Hackettstown NJ- On Monday afternoon, at the John M. Reeves Student Recreation Center, the Centenary men's basketball team evened their overall record (5-5) with a 93-77 victory over Penn State Abington (1-6).
 
The Cyclones started strong in this contest, and they were led by Andy Charles who grabbed his first double-double of the season going 4-for-16 from the field garnering 16 points and 11 rebounds. Josh Case also had a solid game for the Cyclones as the Senior Center went 6-for-10 from the field for 13 points and five rebounds.
 
Zachary Duymich, Paul Jones, and Rashaan Spencer also all knocked in at least 10 points with Duymich hitting 4-of-5 including 3-for-3 from the arch for 11 points. Jones also nailed 5-out of his 6 shots for 11 points, and Spencer shot 4-of-9 for 10 points including five rebounds in the game.
 
The teams traded baskets for the first eight minutes of the first half before Spencer hit a deep three-ball which sparked a 15-4 run. The Cyclones took over the remainder of the half and headed to the locker room with a 50-31 advantage.
 
Midway through the second half, the Cyclones continued to dominate as they went on an 18-6 run to gain an 84-54 advantage which marked their largest lead of the day.  Centenary never looked back as they maintained a double digit lead for the remainder of regulation.
 
Defensive play helped the Cyclones throughout the contest as they limited Penn State on the offensive end.  Centenary dominated the paint and the glass outscoring the Nittany Lions 50-18 and outrebounding them 54-32.
 
Penn States' Max Alton and Dequan Jackson valiantly held there team in the game as they each scored 19 points.
 
The Cyclones simply out-shot Penn State throughout the contest as Centenary went 48.6% from the field and 42.9% from the arch. Penn State could only produce 39.7% from the field and 31% from three.
 
With Centenary finishing off their non-conference matchups, they will only see their CSAC rivals from this point forward starting with Neumann University on January 7^th at the John M. Reeves Student Recreation Center in Hackettstown, NJ @ 7:00 P.M.