Gents Proceed Dwelling Dominance With 82-71 Win Over Austin Faculty

Shreveport- The Centenary males’s basketball staff received its seventh-straight house recreation on Saturday night because the Gents defeated the Austin Faculty ‘Roos 82-71 in a Southern Collegiate Athletic Convention contest on the Gold Dome.

The Gents improved to 11-3 on the season and 5-1 in convention play whereas the ‘Roos fell to 5-8 and 1-4 in SCAC play. Centenary, which blasted Dallas 90-70 on Friday, is now 8-1 at house this season and winners of 31 of its final 38 house video games. The Gents shot the ball effectively, ending 46.6 % (27-58) from the ground whereas the ‘Roos have been additionally strong offensively, ending 42.1 % (24-57) from the ground for the sport.

Each groups struggled from past the arc, because the Gents made simply 7-23 makes an attempt for 30.4 % and the ‘Roos completed 9-30 for 30 %. The Gents and ‘Roos each had success on the free throw line because the Maroon and White went 21-28 for 75 % and the ‘Roos completed 14-20 for 70 %. Centenary received the rebounding battle, 37-34 and compelled 26 turnovers. The Gents, who turned the ball over 21 instances themselves, tallied 16 assists, 14 steals, and blocked three pictures whereas the ‘Roos had 14 assists, 10 steals, and 4 blocked pictures.

Senior F Seth Thomas (Kilgore, Texas) led the Gents with a game-high 23 factors on 5-8 taking pictures in 37 minutes. He scored 20 or extra factors for the third time this season and second day in a row. Thomas grabbed eight rebounds and had six assists and 4 steals, each recreation highs, with two blocked pictures. He was 13-15 on the FT line and has reached double figures a team-high 13 instances and completed so in nine-consecutive video games. Freshman G Quentin Beverly (Katy, Texas) was crimson sizzling for the second day in a row as he scored 15 factors on 5-11 taking pictures and went 5-7 on the FT line. Beverly, who scored a season-high 19 in Friday’s win over Dallas, reached double figures for the fourth time this season and had three rebounds, three steals, and one help.

Senior G Jalen Behr (Athens, Ga.) scored 11 in 19 minutes off the bench on 4-8 taking pictures and went 3-7 from past the arc. Behr scored 13 towards Dallas and hit three treys for the second day in a row. He grabbed 5 rebounds with two assists, two steals, and a blocked shot.

*PLEASE CHECK BACK LATER FOR A COMPLETE RECAP OF SATURDAY’S WIN*

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