BEREA, Ky. – The Centre men's basketball team bounced back on the road as they used a strong second half to knock off the Berea Mountaineers by a score of 68-62.
 
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
 
- The first half belonged to the defenses as both teams struggled to put the ball in the basket, with the Mountaineers leading 12-9 at the halfway point of the half.
- Cade Stinnett and Riley Mastin combined for eight straight points to give Centre its largest lead of the half at 19-13. Berea clawed back and the lead switched hands several times for the remainder of the half, with Centre taking a 27-25 lead at the break thanks to a late three-pointer from Stinnett.
- To start the second half, Centre and Berea kept the back-and-forth battle going with more lead changes and ties. Trailing 41-38, the Colonels went on a nice run. Noah Ring made a pair of free throws. Caleb Maul got a bucket inside and then found Carter Baughman for a jumper after an offensive rebound. Jumpers from Baughman and Stinnett and a layup from Mastin put Centre on top 50-44.
- Twice down the stretch the Mountaineers cut the Centre lead to two points. Each time, Stinnett made a big play, first feeding Mastin for a dunk late in the shot clock, then getting a putback on a missed three.
- After battling foul trouble for most of the game, Chez Moore took over the last three minutes, scoring eight straight Centre points, including a pair of three-point plays that helped ice the game.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
 
- Two Centre players finished with double-doubles. Stinnett led the Colonels with 21 points and had a season high 11 rebounds. Mastin added a dozen points and tied a career high with 15 rebounds. Moore's late scoring outburst ended his night with 12 points.
- The Colonels held a 49-35 advantage on the glass against the Mountaineers.
- Centre held Berea to 28 percent shooting in the first half while shooting 52 percent in the second half to help secure the win.
- The game featured eight ties and 14 lead changes, but Centre held the lead for the final 11 minutes of the game.
 
NEXT UP
 
The Colonels will have the next two weeks off for finals and the start of the winter break. When play resumes, Centre will travel to Virginia to face Lynchburg in the Wayne Proffitt Classic.