Box Score
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Brendan
Boken |
Ross
Danzig |
Justin
Klingman |
Ethan
Danzig |
Photo gallery courtsey of Dan Ceccacci
Junior forward Brendan Boken
(South Pasadena, Calif./Loyola) poured in 24 points to
lead The University of Scranton men's basketball team to a 69-54
victory over Centenary (N.J.) in the opening round of the PNC
Bank/Radisson Invitational at the Long Center on Saturday
night.
The Royals, who entered the game ranked 21st in the D3hoops.com
preseason Top 25, also received 15 points from senior guard
Ross
Danzig (Clarks Green, Pa./Abington Heights/Blair
Academy), 13 points from senior guard Justin
Klingman (Clarks Summit, Pa./Abington Heights) and 11
from freshman guard Ethan Danzig
(Clarks Green, Pa./Abington Heights).
Scranton used a hot-shooting start to take control in the
opening 10 minutes. The Royals hit six 3-pointers in that span,
including two each from Klingman and Ross Danzig, to take a 25-9
lead.
Centenary then used a 15-4 run to get within five, but the
Royals scored the final seven points of the half – five by
Boken – to take a 36-25 lead into the break. Boken finished
the opening 20 minutes with 13 points while Ross Danzig had nine
and Klingman added eight.
Scranton then turned up the defense in the second half, holding
the Cyclones to just four points in the first five minutes to take
a 46-28 lead. Centenary got no closer than the final margin of 15
the rest of the way.
The Royals made 10 3-pointers in the victory, including three
each by Klingman and Ethan Danzig. Scranton finished 20-for-46
(43.5 percent) from the field, including 10-for-25 (40 percent)
from 3-point range. The Royals also made 19 of 27 free throws (70.4
percent), led by Boken's 11 of 15.
Ross Danzig finished with a strong all-around game, adding seven
assists, six rebounds, a steal and a block. Klingman also had six
rebounds, an assist and a steal. The Royals committed just seven
turnovers.
Centenary, which received 17 points and 12 rebounds from
freshman forward Myles McLeod (Teaneck, N.J./Teaneck), shot
23-for-59 (39 percent) from the field, including just 1-for-13 from
3-point range. The Cyclones made 7 of 13 (53.8 percent) from the
free throw line.
Scranton will face Alvernia on Sunday at 4 p.m. in the title
game in the Long Center. The Crusaders held off John Carroll,
94-88, in Saturday's first game.
--ROYALS--