Men's Basketball News
Centre stays hot, defeats Oglethorpe 81-71
On senior day the Centre College men's basketball team won its fifth straight SCAC game by defeating visiting Oglethorope University, 81-71, on Sunday February 22, in Danville, Ky. The Colonels finish the regular season 20-4, 12-2 in the SCAC.
With the win today the current senior class finishes with 89 overall wins which is tied for the most wins of a Centre men's basketball class. Also, with the win today Centre has now won 20 or more games in three straight seasons. The loss drops the Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels to 16-9 on the year, 7-7 in the SCAC.
The Colonels jumped out of the gate quickly thanks to a three-point field goal by senior guard T.C. Thomason (Russellville, Ky.) and never looked back. For the duration the game the Colonels only trailed the Stormy Petrels for :26 seconds. The Stormy Petrels fought hard in the first half and at halftime the Colonels only led by one, 35-34.
After an Oglethorpe lay-up to start the second half the Colonels shifted into fifth gear and with ten minutes remaining in the game had built a solid eleven point lead. In the game's closing minutes the Colonels maintained their lead in route to a 81-71 victory.
A trio of seniors, playing in their last game in Alumni Gymnasium, helped lead the Colonels over the Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels. Senior guard Ryan Crowdis (Louisville, Ky.) scored 15 points, dished out 10 assists and recorded 6 rebounds. Thanks to 8 three-point field goals senior guard Kris Bentley (Pikeville, Ky.) scored both a career-high and team-high 24 points. Senior forward T.C. Thomason scored 17 points and pulled down 7 rebounds. Joining the seniors with a great game was junior forward Danny Noll (Ft. Mitchell, Ky), who scored 18 points and pulled down 6 rebounds.
With the win the Colonels have locked up the number one seed in the SCAC Eastern Division. Centre will open up in the SCAC tournament this coming weekend, Feb. 27-March 1, at Hendrix College, in Conway, Ark.
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