Box Score Gordon College Men's Basketball welcomed the Colonels of Curry College to Kanas Court tonight for their first Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) matchup of the week. The Fighting Scots hit their stride in the second half, securing the 22-point victory (84-62) to improve to 7-7 overall and 4-5 in the CCC.

For the home team, Parker Omslaer led the way with 24 points, Michael Makiej and Bryce Smith each contributed 14 points, Justin Yu chipped in 13, and Treyton Tebbs had a game-high 10 rebounds and added seven points in the win.

The Colonels' Frankie Santiago and Lowelle Torres were the lone double digit scorers for the Colonels with 18 and 10 points, respectively.

How It Happened

• After two quick buckets from Omslaer in the opening 60 seconds, the Scots continued to roll, getting key baskets from Massillon, Justin Yu, and Omslaer once again to stretch the lead to 11-5 three and a half minutes into the half.  The Colonels soon came back within three but another three from Yu and a layup from Caleb Scot put the blue and white in control, 21-12 with 12:34 on the clock. Curry slowly chipped away and cut the deficit to two before Gordon's Makiej and Smith widen the gap to seven leading to a three minute drought on offense for both sides. Breaking out of their scoring rut, Curry tallied the next 10 points of the contest to go on top in the final minutes of the half. However, a pair of layups from Smith gave Gordon the advantage heading into the half, 38-35.
• Seven minutes into the half, Tebbs hit a three from downtown to give Gordon its biggest lead of the game (14 points) before Caleb Scott added to the total with a layup and free throw of his own to give Gordon a 17-point cushion with 11:25 remaining. The Scots continued to pour it on the Colonels and at the 5:18 mark, Omslaer became the newest member of the Gordon College Men's Basketball 1,000 Point Club, as the graduate student scored his 1,001^th point. Not letting the foot off the gas, Gordon led by as many as 26 before coming away with the 22-point conference win.

Beyond The Box Score

• Parker Omslaer etched his name in the Gordon record books as the 23rd member of the Gordon College Men's Basketball's 1,000 point club.
• Treyton Tebbs brought down a career-high 10 rebounds.
• The Fighting Scots return to action on Saturday, January 22 as they travel to cross-town rival Endicott College for a tip-off at 3 p.m.