WENHAM, Mass. (Feb. 6) – The Gordon College men’s basketball team won its 13th straight game with a 62-49 victory over Nichols College Saturday afternoon at the Bennett Center. Brady Bajema became the 16th player in Gordon history to go over the 1,000 career point mark, as he went on to lead all scorers with 23 points.
The Scots were unable to pull away until the second half, as the visiting Bison battled Gordon to a 25-25 tie in the first half. Pete Atkins (Gainesville, Fla.) scored 16 of his 18 points for the Bison in the opening stanza, while Bajema responded with 14.
After the break, the taller Scots had more success getting the ball inside. Nichols led 31-30 with 14:51 to play, but Gordon went on a 8-0 run over the next four minutes to take a lead that they would never relinquish. David Dempsey scored 6 second half points and Jeff Derr added four points and seven rebounds, while Bajema continued his hot outside shooting. Aaron Trigg also scored nine points in the second half after being held scoreless in the first 20 minutes.
Gordon enjoyed a 43-30 advantage on the boards, with Ben Gaskill and Aaron Trigg leading the way with 9 and 8 rebounds respectively. The Gordon defense held Nichols to just 35% shooting from the field. After shooting 35% themselves in the first half, Gordon went 12. for 25 in the second half to finish up at 41%
Ryan Wilcox (West Granby, Conn.) scored 11 points to cut his margin to 1,000 to just 15. He was joined in double figures by Atkins and Bryan Riley (West Boylston, Mass.), who scored 11 points to go with four assists. Atkins pulled down a team-best eight rebounds.
Gordon moves to 17-3 overall, and 9-0 in TCCC play. The Scots are currently ranked 7th in New England according to d3hoops.com. They will now embark on a 3-game road swing, starting with a trip to New London, NH to face Colby-Sawyer at 7:30PM on Tuesday. Nichols drops to 10-10 overall, and is 3-6 in league play. The Bison will play at Wentworth on Tuesday at 7:30PM.
Story courtesy Gordon Sports Information
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