CONWAY, Ark. – The Centre men's basketball team earned its 15th victory of the 2024-25 season as they completed the regular season sweep of the Hendrix Warriors with an 82-67 victory on the road.
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
- It took over two minutes for Centre to crack the scoreboard, but after
Kalib Thomas drilled a three-pointer to give the Colonels a 3-2 lead, they never trailed again.
- The two teams traded baskets over the next several minutes and the game was tied at 20-20 at the halfway point of the half before Centre unleashed a 17-5 run as
Nolan Wahl and
Jaxson Banks hit threes during the rally.
- Over the final three minutes of the half, Hendrix recaptured the momentum with a 10-2 run. Banks converted a jumper in the final seconds to give Centre a 41-35 lead at the break.
- Hendrix kept the momentum in the early part of the second half as the Warriors crashed the offensive glass to pull to within a basket. Now up by just two at 43-41, Centre came through with its biggest run of the game, outscoring Hendrix 16-1 over the next five minutes and change, capped off by a three-point play from
Ryan Shene.
- With ten minutes to go, Shene jump started another Centre rally with a three-pointer, triggering a dozen consecutive points to put the game out of reach. The Colonels went up by as many as 23 points on a Wahl and-1 and a Thomas three, while Hendrix was unable to get closer than 13 the rest of the way.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Wahl hit a new career high as the freshman poured in 22 points on 75 percent shooting. Banks added 18 points, followed by Shene with 14 and Thomas with 12.
- The Colonels excelled at converting defense to offense as they held advantages of 18-7 in points off turnovers and 11-2 in fast break points.
- Tonight's win coupled with Rhodes's loss against Sewanee locks the Colonels into the no. 3 seed in next week's SAA Tournament.
NEXT UP
The Colonels will head to Memphis to take on the Rhodes Lynx in the regular season finale on Sunday. Rhodes defeated Centre 72-68 on Jan. 19 in Danville.
