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Centenary saw another win with men’s basketball on January 13 with the team’s 63-58 win over the Colorado College Tigers. The Gents improved to 12-4 overall and 6-2 in SCAC play as Senior Seth Thomas scored 20+ points for the fourth game in a row and for the fifth time this season. The Tigers fell to 7-8 and 5-2 in the SCAC with the loss. The game was tied 28-28 at halftime and then the Gents outscored the Tigers 35-30 in the second half to secure the win. Centenary improved to 9-2 on its home court this season and is 32-8 in its last 40 home games.

The Tigers played well offensively in the first half, shooting 45.7 % (11-24) from the floor and hit 3-8 from beyond the arc. The Gents' defense held the Tigers in check after halftime, as the Tigers dipped to just 30.4 % (7-23) and only connected on 2-11 attempts from beyond the arc for 18.2 %. Centenary was solid offensively in each half, finishing 37.5 % (9-24) from the floor in the first half and was even better after halftime, making 12-29 shot attempts for 41.4 %.

Senior G Tykeem Singleton joined Thomas in double figures as he finished with 13 points. Freshman G Quentin Beverly scored seven points in 18 minutes off the bench with an assist, a rebound, and a steal on 205 shooting. He was 2-2 from the FT line and hit his only attempt from beyond the arc. Junior G Braeden Board and Senior G Jalen Behr each scored five points as Board had two rebounds and hit one trey, and Behr finished 2-10 from the floor and hit one trey in 24 minutes off the bench with four rebounds, two assists, and a steal. Junior G Jerrick Baines scored two points in 18 minutes with two steals, a blocked shot, and a rebound. Junior G/F Dylan Hooter played a season-high 28 minutes and scored two points with four rebounds and three steals. Junior G Coby Harris started his second-straight game and scored three points with two rebounds and an assist.

The Gents pulled out to an 18-10 lead with 10:19 remaining in the first half after a Thomas layup. A pair of free throws by Thomas gave Centenary a 26-18 lead with 4:08 left and a layup by Thomas at the 2:01 mark made it 28-24 Gents but were the last points Centenary scored in the half. A free throw by Dittman with six seconds left capped a 10-2 run over the final four minutes for the Tigers. The first 15 minutes of the second half was a back and forth battle with multiple lead changes as the Tigers and Gents stayed within a few points of each other. Beverly hit a tiebreaking trey at the 6:40 mark to give Centenary a 51-48 lead and a pair of free throws by Boykin made it 51-50. Thomas made a layup to make it 53-50 and a layup by Singleton with 4:08 left increased the Gents' advantage to 55-50. A minute later, Singleton sank two free throws for a 57-50 lead. Two free throws by Price made it 61-55 with only 55 seconds left and a layup by Hooter on a run out made it 63-55 seven seconds later. The Gents were clutch from the FT line in the second half, making 9-12 and 6-6 in the final four minutes.

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