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Wilson17-5net
71
Winner Goldey-Beacom GBCM 18-3, 12-2 CACC
66
Philadelphia U. PHI-M 14-8, 10-3 CACC
Winner
Goldey-Beacom GBCM
18-3, 12-2 CACC
71
Final
66
Philadelphia U. PHI-M
14-8, 10-3 CACC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Goldey-Beacom GBCM 34 37 71
Philadelphia U. PHI-M 33 33 66

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men’s Basketball Makes it 11 Straight Wins With Tournament-Clinching Victory at Philadelphia U.



Goldey-Beacom extended its school-record winning streak to 11 and clinched a spot in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament with a 71-66 win at Philadelphia U. in Philadelphia, PA.
 
GBC (18-3, 12-2 CACC) also broke the school record with its seventh consecutive road win, besting the mark it shared with the 2009-10 squad, and lengthened its team mark of road victories in a season to 10.
 
The Lightning gained a split of the two-game season series with the Rams (14-8, 10-3), who are tied with Wilmington (10-3) for second place in the CACC South Division.
 
Although it made not be indicated by the score, both teams ran a fast-paced offense in the opening half with Goldey-Beacom opening a 34-33 halftime lead.  Senior Shakeem Wilson (Brooklyn, NY) more than did his part for the Lightning, scoring 18 points on 7-of-8 shooting with four 3-pointers to help his unit hit 54 percent (13-of-24) from the field.
 
Senior Sameen Swint (Sicklerville, NJ) actually gave GBC the lead for good with 3:53 left when his 3-point attempt found the bottom of the next for a 60-57 margin.  But the dramatics were just beginning with the Rams' Andre Gibbs hitting a layup on the next possession to bring his squad within one.
 
Sophomore Corey Taite (Sayreville, NJ) restored the three-point margin with 3:13 to play by hitting a huge jumper for the Lightning.  Gibbs made two free throws with 2:42 remaining and junior Dante Thompson (Coram, NY) followed suit with 1:57 left for the Lightning and a 64-61 contest.
 
A series of turnovers gave Goldey-Beacom the ball back and the lead became 66-61 with 68 seconds left when Thompson threw down a breakaway dunk.  Gibbs then missed a 3-pointer and Taite converted 1-of-2 from the foul line with 38 seconds to go for a 67-61 margin.
 
Kylan Guerra leaned in to hit a crazy 3-pointer with 26 seconds left to bring the Rams within 67-64, but senior Riyan Williams (Dunkirk, MD) dunked one home with 18 seconds to play for a five-point contest.
 
Gibbs hit twice from the stripe with 11 seconds to go for a 69-66 margin, but Swint nailed two of his own with 9.6 seconds remaining to finally cement things.
 
Wilson scored 23 points on 8-of-11 shooting with four 3-pointers, Swint netted 14 points off the bench, Thompson poured in 12 and Williams hauled in 10 rebounds for the Lightning, who shot 53 percent (25-of-47) from the field with seven 3-pointers.
 
Kaison Randolph had 18 points and 11 rebounds, Brendan Kilpatrick netted 16 points and Gibbs added 10 for the Rams, who shot 42 percent (25-of-60) from the field and fell for just the second time in their last eight games.
 
Goldey-Beacom is home Saturday against Post with the men playing at 3:00 pm, following the women's 1:00 pm contest.
 
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