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E. Demers
95
Winner Gordon GORDON 3-2
78
Salem St. SALEM ST 1-5
Winner
Gordon GORDON
3-2
95
Final
78
Salem St. SALEM ST
1-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
Gordon GORDON 47 48 0 95
Salem St. SALEM ST 41 37 0 78

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Demers Dominates To Pace Scots Past Vikings

Traveling to North Shore rival Salem State University this evening, Gordon College Men's Basketball dominated offensively to take the 95-78 win over the Vikings to improve to 3-2 on the season.

For the Fighting Scots, Eric Demers scored a game-high 41 points, Parker Omslaer had 14 points and half as many rebounds, Josh Crutchfield had 10 points as well as six assists, and Benjamin North had 13 points.

The Vikings were led by Hakeem Animashaun (Sr./Dedham, Mass.) who had 27 points and 14 boards, while Chris MacDonald (So./Wakefield, Mass.) and Evan Mason (Jr./Gloucester, Mass.) each had 14 points.

How It Happened
  • The Vikings doubled up the Scots 8-4 before Demers quickly cut the lead to one early in the first half. A Demers' tip-in with 11:27 on the clock put Gordon on top.
  • North made it a 10 point game after the sophomore connected from three-point land with just under 10 minutes to go in the half..
  • The Vikings netted a few timely baskets to bring themselves within three but the Scots widened the gap to 11 less than two minutes later thanks to another Demers' jumper.
  • Both sides traded points for the remainder of the half with Gordon heading into the locker room up 47-41.
  • Coming out of the half, SSU's Macdonald hit an "and one" to go up 48-47. Just under seven minutes into the second, the score was knotted at 54-all before Gordon catch fire offensively. 
  • Demers contributed 10 points to the Scots' 12-0 run to lead the Vikings by a score of 84-60 with 7:57 left in the frame. SSU cut the lead to 13 late but it wasn't enough as Gordon took the 95-78 victory.
Beyond The Box Score
  • Benjamin North booked a career-high 13 points
  • Eric Demers tied his career-high in points (41). The last time he scored 41 was February 2018 in a conference matchup against Western New England.
  • Said Head Coach Tod Murphy: "It is always a good win when we beat Salem State. I respect their coach, Chris Harvey tremendously and the job he does there. Even without their leading scorer, they pushed us until the end. It also helps when you have Eric Demers hitting shots from the parking lot. Ben North also came up with a strong effort off the bench. It's always good going into the Thanksgiving break with a victory."
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