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HOUSTON — The Centenary men’s basketball team dropped its third straight game Sunday, bowing 70-58 to the league-leading St. Thomas Celts in a Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference contest at the Jerabeck Center.
The Gents (6-11, 4-4 SCAC) led the Celts (16-1, 8-0 SCAC) 32-27 at halftime but St. Thomas outscored Centenary 43-26 in the second half to secure the win. Centenary dropped to 1-4 on the road this season while St. Thomas improved to 10-0 at home as the Celts won their 11th game in a row.
St. Thomas outscored the Gents 32-18 in the paint, and owned a 29-7 advantage in bench points. Centenary turned the ball over 19 times.
Quintin Beverly led the Gents with 20 points and was joined in double figures by Jakobi Greenleaf who scored 13 and Jalen Ned, who scored 12.
Angel Johnson’s game-high 22 points led the way for St. Thomas, Reyce Allen scored 16, and Marion Williams added 10. Allen grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds for a double-double.
Friday in Colorado Springs, Craig Collier scored 22 for Centenary but Colorado College’s hot shooting triggered a 101-72 blowout over the Gents. The Tigers (8-8, 4-3) hit 58 percent of their shots including 11 of 24 on 3-pointers, while outscoring the visitors 54-22 in the paint and winning the rebounding battle 46-35.
- THOMAS WOMEN 93, LADIES 49: Centenary committed 32 turnovers in its fifth straight loss despite 19 points by Shyanne Phillips on Sunday.
The Ladies (2-14, 1-7 SCAC) were drubbed 109-37 at Colorado College on Friday night.
The Celts (6-9, 4-4 SCAC) won their third game in a row and improved to 4-3 at home this season. St. Thomas shot 53.3 percent from the floor, 11-20 from beyond the arc, and 18-22 at the line.
The Celts outscored the Ladies 27-11 in the first quarter and led 42-20 at halftime. UST outscored Centenary 51-29 after halftime.
At Colorado College Friday night, the SCAC-leading Tigers (15-2, 7-1) shot 58 percent overall including 15 of 30 on 3-pointers, and roared out to a 38-11 first-quarter advantage.
The Centenary teams have a Texas road swing next weekend visiting Schreiner and Trinity and return to the Gold Dome on Feb. 7 against Concordia.