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Colonels cruise past Bulldogs in 93-51 blowout

12/15/2018 6:00:00 PM

Box Score LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Centre men's basketball easily handled NCCAA-member Boyce Saturday afternoon, winning by a wide 93-51 margin on the Bulldogs' campus.

The Colonels improve to 8-0 overall while sending the host Bulldogs to 0-11 for the season. Centre's record matches the 2014-15 team for the best start in program history.

HIGHLIGHTS
- The upset-minded visitors kept things close early on, trailing just 23-22 near the eight-minute mark.
- Centre closed the frame on a tear, however, with a late Dawson Crump jumper capping a 24-6 run to make it 47-28 at the break.
- It was much of the same in the second half, and following a layup from Jakob Spitzer near the midway point the Colonels' lead had ballooned up to 31 at 70-39.
- A 3-pointer from rookie Caleb Synder with 3:38 on the clock gave Centre its biggest lead of the 
Afternoon, 91-49.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Centre shot above 56% overall as a team, and were led in scoring by Tucker Sine's 18 points.
- A total of 14 Colonels got on the board, as Snyder and junior Matt Morette netted their first points of the campaign. Centre's bench outscored Boyce's 54-17.
 
UP NEXT
Centre travels to Memphis, Tenn., for a tough neutral site meeting against No. 3 Augustana at 3 p.m. ET. 
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