Gents Lose To Cru On Tuesday Night
The Centenary men's basketball team fell 83-62 to the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Cru in a non-conference contest on Tuesday evening inside the Mayborn Campus Center.
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36 | 47 | 83 |
Belton, Texas - The Centenary men's basketball team fell 83-62 to the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Cru in a non-conference contest on Tuesday evening inside the Mayborn Campus Center.
The Gents (0-5) and Cru (2-2) were tied at 36-36 at halftime, but UMHB outscored Centenary 47-26 in the second half to secure the victory.
"Nice job by UMHB tonight," said Centenary head coach J.A. Anglin. "They shot the ball really well from three. We gave up several 3's in defensive transition in the second half."
"I saw improvement from us on the offensive end in the first half. We took better shots and were able to control the game a little bit more in the first half. Our shot selection at times and turnovers throughout the game really hurt us. We cannot do that against a quality opponent on the road."
"We will all take some time regroup during the break and get back to it next Tuesday against a very good LeTourneau team."
Centenary shot 38.1 % (24-63) from the floor while UMHB finished 44.8 % (30-67). Both teams shot the ball well from beyond the arc as the Gents finished 12-35 and the Cru went 11-26. UMHB was 12-18 from the free-throw line while Centenary was 2-7, the Cru outrebounded the Gents 42-37 and the Gents turned the ball over 19 times and the Cru 14 times. UMHB scored 26 points off of turnovers and Centenary scored 17.
Both teams shot the ball well in the first half, with the Gents at 43.8 % and the Cru at 44.1 %. UMHB shot even better in the second half (45.5 %) but Centenary dipped to 32.3 %. The Gents finished with 10 assists, seven steals and four blocked shots while the Cru tallied 16 assists, nine steals, and three blocked shots.
UMHB won the battle inside, finishing with 30 points in the paint to 20 for Centenary, finished with an 18-3 edge in second-chance points, 13-6 in fast break points, and 41-24 in bench points. Sophomore G Trenton Thomas (Cedar Hill, Texas) scored a team-high and season-high 13 points came off the bench and played 17 minutes and finished 5-8 from the floor and 3-5 from beyond the arc with three rebounds and a pair of assists as he recorded his first double-figure scoring performance of the season.
Senior G Quentin Beverly (Katy, Texas) scored 12, senior G Craig Collier (North Little Rock, Ark.) added eight, freshman G Jaden Braden (Natchitoches, La.) and freshman G/F Kane Broussard (Iowa, La.) each scored seven and sophomore G Nicholas Addison (Cedar Hill, Texas) and freshman C Bryce Evans (Austin, Texas) each had six.
Four UMHB players reached double figures – Cam Stinson led all scorers with 19 points, Hudson Johnson had 18, Donta Coady had 13, and Zach Engels added 11. Connor Zamiara scored seven, Grant Jessen had five, Daniel Hutson four, and Zach May and Elijah Lawrence each scored three. Addison pulled down a team-high 10 rebounds and Engels matched him with 10 for the Cru.
The Gents raced out to a 13-0 lead just three minutes into the game as Broussard, Evans, and Beverly all nailed treys and Braden and Addison made baskets. The Cru finally got on the scoreboard with 15:57 left in the first half on a tip-in by Coady and UMHB kept chipping away at the lead until finally tying the game at 28-28 on a Stinson trey with 4:38 left in the half.
Thomas hit a 3-pointer at the 2:41 mark to increase the Centenary lead to 35-30, but the Cru finished the half on a 6-1 run capped by a Hudson trey at the buzzer to tie the game at 36-36. UMHB scored the first nine points of the second half to lead 45-36 at the 18:02 mark. Coleman hit a trey at the 11:46 mark to cut Centenary's deficit to 50-49 but a 28-6 run by the Cru expanded their lead to 78-55 with 5:25 left as they cruised to the win.
Centenary opens Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference play next Tuesday, Dec. 2 at LeTourneau University (5:30 PM).
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Team Stats
Mary Hardin-Baylor
| Game Statistics | Centenary (La.) | Mary Hardin-Baylor |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (24-63) | (30-67) |
| Field Goal % | 38.1% | 44.8% |
| Rebounds | 37 | 42 |
| Assists | 10 | 16 |
| Turnovers | 19 | 14 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 17 | 26 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 3 | 18 |
| Pts in the Paint | 20 | 30 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 6 | 13 |
| Bench Pts | 24 | 41 |
