The Centre College men's basketball team dropped its Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference opening game 81-76 to Sewanee-University of the South, Saturday, Dec. 3, in Sewanee, Tenn.
The loss drops the Colonels to 4-2 overall and 0-1 in league play, while Sewanee improves to 4-2 overall and 1-0 in the SCAC.
The two teams entered the locker room at halftime with the Tigers holding a 34-31 advantage. Centre shot 41.9% (13-31) from the field in the first half, while Sewanee was 13-38 (34.2%) from the floor. The Tigers made two more three pointers and one more free throw for the three point lead.
The Colonels shot almost 7% better in the second half at 48.3% (14-29), however, Sewanee shot almost 18% better shooting 62.1% (18-29) in the second period. Centre made more three-pointers and free throws in the game, but made four less shots for the game.
Sophomore guard Matt Nestheide paced the Colonels with a career-high 24 points on 7-13 shooting, including 4-7 from the three-point line and 6-9 from the charity stripe. Nestheide also posted five rebounds and three assists.
Senior center Reggie Magnusson and junior forward Matt Jacobson also scored in double-figures for the Colonels. Jacobson tallied 15 points, seven rebounds and five assists, while Magnusson added 14 points in the loss.
Centre will next play Transylvania University, Tuesday, Dec. 6, in Lexington, Ky. The game will be played as part of a men's/women's doubleheader and begin at 8:30 p.m.
Newspaper Box Score Centre vs Sewanee 12/03/05 3:00 p.m. at Sewanee, Tenn. (Juhan Gymnasium) At Sewanee, Tenn. (Juhan Gymnasium) SEWANEE 81, CENTRE 76 CENTRE (4-2, 0-1) Matt Nestheide 7-13 6-9 24; Matt Jacobson 6-12 0-0 15; Reggie Magnusson 5-7 4-6 14; John Patterson 4-5 0-0 8; Coy Zerhusen 3-3 0-0 6; Thomas Britt 2-9 1-2 6; Kyle Christopher 0-5 3-4 3; Stuart Rutledge 0-0 0-0 0; T.C. Thomason 0-0 0-0 0; Beau Braden 0-3 0-0 0; Adam Patterson 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 27-60 14-21 76. SEWANEE (4-2, 1-0) Joey Garcia 9-16 9-12 29; Gary Grizzle 4-9 1-1 10; Ben Campbell 5-10 0-0 10; Chris Stedelin 4-6 0-0 8; Kenton Coleman 3-6 0-0 8; Casey Berry 2-4 0-0 5; James Pryor 2-9 0-0 5; Spencer Rowland 1-4 1-2 3; Ben Pursell 1-3 1-2 3; Bradley Pierson 0-0 0-0 0; Eric Schneider 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-67 12-17 81. Centre........................ 31 45 - 76 Sewanee....................... 34 47 - 81 3-point goals-Centre 8-25 (Matt Nestheide 4-7; Matt Jacobson 3-7; Thomas Britt 1-5; Kyle Christopher 0-4; Adam Patterson 0-2), Sewanee 7-20 (Joey Garcia 2-5; Kenton Coleman 2-3; Gary Grizzle 1-3; Casey Berry 1-2; James Pryor 1-5; Spencer Rowland 0-2). Fouled out--Centre-None, Sewanee-None. Rebounds-Centre 37 (Coy Zerhusen 9), Sewanee 38 (Chris Stedelin 7). Assists-Centre 16 (Matt Jacobson 5), Sewanee 15 (Spencer Rowland 6). Total fouls-Centre 15, Sewanee 20. A-335