Columbus, Miss. - The Centenary men's basketball team will face the Mississippi University for Women Owls in a non-conference contest on Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Pohl Gym.
The Gents (2-2) are coming off an impressive 73-50 victory over the Millsaps College Majors on Sunday in the consolation game of the Millsaps College Tournament in Jackson, Miss. The Owls (0-5) fell 99-60 to Birmingham-Southern on Saturday in their most recent game. The Gents and Owls will meet for the first time on Tuesday.
Live stats and live video are available for Tuesday afternoon's game at the links below:
Stats: https://owlsathletics.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary
Video: https://owlsathletics.com/watch/?Live=118&type=Live
Centenary snapped a three-game losing streak with the decisive win on Sunday as the Maroon and White allowed a season-low number of points and went 1-1 during the weekend after a 75-60 loss to ETBU on Saturday in the opening game of the tournament.
The Gents led 34-24 at halftime and then outscored the Majors 39-26 in the second half in its most impressive performance of the young season. Two Gents scored in double figures, eight different players scored, and 14 players saw action on Sunday.
Senior F Jarrell Taylor (Leesville, La.) led the Gents with a stellar performance of 24 points and 13 rebounds in 35 minutes. He went 4-7 from three-point range, made both of his free throw attempts, and had two steals and a block. Taylor has reached double figures in three of the Gents' four regular-season games this season and his points and rebounds were both season highs on Sunday.
Junior G Ralph Johnson (White Castle, La.) was also outstanding on Sunday as he scored a season-high 18 points in 27 minutes and added three assists and two rebounds. He nailed all four of his three-point attempts and also went 4-4 from the free throw line. Johnson now has 23 double-digit scoring performances in his career. Junior F Joseph Wiggins (Bossier City, La.) scored nine points in 17 minutes with six rebounds, two assists, two blocks, and a steal. He was also 5-6 from the free throw line.
Junior F Seth Thomas (Kilgore, Texas) also had an impressive day as he scored nine points in 19 minutes with four rebounds, three assists, a pair of steals, and a blocked shot. Senior G AJ Hall (Thibodaux, La.) scored six points in 18 minutes of action off the bench with five boards and an assist. Junior G Jalen Behr (Athens, Ga.) chipped in three points and two rebounds in 23 minutes. He also had three steals and two assists.
Senior G Tevin Baker (Port Arthur, Texas) had a team-best and game-high eight assists in 27 minutes and added two points, three rebounds, a steal, and made both of his free throw attempts. Sophomore G/F Dylan Hooter (Mandeville, La.) played a season-high 14 minutes and had three rebounds and two points.
The Gents shot 36.4 % (24-66) from the floor for the game, made 11 treys, and were an impressive 14-17 from the free throw line. Centenary outrebounded the Majors, 43-33, forced 17 turnovers, and had 20 assists on 24 made baskets. The Gents finished with 10 steals, six blocked shots, and only turned the ball over 12 times.
Centenary scored 19 points off the Majors' 17 turnovers and held the edge in second-chance points (12-7) and fast break points (10-6). Centenary also received 25 points from its bench.
Seven Gents enter Tuesday's game averaging at least 5.0 PPG led by Taylor's 15.3. Johnson averages 10.3, Behr 8.5 and Thomas 8.3. Taylor also leads the team in rebounding, grabbing 7.0 per game, and Thomas is second at 4.3/game.
The Gents have collected at least 10 steals in every game this season and have recorded 10 or more assists three times, highlighted by a season-best 20 in Sunday's win over the Majors.
Centenary currently ranks first in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference in scoring defense, allowing only 66 points per game, and are also first in blocked shots and turnover margin. The Gents are also second in the SCAC in field goal percentage defense (.431), second in steals, third in assist to turnover ratio, and fourth in three-point field goal percentage defense (.320).
The Gents' next home game is Tuesday, Nov. 30 versus Millsaps at 6 p.m.
A link to the Gents' complete 2021-22 schedule can be found here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/mbkb/2021-22/schedule
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