Shreveport - The Centenary men's basketball team made history on Wednesday evening as the hot-shooting Gents nailed a program record 22 three-point baskets en route to a dominating 105-69 victory over the Southwestern University Pirates in Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference play at the Gold Dome.
The Gents improved to 7-6 overall and 3-3 in SCAC play while the Pirates fell to 4-9 overall and 1-3 in conference play. Centenary was back on its home court for the first time in almost a month and made the most of it, breaking the previous record of 20 three pointers in a game which happened on two prior occasions. Centenary also scored 100 points for the first time since a 111-109 overtime home win over Johnson and Wales on Dec. 1, 2017.
Individual history was also made on Wednesday as senior G AJ Hall (Thibodaux, La.) also made history as he tied the single-game record for three pointers by an individual as he drained nine treys in 14 attempts (64 %) and ended with a career-high 34 points. Hall's nine treys are also the most in a single game this season by a SCAC player and his 34 points are the most points scored in a game by a SCAC player this season. His nine three pointers are also the 11th-most in a single game by a player in the country this season. The record is 15 by John Carroll's Jackson Sartain versus Keuka on Nov. 12, 2021, two players have hit 12, four have hit 11, and three players have made 10.
Centenary previously made 20 treys in a game on Dec. 12, 2009 versus Louisiana Tech and most recently against Millsaps on Nov. 21, 2015. The 22 three pointers are also a new Gold Dome record. Hall is now tied with Trenton Smith, who hit nine versus ETBU on Jan. 13, 1992. The Gents attempted 47 three's on Wednesday which tied the record for most attempts in a game in school history, matching the previous record set against UCF on Jan. 11, 1993. The 22 three pointers are also the seventh-most made in a game this season by a division III team.
Hall finished 11-18 overall from the floor, 9-14 from beyond the arc, and a perfect 3-3 from the free throw line in 23 minutes off the bench. He added a rebound, an assist, and a steal. Centenary shot 48.6 % (36-74) overall from the floor, 46.8 % from three-point range, and 11-13 (84.6 %) from the free throw line. The Gents have not shot 40 % or better from beyond the arc four times this season and nearly matched their season-best 48 % (12-25) effort in a 73-52 win at Mississippi University for Women on Nov. 23 when Hall scored a previous career-high 21 points.
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