COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Host Ursinus got a game-best 20 points from
Trevor Wall on its way to a 97-60 win over visiting Washington College on Tuesday night at Helfferich Hall in Centennial Conference men's basketball action. The Bears improve 6-7 overall and 2-4 in the Centennial, while the Shoremen are 3-10 and 1-5 respectively.
Ursinus 97 Washington College 60
How It Happened
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Zack Skrocki gave Washington an 11-9 lead 3:52 into the first half before Ursinus hit the Shoremen with a 20-0 run to take a 29-11 lead on a
Beau Everett layup with 11:47 to go in the stanza.Â
Cole Grubbs started the run with a dunk with 15:55 to go to tie it at 11-11 and
Marlin Wise put the Bears ahead 48 seconds later on a three, 14-11.Â
- The Shoremen would respond with 22 of the game's next 34 points to cut the lead to 41-33 with 3:16 left in the first on a
Kedrick Frink jumper.
- Ursinus closed out the first half by scoring 11 of the final 15 points to take a 52-35 lead into halftime with
Nick Nocito scoring the final points of the half on a three with 56 ticks to go.
- In the second half, the Bears outscored the Shoremen 45-25.
For The Shoremen (3-10, 1-5 CC)
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Paul Rodolf (14 points), Frink (13 points, five rebounds and four assists),
Precieux Tshibangu (game-best three rejections),
Sam Corrao (two steals)
- The Shoremen shot 46% (24-for-52) from the floor, 32% (9-for-28) from three-point range and 100% (3-for-3) from the foul line.Â
- Washington had 14 turnovers.
For Ursinus (6-7, 2-4 CC)
- Wall (20 points),
Mohamed Toure (19 points), Grubbs (11 points and two blocks), Wise (10 points, six assists and four rebounds) Â
- The Bears shot 64% (38-for-59) from the floor, 55% (16-for-29) from three-point range and 56% (5-for-9) from the free throw stripe.  Â
- Ursinus outscored WC in points in the paint (40-20), transition points (16-2), second chance points (15-3), points off turnovers (24-15) and bench points (45-24).
- The Bears had 10 turnovers in the contest and held a 34-18 edge in rebounds.
Up Next
1/11 v. Franklin & Marshall – 7:00 p.m. (Centennial Conference game)
- The Shoremen and Diplomats split last season's series, each winning on the road.
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