HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. (January 21, 2012) – The Centenary College men's basketball team powered through yet another conference victory on Saturday with a 79-65 win over the Philadelphia Biblical University Crimson Eagles to extend their win streak to three games.
The Cyclones were led by a game-high 20 point, six rebound performance by senior Larry Lenahan (South Amboy, N.J./South Amboy) who finished 9-13 from the field. Junior Warren Murphy (Ridgefield Park, N.J./Ridgefield Park) also had a strong game, finishing with 14 points, seven rebounds and five assists in the Cyclones victory.
The Cyclones really began to spark their offense late in the first half when they went on a 11-4 run in just over four minutes to end the half and take a 37-24 lead going into the locker rooms. The key for the Cyclones in the first half was the ability to score points off turnovers, taking home 16 points off 12 Crimson Eagle turnovers while allowing none in return.
Coming out of the half, the Cyclones continued to pound the Crimson Eagles defense as Lenahan was able to knock down a break-away layup from Murphy and tack on a free-throw to complete the three-point play and give Centenary a 49-31 lead.
With just over 12 minutes left in the game and the Cyclones up 61-42, Centenary went on an eight point run with baskets scored by four different players to put them ahead 69-42. Contributing to the effort were seniors Lenahan and Ryan Donovan (King of Prussia, Pa./Upper Merion) and freshmen Djovan Beausejour (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks East) and Kenneth Brown (Endicott, N.Y./Union Endicott).
The Crimson Eagles began to make it interesting late in the game however as they responded with a 15-2 run of their own to bring the game to 71-57 with just under five minutes to go, but the Cyclones would not allow it to last as they were able to hold on and take home an eventual 79-65 win.
Junior Max Hughes (Nazareth, Pa./Notre Dame Green Pond) also finished the game with double-digit figures as he knocked down 12 points, three rebounds, two assists and a steal while shooting 2-3 from three-point range for the Cyclones.
Despite the loss, two members of the Crimson Eagles finished the game with double-doubles as Charles Kennedy ended the game with 13 points and 11 rebounds and Seth Heinicke contributed with 18 points and ten rebounds for Philadelphia Biblical.