Freshman guard Matt Nestheide scored a game-high 19 points to lead the Centre College men's basketball team to a 61-52 win over Hendrix College, Sunday, Dec. 5, in Danville, Ky.
The Colonels improve to 6-1 overall and 2-0 in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference, while Hendrix falls to 1-6 and 0-2 in conference action.
Nestheide shot only six times from the floor, but made four of his attempts - all three pointers - and was seven of eight from the charity stripe. Nestheide also grabbed four rebounds in the win.
Sophomore forward Matt Jacobson scored 14 points and senior center Reggie Magnusson added 12 points for the Colonels. Junior forward Coy Zerhusen grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds and had three assists.
Justin Jaramillo scored 14 points to lead the Warriors. Drew George added nine points and Brock Carpenter chipped in eight points in the loss.
The Colonels opened the game with a 7-0 run only to see Hendrix respond with a 10 run of its own. The first half was tightly contested featuring six ties and six lead changes. Centre would take a 28-26 lead into halftime.
The second half saw much of the same with six more ties and four lead changes. With the scored tied 45-45 at the 5:18 mark, the Colonels would go on a 14-3 run to take control and put the game away.
Centre shot 42.5% (17-40) for the game, including 21-25 (84%) from the free throw line. Hendrix shot only 33.3% (17-51) from the floor and made 15 of its 22 (77.8) free throw attempts.
The Colonels will be back in action, Wednesday, Dec. 9, when they play Transylvania University, in Danville, Ky. The non-conference tilt will start at 7:30 p.m.
Newspaper Box Score Hendrix College vs Centre College 12/05/04 1 pm at Danville, KY At Danville, KY CENTRE COLLEGE 61, HENDRIX COLLEGE 52 HENDRIX COLLEGE (1-6, 0-2 SCAC) Justin Jaramillo 6-11 0-0 14; Drew George 3-11 3-5 9; Brock Carpenter 4-9 0-1 8; Dillon Farris 2-7 1-4 6; Michael Bennett 0-5 5-6 5; Brant Bishop 1-3 2-2 4; Anthony Walker 0-2 2-2 2; Clay Lindberg 1-1 0-0 2; Josh Simpson 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 17-51 15-22 52. CENTRE COLLEGE (6-1, 2-0 SCAC) Matt Nestheide 4-6 7-8 19; Matt Jacobson 4-9 4-6 14; Reggie Magnusson 4-6 4-5 12; Kyle Roby 1-4 6-6 8; Coy Zerhusen 2-6 0-0 4; Josh Bell 1-1 0-0 2; Thomas Britt 1-5 0-0 2; Adam Patterson 0-1 0-0 0; Kyle Christopher 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 17-40 21-25 61. Hendrix College............... 26 26 - 52 Centre College................ 28 33 - 61 3-point goals-Hendrix College 3-12 (Justin Jaramillo 2-5; Dillon Farris 1-2; Michael Bennett 0-4; Anthony Walker 0-1), Centre College 6-21 (Matt Nestheide 4-5; Matt Jacobson 2-7; Kyle Roby 0-3; Coy Zerhusen 0-1; Thomas Britt 0-2; Adam Patterson 0-1; Kyle Christopher 0-2). Fouled out--Hendrix College-None, Centre College-None. Rebounds-Hendrix College 31 (Brant Bishop 7), Centre College 31 (Coy Zerhusen 12). Assists-Hendrix College 4 (Brant Bishop 2), Centre College 10 (Coy Zerhusen 3). Total fouls-Hendrix College 22, Centre College 19. A-203