Shreveport- The Centenary men's basketball team returns home on Wednesday as the Gents will face the Louisiana Christian University Wildcats in a non-conference contest set for 7 p.m. at the Gold Dome.
Live stats and live video are available for the game at the links below:
Stats: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/mbkb/2022-23/boxscores/20221116_h8k9.xml
Video: https://collegetvticket.com/event/centenary-college-vs-louisiana-christian-university-2/
The Gents (1-1) lost to the East Texas Baptist University Tigers in a non-conference contest, 95-76, on Saturday in Marshall, Texas after opening the season with a dominating 101-64 win over the Arlington Baptist University Patriots at home on Nov. 8. Louisiana Christian (2-2) fell 86-73 to Texas-Tyler in an exhibition game on Monday but enters Wednesday's action winners of two-consecutive regular-season games – 53-43 over William Carey and 84-62 against Millsaps College.
Senior F Seth Thomas (Kilgore, Texas) was named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player-of-the-Week on Monday for games played from Tuesday, November 8 through Sunday, November 13. Thomas is averaging 19.0 points per game while shooting a sizzling 76.2 percent from the floor this season. He is also averaging 7.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game while shooting 83.3 percent from the free throw line and 50.0 percent from beyond the arc.
Thomas scored 14 points in 26 minutes against ETBU and grabbed 10 rebounds for a double-double. He was a perfect 5-5 from the floor and 4-5 at the free throw line with three assists and a blocked shot. Freshman G Quentin Beverly (Katy, Texas) led the Gents with a season-high 15 points, reaching double figures for the second time this season after scoring 12 against crosstown foe LSU-Shreveport on Nov. 1 in a non-conference exhibition contest. Beverly was 6-9 shooting overall in 26 minutes, 3-6 from the free throw line and had three assists, three rebounds, and three steals.
Both teams shot the ball well as Centenary went 46.3 % (25-54) from the floor for the game while ETBU finished 52.2 % (36-69). The Tigers finished with a slight edge (39-35) in rebounding and had five players finish in double figures while three Gents did so. Centenary finished with 11 steals, 10 assists, and three blocked shots.
Senior G Tykeem Singleton (Fort Worth, Texas) came off the bench and scored 10 points in just 13 minutes as he was 3-7 from the floor with one assist and one rebound. Senior G Jalen Behr (Athens, Ga.) added eight points in eight minutes as he made 3-5 shots overall and hit 2-4 attempts from beyond the arc. Junior G Jerrick Baines (Alexandria, La.) scored six points in 28 minutes as he was 4-6 from the free throw line and had three rebounds, three steals, and an assist.
Senior F Joseph Wiggins (Bossier City, La.) scored five points with four rebounds, and a steal in 15 minutes on 2-3 shooting overall and went 1-1 from the line. Junior G Chrys Jackson (North Las Vegas, Nev.) and senior G/F Willie Davis (Bronx, New York) each scored four and Junior G Braeden Board (Rayne, La.) and freshman G Cameron Walker (Bossier City, La.) each scored three points. Senior F Xavier Johnson (Baker, La.) and senior G Kile Mingo (Cypress, Texas) each added two points.
Centenary enters Wednesday's game having won 10 of its last 13 home games and the Maroon and White are an impressive 25-6 in their last 31 home games dating back to the 2019-20 season. With the 101 points in its win over Arlington Baptist in the home opener, Centenary scored 100 points for the first time since blasting Southwestern 105-69 in January of last season. The Gents topped 100 points in a game for the third time in head coach Chris Dorsey's tenure.
The series between the Gents and Wildcats dates back to 1922 and is one of the oldest rivalries in Centenary program history. Centenary holds a decisive 34-14 edge in the series but the Wildcats have won two of the last three games including a 62-46 victory in Pineville last season.
See the Gents' complete season schedule here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/mbkb/2022-23/schedule
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