CHESTERTOWN, Md. – Visiting Muhlenberg used a 16-2 first half run to grab a 23-9 lead and never relinquished the advantage in a 90-63 win on Saturday afternoon over host Washington College on Saturday afternoon in Centennial Conference men's basketball action on Finnegan Court at Penny J. Fall Gymnasium.  The Mules improve to 10-5 overall and 5-3 in the Centennial, while the Shoremen fall to 2-12 and 1-7 respectively.

Muhlenberg 90 Washington College 63

How It Happened
- After Washington's Kedrick Frink layup tied the game at 7-7 with 17:51 left in the first half, Muhlenberg would take control of the contest with 16 of the next 18 points to take a 23-9 lead with 13:29 to go in the opening stanza on a Jayson Williams-Johnson traditional three-point play.
- The Shoremen would score 10 of the following 15 points to cut the Mules' lead to 28-19 with 10:59 left on a Precieux Tshibangu lay-in.
- That would be as close as WC would get as Muhlenberg outscored Washington 25-9 the rest of the half to take a 53-28 lead into halftime with Giovanni Rubino converting a free throw with 40 ticks left to cap the scoring.
- In the second half, the Mules opened the half on a 19-5 spurt to take their biggest lead of the game, 72-33, with 12:22 left on a Justin Allen lay-in.
- Washington would outscore Muhlenberg, 30-18, the rest of the way for the final margin.

For The Shoremen (2-12, 1-7 CC)
- Frink (nine points, five rebounds, two steals), Ethan Schwantes (five rebounds, two blocks), Jason Zielinski (three assists)
- The Shoremen shot 36% (23-for-64) from the floor, 33% (10-for-30) from three-point range and 70% (7-for-20) from the foul line. 
- Washington had 13 turnovers in the game, while scoring eight of the 10 transition points in the game.  WC outscored Muhlenberg in bench points, 34-29.

For Muhlenberg (9-16, 6-12 CC)
- Rubino (17 points and five assists), Brandon Goldberg (14 points, six rebounds and two blocks), Charlie Gillikin (14 points), Dan Gaines (10 points), Tommy McGuire (two steals)
- The Mules shot 54% (34-for-63) from the floor, 52% (10-for-19) from three-point range and 80% (12-for-15) from the free throw stripe.    
- Muhlenberg outscored WC in points in the paint (48-22), second-chance points (11-10) and points off turnovers (16-9).
- The Mules had eight turnovers in the contest, while holding a 36-34 advantage on the glass.

Up Next
1/18 @ McDaniel – 8:00 p.m. (Centennial Conference Game)