Box Score

The Wilkes University men's basketball team traveled to Scranton on Tuesday to take on Marywood University, utilizing a late 9-2 run to defeat the Pacers by a score of 86-75. Wilkes had five players score in double figures and committed only five turnovers in the victory.

The game was back and forth for the entire first half, with each team taking multiple leads, but neither squad being able to pull away. The Colonels led by as much as five points, which occurred with 7:46 left in the half on a jumper by sophomore Paul Huch (Tuckerton, NJ/Pinelands Regional). That lead quickly dwindled, and Wilkes found itself down six going into the break, 39-33.

The Colonels shot only 36% from the field in the period, and missed on all six of their three-point attempts, while the Pacers shot just under 47%.

As the second half began Wilkes quickly regained the lead on buckets by senior Anthony Gabriel (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Trinity) and junior Chris DeRojas (Dallas/Bishop O'Reilly), and with 13:40 left the Colonels went up by four on a three-pointer by Huch. The two teams would battle back and forth until 7:42 left in the contest, when a three-pointer by senior Chris Gulla (Berlin, N.J./Eastern Regional) broke a 62-62 tie, and started a 9-2 Colonel run.

The game then became a three-throw contest, with Wilkes hitting on 21 of 25 second half foul shots and sealing the 86-75 victory.

Wilkes was led by Gabriel with 18 points and seven rebounds, while Huch and freshman Tyler Breznitsky (Freeland, PA/MMI Prep) added 16 each. DeRojas added 11 points and five assists, while sophomore Kendall Hinze (Lewisberry, PA/Red Land) came off the bench to contribute 10 points in 17 minutes.

With the win, Wilkes improves to 8-3 on the season, and currently stands on a four game winning streak. The Colonels will look to grab their ninth win when they host Baptist Bible on Thursday, Jan. 7. That game will begin at 7:00 p.m.