GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Junior forward Alex Zurn posted a double-double of 18 points and 10 rebounds as the Gettysburg College men's basketball team rallied from a nine-point second-half deficit to beat Dickinson College 60-55 in Bream Gymnasium Wednesday evening in Centennial Conference play.

Prior to the game, Gettysburg Head Coach George Petrie was honored with a commemorative game ball in honor of becoming the all-time wins leader in program history on Saturday with his 322nd victory. The Bullets defeated Washington 83-69 as Petrie surpassed Hen Bream '24, who went 321-265 from 1927-55. Petrie was joined in the ceremony by Bream's granddaughter, Wendy Stoner, his great-grandson, Danny Stoner, in addition to two of his former players – Bob O'Brien '51 and Ned Brownley '53 as well as College President Dr. Janet Morgan Riggs '77.

The Bullets (11-13, 8-9 CC) trailed 39-30 against the Centennial Conference playoff-bound Red Devils (14-10, 11-6 CC) with 16:49 left after a fast-break dunk and ensuing free-throw by freshman Gerry Wixted, who scored a game-high 30 points. But that's when Gettysburg dug in defensively, holding the Red Devils to just a pair of free throws over the next 7:35 while putting together a 15-2 run. A tip-in from freshman center Christian Healy put the Bullets up 47-43 with 8:39 left.

The Red Devils would come back to tie twice but were unable to reclaim the lead. Wixted dropped in a lay-up with 3:26 to go, but senior forward Tim Lang – playing the final home game of his career – came up with huge play. He picked off a cross-court pass and went coast-to-coast for a lay-up while drawing the foul, then completed the 3-point play to make it 57-54 with 1:13 to go.

Adam Honig went 1-for-2 at the line with 1:03 to go before freshman guard Joe Emerusabe, who scored 12 points, came up with a key offensive rebound with 24 seconds left. He was fouled and hit 1-of-2 to make it 58-55, and after a missed lay-up Zurn was fouled before icing the game with a pair of free throws with 11 ticks showing.

Dickinson led for nearly the entire first half, although the Bullets kept within five until a Honig 3-pointer at the buzzer made it 34-28 in favor of the Red Devils at the break.

Honig added 10 points for Dickinson while junior guard Derek Brooks dished out five assists.

Gettysburg concludes its season on Saturday, when it visits McDaniel College at 3 p.m. in a Centennial Conference doubleheader.