La PLUME, Pa.- The Wilson College men's basketball team faced off the Giants of Keystone College this afternoon in their last regular season Colonial States Athletic Conference match up. The Phoenix (16-7, 12-2 CSAC) toppled the Giants (8-15, 6-8 CSAC) 61-49.
How It Happened: Wilson opened the game with a good jumper from senior
Adrian Thomas (Germantown, MD., Northwest HS). Junior
Jordan Miles (Waldorf, MD., Westlake) and
Thomas combined for the first seven points of the game before Keystone scored their points with 15 minutes remaining. With four minutes remaining in the first half, the Phoenix found another seven point started off a three pointer by senior
Anthony Desruisseau (Burtonsville, MD., Springbrook HS). This run put Wilson up by 15 with one minute remaining in the half, and would go into the second half holding the lead at 32-22. A good layup by
Desruisseau started the second half, expanding the Phoenix lead. Back to Back layups by
Thomas put Wilson up over the Giants by 17 and improve to a score of 41-24 with 16:30 remaining in the half. The Phoenix lead could not be caught as the half continued, the scoring continued until time expired with the score ending at 61-49.
Inside the Box Score: Adrian Thomas earned another double-double and was the team's highest score with 22 points, 11 rebounds, and four steals. Senior
Anthony Desruisseau was the second highest score with 18 points and six rebounds. The Phoenix finished the game shooting 40% from the floor and earning 26 points off of turnovers.
Up Next: Wilson's next game will be Wednesday, February 23 for the CSAC playoff games. The men's basketball team has earned the number one seed and will host the semi-final game.
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