lock down a home game with one more win.
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Kosta Radulovic finished with 11 points, six rebounds and four blocked shots.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at Haverford on Saturday. Game time is 3 p.m.
