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68
Winner Goldey-Beacom GBCM 7-10, 5-3 CACC
61
Post University POSTM 8-6, 4-3 CACC
Winner
Goldey-Beacom GBCM
7-10, 5-3 CACC
68
Final
61
Post University POSTM
8-6, 4-3 CACC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Goldey-Beacom GBCM 35 33 68
Post University POSTM 33 28 61

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Tillman’s Bucket Lifts Men’s Basketball to its 200th Victory, 68-61 at Post



Junior Elijah Tillman (Garnerville, NY) scored a career-best 18 points and hit a clutch leaner with 38 seconds left, helping Goldey-Beacom to the program's 200th victory in a 68-61 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference triumph at Post in Waterbury, CT.
 
Goldey-Beacom established some momentum by scoring eight straight points in just under four minutes for a 52-41 lead with 11:38 remaining.  Junior Sameen Swint (Sicklerville, NJ) netted four points in that span to help his side shoot 4-of-6 from the field.
 
With margin still at 11, Post (8-6, 4-3 CACC) went on a 10-2 run keyed by going 4-for-5 from the line to close to 62-59 with 1:03 left.  David Seymour scored five points in that span, including three free throws to end it after being fouled on a three-point attempt.
 
The Lightning at this point had not hit a basket in over five minutes and were desperate for a big possession.  The shot clock was in the final seconds and GBC looked inside to Tillman, who turned in the paint and nailed a short leaner for a 64-59 margin.
 
With the Eagles' momentum now bleached, they were forced to take quick shots.  Malcolm Amos had been on a roll early in the half, but his missed a 3-pointer and senior Jarrel Lane (Rahway, NJ) hauled in the rebound.  Freshman Corey Taite (Sayreville, NJ), the reigning CACC Rookie of the Week, hit twice from the line with 22 seconds left for a 66-59 game and then canned two more 10 seconds later for a nine-point contest.
 
Tillman shot 8-of-13 from the floor and added 10 rebounds for his fifth double-double of the season.  Swint poured in 17 points on 6-of-12 shooting, Taite scored 13 points that included going 8-for-8 from the line and junior Shakeem Wilson (Brooklyn, NY) added 12, giving GBC (7-10, 5-3) its fourth victory in the last five outings.
 
The Lightning shot 41 percent (24-of-58) from the floor, but got a huge lift going 18-for-19 from the line.  The Eagles shot 36 percent (24-of-66) from the field and 8-for-12 from the charity stripe.
 
Amos scored 14 points, Seymour netted 12 off the bench, Tyler Desrosiers poured in 11 and Adnan Halilovich added 10 for the Eagles.
 
The team's 200 victories are since its re-instatement in 1998-99.  Director of Athletics Chuck Hammond, in his 13th season as coach, is responsible for 161 of those triumphs.
 
Tillman in the first half scored 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting as GBC opened a 35-33 halftime lead.  Wilson added eight for the Lightning, who shot 41 percent (12-of-29) from the field in the half and went 10-for-10 from the line.
 
Goldey-Beacom opens a three-game homestand Tuesday against Bloomfield at 8:00 pm.  The women's contest between the same schools precedes that at 6:00 pm.

 
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