SALISBURY, Md. – Host Salisbury never trailed on its way to a 75-53 win over visiting Washington College on Wednesday afternoon at Maggs Physical Activities Center in non-conference men's basketball action.  The Sea Gulls are now 8-4 on the season, while the Shoremen drop to 3-7.

Salisbury 75 Washington College 53

How It Happened
- Salisbury's Jordan Oates gave the home team a 12-4 lead on a layup with 15:17 left in the first half to cap a run of seven straight points.
- Ryan Lang would drain a three-pointer to cut the Salisbury lead to 14-10 before the Sea Gulls went on a 10-0 run to take a 24-10 advantage with 8:09 remaining on the stanza on a free throw by Calvin Thomas.
- The Shoremen would score on their next seven possessions to trim the Sea Gulls lead to 33-27 with 3:49 to go in the first on a Paul Rodolf jumper.  Washington got within five during the sequence, 30-25, on a Zack Skrocki triple with 4:35 left.
- Salisbury would score the final eight points of the half to take a 41-27 lead into halftime on a Spencer Buddah lay-in with six seconds left following a steal by Reed Rebstock.
- In the second half, the Sea Gulls outscored the Shoremen 34-26 as the lead fluctuated between 12 and 26 points.  Washington got it to within 12, 41-29, on the opening basket of the second half by Rodolf.  

For The Shoremen (3-7)
- Rodolf (game-bests of 16 points and three steals)
- The Shoremen shot 35% (19-for-55) from the floor, 22% (7-for-32) from three-point range and 67% (8-for-12) from the foul line. 
- Washington had 11 turnovers.

For Salisbury (8-4)
- Rebstock (14 points and contest-high five assists), Aidan Camper (11 points), Jordan Oates (17 rebounds to lead all players; two steals)  
- The Sea Gulls shot 54% (27-for-50) from the field, 44% (7-for-16) from three and 74% (14-for-19) from the free throw line.    
- Salisbury outscored WC in bench points (26-16), second chance points (14-9), points in the paint (26-12), points off turnovers (15-6) and transition points (9-3).
- The Sea Gulls had 19 turnovers in the contest, while outrebounding the Shoremen, 43-20.

Notes
- The two teams were meeting for the first time since a 68-62 Salisbury win on November 26, 2018.

Up Next
12/30 v. Messiah – 2:00 p.m. (Non-Conference Game)