The Bullets (13-9, 10-5 Centennial) jumped out to a 25-6 lead with 12:15 to go in the first half. Gettysburg converted nine of its first 10 shots from the field and the Bullets connected on their first five three-point field goal attempts to build the sizeable lead. Gettysburg took a 37-27 lead into the intermission.
The Bullets built leads of as many as 22 points on two occasions early in the second half, but the Shoremen (9-13, 6-9) slowly got back into the game and cut the lead to six points, at 88-82, on a three-pointer by junior guard Travis Moore with 57 seconds to go. Gettysburg's Kyle Jakobe sank two free throws to push the lead to 90-82 with 56 seconds remaining, but Washington junior guard Kyle Stem converted two free throws of his own five seconds later to make it 90-84. The Bullets made six-of-eight free throw attempts in the final 50 seconds, however, to seal the win.
Gettysburg finished the game 30-of-45 from the field, 8-for-11 from beyond the three-point arc, and 28-f04-38 at the free throw line. The Bullets shot 74% (17-of-23) from the field in the second half. Gettysburg also held a 37-22 advantage on the glass, but committed 23 turnovers to Washington's 11.
Mike Spadafora scored a game-high 27 points, shooting 8-for-12 from the field and 9-of-13 at the line, for the Bullets. He also grabbed seven rebounds and dished out five assists. David Glaser added 22 points and nine rebounds for Gettysburg, while Jakobe tallied 17 points and a game-high seven assists. Matt Whelan, who connected on all four of his field goal attempts and both of his three-point field goal attempts, contributed 10 points.
Moore led the Shoremen with a career-high 21 points on 9-for-14 shooting from the field. Moore also matched his career high of six assists in the loss. Stem added 20 points of his own, while junior forward Jonathan Webb and sophomore forward Joe Breslin scored 12 points each for Washington.
Forty-three of the game's 67 fouls were called in in the second half. The two teams combined to shoot 78 free throws in the game and 57 of those came in the second half. Seven players - four from Washington and three from Gettysburg - fouled out of the contest.
Newspaper Box Score Gettysburg vs Washington College 2/12/05 4:00 pm at Cain Athletic Center - Chestertown, MD At Cain Athletic Center - Chestertown, MD GETTYSBURG 96, WASHINGTON COLLEGE 86 GETTYSBURG (13-9, 10-5 CC) Mike Spadafora 8-12 9-13 27; David Glaser 6-11 10-13 22; Kyle Jakobe 5-7 5-6 17; Matt Whelan 4-4 0-0 10; Todd Brady 2-2 3-4 7; Chris Pombar 2-2 1-2 6; Brian Sateja 2-4 0-0 4; John Pelin 1-1 0-0 3; Mike Beck 0-0 0-0 0; Ryan Page 0-2 0-0 0; Kyle McGlensey 0-0 0-0 0; Julius Redd 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-45 28-38 96. WASHINGTON COLLEGE (9-13, 6-9 CC) Travis Moore 9-14 1-2 21; Kyle Stem 5-9 9-11 20; Jonathan Webb 4-9 4-4 12; Joe Breslin 5-9 2-3 12; John Alexander 1-5 5-10 7; Andrew Gentile 2-5 2-4 6; Drew Hill 1-4 0-0 2; Eric Blumenthal 0-0 2-2 2; Buck Howanski 1-1 0-0 2; Dustin Abbate 0-4 2-4 2. Totals 28-60 27-40 86. Gettysburg.................... 37 59 - 96 Washington College............ 27 59 - 86 3-point goals-Gettysburg 8-11 (Matt Whelan 2-2; Mike Spadafora 2-2; Kyle Jakobe 2-3; John Pelin 1-1; Chris Pombar 1-1; Ryan Page 0-1; David Glaser 0-1), Washington College 3-18 (Travis Moore 2-5; Kyle Stem 1-2; Joe Breslin 0-2; Andrew Gentile 0-2; Drew Hill 0-1; Dustin Abbate 0-4; Jonathan Webb 0-2). Fouled out--Gettysburg-Kyle Jakobe; Matt Whelan; Brian Sateja, Washington College-Dustin Abbate; Jonathan Webb; John Alexander; Andrew Gentile. Rebounds-Gettysburg 37 (David Glaser 9), Washington College 22 (John Alexander 5). Assists-Gettysburg 20 (Kyle Jakobe 7), Washington College 15 (Travis Moore 6). Total fouls- Gettysburg 37, Washington College 30. A-250