<strong>DANVILLE, Ky. –</strong> Centre men's basketball celebrated its seniors on Sunday afternoon as the Colonels welcomed the Millsaps Majors to Alumni Gym. Behind a strong effort from the class of 24, the Colonels got the win by a score of 71-56.<br />
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<strong>GAME HIGHLIGHTS</strong><br />
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- All five Centre seniors got the starting nod today and the Colonels jumped out to an early lead thanks to three consecutive three-pointers from
Carter Baughman.<br />
- The Centre defense played well in the first half, limiting the Majors to 30 percent shooting. This allowed the Colonels to stay on top for the rest of the half.<br />
- With three seconds left, Baughman was fouled in the act of shooting a three and made all of his free throw attempts, giving the Colonels a 32-20 lead at the break.<br />
- The teams played evenly for most of the second half, but every time the Majors threatened with a run, Centre had an answer.
Jaxson Banks connected from long range to put Centre up by 15.<br />
- After Millsaps got it back to single digits,
Izayiah Villafuerte buried a three from the corner and
Carson Wooldridge scored off a nifty feed by
Caleb Maul to make it 47-34.<br />
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Chez Moore and
Noah Ring each scored while getting fouled to keep the Majors at bay midway through the half. Baughman and Banks each drilled rally-killing threes down the stretch to give the Colonels a cushion at the end.<br />
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<strong>INSIDE THE BOX SCORE</strong><br />
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- Baughman led all players with a season high 25 points, including 17 in the first half. He made six of Centre's ten shots from three-point range.<br />
- Moore finished with 21 points and led the Colonels with nine rebounds.<br />
- Centre enjoyed one of its strongest team defensive performances of the year, holding Millsaps to 32 percent shooting from the field (21-65) and 26 percent from distance.<br />
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<strong>NEXT UP</strong><br />
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The Colonels will head back on the road for the final time this regular season next week as they head to Georgia to face Berry and Oglethorpe.