SALISBURY, Md. – The Salisbury University men's basketball team outpaced the Washington College Shoremen 42-34 to rally to a 72-71 victory on Monday evening inside Maggs Gym. With the win, the Sea Gulls (8-7) improved to 23-10 all-time against Washington (Md.).
The Shoremen (10-2) drew first blood, but
Churchill Bounds attacked the rim for a two-handed slam moments later. Washington (Md.) countered with three buckets from distance in the following minutes to build up a 17-9 lead.
Bounds misfired on a layup; however,
Tyler Ball cleaned up the glass and backed it out to
Aidan Camper for three to spark a 9-0 Salisbury run that was capped off by Bounds in the paint to take the lead with 9:08 left in the first half.
Washington (Md.) dominated the next eight minutes of play by outscoring the Sea Gulls 20-8 and forcing six Salisbury errors. With six seconds in the first, Camper converted on the four-point play to make 37-30 at halftime.
Camper drilled two more triples when play resumed to bring SU within four. Ball followed suit minutes later, but the Shoremen answered with five straight points. After a defensive stand leading to a
Leon Elung steal, Ball buried another three on the wing, then assisted Elung in the paint. Bounds made two free throws and a layup to get within a possession briefly before Nolan Waldon knocked down a shot from beyond the arc.
Bounds banked in four layups in just under three minutes of play to get the Gulls ahead 63-62 with 4:16 remaining in the contest.
Joey Lutz padded the advantage from distance to make it a four-point game heading into the final media timeout.
Washington (Md.) knotted up the score with under a minute to go at 68. After a timeout, Elung muscled home a layup, and the Sea Gulls came up with a stop on the other end of the floor, leading to Camper getting fouled. With Salisbury in the bonus, Camper sank both free throws to put the game out of reach.
GAME NOTES
- Bounds topped his career-highs achieved on Saturday, scoring 26 points with 17 coming in the second half while adding 12 boards, earning his second-straight double-double.
- Camper had a season-high 17 points and four threes with five helpers.
- Ball, Bounds, Camper and Elijah Bryan all gave out four assists. The Sea Gulls gave a season-high 19 assists as a team.
- Salisbury shot 44.1 percent (26-59) from the field, 38.9 percent (7-18) from beyond the arc and 65.0 percent (13-20) from the charity stripe. The Maroon and Gold shot 53.3 percent (16-30) and 45.5 percent (5-11) from the field and three-point line in the second half, respectively.
The Sea Gulls return to action for Senior Day and Camper Appreciation Day on Saturday against Regent. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m.
Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with affiliate membership in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (football, men's & women's swimming), Coastal Lacrosse Conference (men's lacrosse), State University of New York Athletic Conference (field hockey), and Colonial Women's Golf Conference (women's golf). With over 500 student-athletes in 23 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the nation's most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, featuring dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on and off the field. The Sea Gulls have won a combined 23 team national championships, 24 individual national championships, and 206 conference championships, and have produced 53 Academic All-Americans.
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