SANTA CRUZ, Calif. – The third-seeded Salisbury University men's basketball team used an explosive first half to roll past the sixth-seeded Pratt Cannoneers, 76-43, in the first round of the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) Men's Basketball Championship Tournament, hosted by UC Santa Cruz.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Salisbury opened the game up on a 12-0 run that was capped off with an old-fashioned three-point play by Greg Bloodsworth at the 17:06 mark of the first half.
- Aidan Camper knocked down a tough jumper with just under 11 minutes to play to cap off another run by the Sea Gulls to go up 25-8.
- Pratt battled back to within nine, 29-20, after a layup by Noah Rasmussen with 6:44 left in the first half.
- Salisbury answered back with 11 straight points, including a deep triple from Kaiden Mines, to extend its lead to 40-20.
- Daniel Golub added two free throws for Pratt in the closing minute of the half to send the teams into halftime with a score of 40-22.
- Bloodsworth drilled a three-point jump shot to open the second half for the Sea Gulls. The three sparked a 13-5 run for Salisbury to extend its lead to 53-27 with under 12 minutes left to play.
- A Buddah Spencer triple with 8:17 left in regulation gave the Sea Gulls their largest lead of the day, 61-28.
- Both teams went back-and-forth knocking down shots for the rest of the game. Crevon Adams made a layup in the final minute for Salisbury to give the game its final score of 76-43.
SALISBURY GAME NOTES
- Salisbury shot 43.8 percent (28-for-64) from the floor, including 36 percent (9-for-25) from three-point range.
- Greg Bloodsworth and Kaiden Mines each scored 14 points. Bloodsworth added two rebounds and two steals while Mines grabbed three boards.
- Sean Carr scored nine points and hauled in five rebounds.
- Jordan Oates grabbed a team-high nine rebounds. He also chipped in seven points.
- 11 different Sea Gulls made a field goal in the contest.
- Salisbury assisted on 18 out of 28 field goals.
PRATT GAME NOTES
- Pratt shot 26.9 percent (14-for-52) from the floor, including 6.3 percent (1-for-16) from beyond the arc.
- Cameron Hatcher led the Cannoneers with 15 points and six rebounds.
- Patrick O'Gorman scored 12 points.
- Daniel Golub scored six points and grabbed six rebounds.
UP NEXT
- With the victory, the Sea Gulls advance to tomorrow's C2C Semifinals against second-seeded Mary Washington.
- Tip-off is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. EST/1:30 p.m. PST at the Kaiser Permanente Arena in Santa Cruz, Calif.
Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with the New Jersey Athletic Conference for football, Coastal Lacrosse Conference for men's lacrosse and the Metropolitan Swimming and Diving Conference for men's and women's swimming. With over 500 student-athletes in 21 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, and dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on-and-off the field. The Sea Gulls have celebrated 22 team national championships, 24 individual national champions, 188 conference championships and 43 Academic All-Americans.
To Make Tomorrow Yours at Salisbury University, and learn more Sea Gull Athletics' tradition of excellence, visit www.SUSeaGulls.com or on social media @SUSeaGulls.
