No. 7 Gordon College Men's Basketball hosted the No. 10 Curry College Colonels in the first round of the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Tournament on Kanas Court tonight where the Fighting Scots outscored the Colonels by 18 points in the second to take home the 80-66 victory to advance to the CCC Quarterfinals.

Garrett Sattazahn continued to pace his squad as the junior netted 25 points, followed by Bryce Smith who chipped in 14 points, while parker Omslaer recorded a double-double with 13 and 13.

Curry's Angelo Sardegna recorded 19 points while JayQuan Leonard added 17 points in the effort.

How It Happened

• The Colonels were aggressive early going shot for shot with the Scots before a narrow two-point lead (10-8) developed into a seven-point lead midway through the half.
• The Scots began to chip away, eventually knotting it up at 19-all thanks to a three from Zach Quanico that ignited the blue and white to flip the script and go on top, 23-19 with 6:18 to go in the first. Gordon maintained their edge until the clock read 1:58 where Curry retook the lead and closed out the half on a 9-4 run to hold a 35-31 advantage at the break.
• Looking to widen the gap coming out of the locker room, Curry continued to hit their shots, going up by 10 a pair of times before the Scots buckled down to climb back, going on mini runs to shrink the deficit and lock it up at 59. The visitors hit a three to swing momentum back in the Colonels' favor but that did not last long as Gordon scored 10 straight points to go up, 69-62 with just over two minutes remaining in regulation. The Scots lengthened their lead down the stretch, ending the contest scoring 11 to Curry's two points to take the 14-point win.

Beyond The Box Score

• No. 7 Gordon travels to Newport, R.I. tomorrow, Tuesday February 22 to face the No. 2 Salve Regina Seahawks at 7 p.m. for the CCC Quarterfinals.
• Parker Omslaer recorded his third double-double of the year.
• Garrett Sattazahn has scored 20 or more points in six of the Scots' last eight games.