LANGHORNE, Pa. - The Wilson College men's basketball team suited up for their regular-season finale against the Highlanders of Cairn University in a Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) matchup. The Phoenix (10-15, 7-7 CSAC) were defeated by the Highlanders (16-9, 11-3 CSAC) by a final score of 99-63.
How It Happened: Both teams started out neck and neck. Wilson jumped out to a 4-2 lead with layups coming from senior
Rashaan Bean (San Antonio, TX., Forest Park) and sophomore
Adrian Thomas (Germantown, MD., Northwest HS). But, Cairn quickly flipped the score in their favor, 7-4. The Phoenix, however, continued to battle and tied the game up at 10 apiece. This sparked a 9-2 run from the Highlanders that pushed them in front, 19-12. Junior
Zachary Powell (Manassas, VA., Osbourn) ended the run with a three that cut the deficit to four points. Moments later,
Thomas knocked down a three while
Bean and freshman
Jeremiah Carter-Johnson (Richmond, VA., Mills E. Godwin) both added layups that brought the score to 27-22 with just over six minutes left in the first. The Highlanders then started an 18-3 run to close out the half as the Phoenix went into halftime trailing, 45-25.
In the second half,
Thomas got the scoring started with a layup. Junior
Christian Evans (Baltimore, MD., Our Lady Of Mount Carmel) followed as he hit back-to-back layups while
Bean added another layup in the paint. Cairn hopped on a 10-5 run that extended their lead to 25 points with just over eleven and a half minutes left. Shortly after, Wilson started to gain some momentum as they nailed a flurry of shots.
Thomas got it started by draining two foul shots followed by
Bean who connected on a layup and a three-pointer. Moments later,
Carter-Johnson added three the hard way with an and-one layup and foul shot that followed. The Phoenix could not overcome the first half defect as they would go on to be defeated by a final score of 99-63.
Inside the Box Score: Wilson finished shooting 34% from the floor while their opponent finished shooting 51%.
Bean led both teams with 17 points and nine rebounds while
Thomas added 13 points and seven boards. EVANS added seven points while sophomore
Anthony Desruisseau (Burtonsville, MD., Springbrook HS) and
Carter-Johnson each finished with five.
Up Next: This concludes the 2019-2020 regular season for the men's basketball team. The Phoenix will face #1 seed Centenary on the road in the CSAC Men's Basketball Championship on Wednesday, February 26, at 7:00 pm!
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