DANVILLE, Ky. – Centre men's basketball picked up its second conference win in a row on Friday as the Colonels picked up a comfortable 75-56 victory over the Hendrix Warriors inside Alumni Gym.
 
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
 
- After a cold start, Landen Hamilton lifted the Centre offensive attack by scoring seven of the Colonels' first nine points.
- The teams played evenly for much of the first half after the Hamilton outburst, with Centre's lead holding between three and five points. Leading 20-17 at the seven-minute mark, the Colonels made their biggest run of the half.
- Riley Mastin got inside for a pair of buckets, Kaden White made two free throws and then consecutive threes from Hamilton capped off a 12-2 run that put Centre up by double figures. A layup from Chez Moore gave Centre a 34-22 lead at the break.
- Another three-pointer by Hamilton in the opening minute set the tone for the second half. Hendrix could get no closer than a dozen points the rest of the way as Centre gradually extended the lead. Moore's layup gave the Colonels their first 20-point edge at 48-27, and the lead would reach as many as 25 points on a pair of Noah Ring free throws at the 8:21 mark.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
 
- 11 different Centre players got into the scoring column tonight, led by Hamilton, who finished with a game high 16 on 6-9 shooting from the field and 4-6 from long range. Mastin and Moore each finished in double digits as well.
- The Colonels took care of the basketball as well as they have done all season long, finishing with a season low five turnovers.
- Centre used a balanced effort to outrebound Hendrix 39-35 as Jaxson Banks, Carter Baughman, Caleb Maul and Cade Stinnett tied for team highs and game highs with five boards each.
 
NEXT UP
 
The Colonels will return to action on Sunday afternoon as they wrap up their January home stand with a matchup against Rhodes.