LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Centre men's basketball team opened up the Wayne Proffitt Classic with a tilt against host University of Lynchburg on Tuesday night. The Hornets' red-hot shooting from beyond the arc proved to be the game-changer in the 82-60 loss for the Colonels.
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
- The squads traded three-point baskets to open up the scoring, with Centre's score coming from
Izayiah Villafuerte. The freshman did not miss a basket in the first half. He went 4-4 from the field in the opening frame.
- Lynchburg took the lead at 18:12 in the first and held it the rest of the half. The Colonels cut it to two at 16-14 after a
Chez Moore layup and a
Landen Hamilton three. The Hornets led by as many as 17 in the first frame thanks in part to shooting 55.6 percent from deep. They took a 46-29 lead into the locker room.
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Caleb Maul got the scoring started early in the second half with a layup and an and one free throw just 12 seconds into the frame. Following that, Moore made shots from the charity stripe. The 5-0 run cut the Lynchburg lead to 12.
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Hunter Coleman caught fire from deep and buried three three-pointers, in around two and a half minutes of game time, in an attempt to continue to chip away at the lead held by the Hornets. Centre eventually cut a 20-point deficit to 14, but Lynchburg held on and won the game on their home floor to open the holiday classic.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- The Colonels shot 41.5 percent from the floor and a season second-best 34.8 percent from three. The Hornets were hot from behind the arc all game as they shot at a 56.7 percent clip for the game.
- Villafuerte led Centre in scoring with 10 points, while
Hunter Coleman contributed nine.
Carter Baughman, Moore,
Jaxson Banks, and
Noah Ring each contributed six points.
- The Colonels scored 15 points off 10 Lynchburg turnovers, which was five points better than the opposition's points off turnovers total.
- Centre tallied four blocks for the fourth game this season. Moore, Maul, Coleman, and Banks each swatted one shot.
NEXT UP
The Colonels conclude their time at the Wayne Proffitt Classic tomorrow. Centre takes on Randolph College at 1 p.m.
