Men's Basketball News
Colonels keep winning streak alive, defeat Austin College, 77-59
The Centre College men's basketball team used a strong second half peformance to win its fourth straight SCAC conference game against visiting Austin College, 77-59, on Saturday, Jan. 17, in Danville, Ky. The Colonels are now 12-3 on the year and 5-1 in the SCAC.
In the first half the Colonels seized the lead at the 5:00 minute mark to go into halftime up four, 33-29. Despite the Austin College size advantage the Colonels dominated in the paint where they scored 22 of their 33 points. At the half junior forward Danny Noll (Ft. Mitchell, Ky.) led all Colonels with 9 points and 6 rebounds.
The Colonels opened the second half with a 19-5 run to pull away from Austin College in route to securing their twelth win of the season. For the game the Colonels shot an impressive 29-50 (58.0%) from the field and were 8-16 (50.0%) from beyond the three-point line. The Colonels held Austin College to an opponent shooting percentage of 39.7% (23-58) and an even lower opponent three-point shooting percentage of 22.2% (4-18).
The Colonels were led on the night by Noll, who finished with 15 points and 7 rebounds, and senior point guard Ryan Crowdis (Louisville, Ky.) who posted 15 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Senior forward T.C. Thomason (Russellville, Ky.) also scored in double figures for the Colonels finishing with 11 points.
The Colonels return to action this coming Friday, Jan. 23, on the road against SCAC opponent Hendrix. The game is schedule to start at 7:00 pm.
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