Immaculata, PA – Centenary College men's basketball went on the road to face Immaculata University in tonight's Colonial States Athletic Conference game and fell to the Mighty Macs 66-48. The Cyclones drop to 7-8 overall and an even 4-4 in league play, while Immaculata improves to 8-7, 6-2 in the CSAC.
It was a back and forth game through the first half with three lead changes and neither team holding more than a two point advantage.
With the Cyclones up one (11-10), the Mighty Macs used a 21-6 run to break open their largest lead of the half (31-17). Immaculata held a 31-19 advantage at the break after being led by Mamadou Diakite's 16 first half points on 6-of-10 shooting from the field, including 1-for-1 from behind the arc.
The Mighty Macs led (44-31) with 11:37 left to play, before a 9-0 Centenary run cut the deficit to four (44-40) with 8:19 to go. Immaculata responded with an 8-0 run to push the lead back up to 12 (52-40) with 6:11 left to go in regulation.
Immaculata would hold on to their lead the remainder of the half to come away with the win.
Centenary's
Andy Charles led the Cyclones with 10 points and six rebounds, while
Josh Case added nine points and four boards. Guard
Kyle Smith added six points on 2-of-3 shooting from beyond the arc and
Rashaan Spencer finished the night with five points.
The Cyclones return home to welcome Rosemont College Wednesday January 21
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