For their second road Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) contest on the week, Gordon College Men's Basketball traveled to Dudley, Massachusetts to square off against the Nichols College Bison for the second time this season. Using their home court to their advantage, the Bison were able to come out on top, 89-69 after the Fighting Scots held controlled much of the first half.

For the Fighting Scots, Garrett Sattazahn had 20 points, Bryce Smith added 16, while Justin Yu chipped in 11 points in the effort. Additionally, Rob Shelansky and Treyton Tebbs had 13 and 10 rebounds, respectively. 

On the home side, Tilquan Rucker had a game-high 21 points while Matthew Alectus netted 20 points while grabbing 18 rebounds. 

How It Happened

• Nichols drew first blood to take a 4-0 lead before the Scots answered back to go on top, 5-4. After eight more lead changes in the next seven minutes, the blue and white began to widen the gap which was spearheaded by back-to-back three's from Gehrig Zimmerman and Yu (29-23) with 8:13 to go in the half.
• Gordon continued to shoot from downtown as a pair of Smith three-pointers gave the Scots an eight-point advantage forcing Nichols to call a time out to break up the Scots' hot scoring. The Bison were able to get a few points back but the Fighting Scots remained in control to end the frame as the scoreboard read 48-43 in favor of the Scots.
• Sattazahn opened the second with a shot from three-point land to extend his squad's lead to 51-43. Nichols then began to claw their way back into the race, gaining their first lead since they led, 23-21 in the first. Gordon, however, answered back to score seven straight points (58-52) at the 14:49 mark. 
• Just about midway through the half (10:32), Nichols went on a  commanding run as they came out with the 89-69 win over the Scots.

Beyond The Box Score

• Gehrig Zimmerman netted a career-high in points in the first half alone as the sophomore scored nine points in just six minutes of action, going 3-4 from behind the arc.
• The Scots return home next week as they host the Salve Regina Seahawks for another CCC matchup on Tuesday, January 24 at 7:30 p.m. on Kanas Court.