Victor Olawoye
Joe Mattis
62
Fayetteville State FSU 0-4
70
Winner Gannon GAN-M 2-1
Fayetteville State FSU
0-4
62
Final
70
Gannon GAN-M
2-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Fayetteville State FSU 36 26 62
Gannon GAN-M 32 38 70

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Freshmen Effort Leads Gannon To Win Over Fayetteville State To Open Gary Miller Classic

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THE RUNDOWN
  • Final Score: Gannon 70, Fayetteville State 62
  • Records: Gannon (2-1) | Fayetteville State (0-4)
  • Location: Hammermill Center — Erie, Pa.

GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER
KEY SEQUENCE
  • Just barely back into the lead for the first time in nearly a half of play, the Golden Knights appeared to be in for a see-saw battle as Fayetteville State cut the lead to one with 13:49 to play. Instead, Victor Olawoye (Elmont, N.Y./Elmont Memorial) answered in a huge way, burying a 3-pointer on the next possession to keep the hosts in front for good. That keyed a 9-3 run that saw two big layups from Kevin Dodds (Downingtown, Pa./Bishop Shanahan) and a pair of free throws from Cyril Ogbuagu (Lagos, Nigeria/Riverdale Baptist (Md.)).
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Kofi Mills (London, England/Martin Van Buren (N.Y.)) got the scoring started with a layup, and Daryl Porter (Southfield, Mich./Walled Lake Western) hit a 3-pointer to give the Golden Knights another lead at 5-4 just over three minutes in. The hosts tied it twice more in the early going, but the Broncos surged ahead with a 7-0 run to make it 22-14.
  • Quick buckets from Dodds and DeAnte Cisero (Chicago, Ill./Montgomery County (Ky.)) cut that lead to one possession at 27-24 with six minutes left in the half. Porter had a basket of his own, then assisted on one from Cisero to pull the Knights to within 31-28 two minutes later.
  • Joe Fustine (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep) and Porter each scored in the final minutes of the period, but a 3-pointer from Fayetteville State kept the guests' lead at 36-32 heading into the break.
  • A pair of slick passes from Jonathan Harewood (Baldwin, N.Y./St. Anthony's) led to scores from Mills and Jovante Lee (Dothan, Ala./Northview), the latter of which tied it up for the first time in nearly 18 minutes. A minute later, Olawoye buried a 3-pointer to put Gannon ahead 41-40 with 15:34 on the clock.
  • Another Olawoye trey two minutes later kicked off the key 9-3 run for the Golden Knights, a spurt punctuated by back-to-back tough layups from Dodds. The freshman duo again added to the lead as the clock ticked under five minutes to play, pushing the margin out to 59-50.
  • Yet another Olawoye triple made it a double digit game, as did a thunderous dunk with less than a minute to play from Ogbuagu. The Broncos managed to cut it to six in the waning seconds, but Olawoye was 4-for-4 from the line to seal the deal.
     
GAME NOTES
  • Olawoye, who had double figures in each of his first two games, took it to a new level Friday, going for a game-high 21 points on 5-of-9 shooting from deep. The freshman hit four of those five in the second half, seemingly each in a big moment.
  • Dodds put up solid numbers in his first career game. After not seeing action in the team's first two games, the freshman netted 12 points on an efficient 5-of-7 shooting, and added five rebounds.
  • The Golden Knight defense appears to be getting stronger, allowing a season-low 62 points in the victory. They also held the Broncos to a chilly 21.7 percent (5-of-23) from 3-point range.
 
UP NEXT
  • Gannon takes on Michigan Tech in Saturday's 7:30 p.m. championship game. The Huskies were a 78-69 winner over Alderson Broaddus in the first semifinal.
  • The Golden Knights and Michigan Tech have not met since the pair were GLIAC conference-mates in the 2007-08 season. The Huskies hold an 11-6 lead in the all-time series.
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Players Mentioned

Joe Fustine

#24 Joe Fustine

G/F
6' 3"
Senior
Risk Management/Accounting
Kofi Mills

#32 Kofi Mills

F
6' 8"
Senior
Communication Arts
Cyril Ogbuagu

#15 Cyril Ogbuagu

F
6' 7"
Sophomore
Business
Daryl Porter

#0 Daryl Porter

G
6' 2"
Senior
Business Administration
DeAnte Cisero

#33 DeAnte Cisero

F
6' 6"
Junior
Kevin Dodds

#10 Kevin Dodds

F
6' 8"
Freshman
Jonathan Harewood

#1 Jonathan Harewood

G
6' 1"
Freshman
Jovante Lee

#5 Jovante Lee

G
6' 0"
Junior
Victor Olawoye

#3 Victor Olawoye

G
6' 2"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Joe Fustine

#24 Joe Fustine

6' 3"
Senior
Risk Management/Accounting
G/F
Kofi Mills

#32 Kofi Mills

6' 8"
Senior
Communication Arts
F
Cyril Ogbuagu

#15 Cyril Ogbuagu

6' 7"
Sophomore
Business
F
Daryl Porter

#0 Daryl Porter

6' 2"
Senior
Business Administration
G
DeAnte Cisero

#33 DeAnte Cisero

6' 6"
Junior
F
Kevin Dodds

#10 Kevin Dodds

6' 8"
Freshman
F
Jonathan Harewood

#1 Jonathan Harewood

6' 1"
Freshman
G
Jovante Lee

#5 Jovante Lee

6' 0"
Junior
G
Victor Olawoye

#3 Victor Olawoye

6' 2"
Freshman
G