ATLANTA – Centre men's basketball fell by a 85-69 score Sunday at Oglethorpe, competing inside the Dorough Field House.
 
The Colonels are 8-6 overall and 2-2 in the Southern Athletic Association, while the host Stormy Petrels improve to 10-5 overall and 4-1 in-conference.
 
HIGHLIGHTS
- Oglethorpe began the game on a tear, connecting on five of its first seven 3-point attempts to lead 25-9 after just six minutes of game play.
- The Colonels settled in and responded with 22-5 run of their own, taking a 31-30 advantage after a layup from Dustin Gerald with five minutes left in the half.
- Gerald hit all six of his shots in the opening half and had 12 points by the intermission, but a late run from Oglethorpe had the home side ahead 42-36 through one period.
- A four-point play to start the half put the Petrels back up by double figures, but again the Colonels managed to climb back within one possession. Centre hit four 3-pointers – including a pair from Noah Ring – and trailed 61-58 midway through the frame.
- The Petrels had one final push, however, closing the game by out-scoring the Colonels 24-11.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Gerald led Centre with 16 points, shooting 8-for-10 from the field. He's scored in double digits in all 12 games he's played in this season.
- RJ Smith (14 points, 10 rebounds) and Chez Moore (13 points, 11 rebounds) each recorded double-doubles. It was Smith's six of the season and Moore's second.
- Both teams shot 44% overall, but the Petrels hit 12 3-pointers to the Colonels' six.
- Marshall Taylor led the team with three assists.
- Dimitri Chambers scored 26 to pace the Stormy Petrels.
 
UP NEXT
Centre travels to take on Hendrix next Friday, Jan. 21, at 9 p.m. ET in Conway, Ark.