Victor Olawoye
Victor Olawoye (above) posted a career-high 24 points against California.
68
Winner California (Pa.) CALU-M 12-6, 8-4 PSAC
64
Gannon GAN-M 7-9, 6-6 PSAC
Winner
California (Pa.) CALU-M
12-6, 8-4 PSAC
68
Final
64
Gannon GAN-M
7-9, 6-6 PSAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
California (Pa.) CALU-M 29 39 68
Gannon GAN-M 33 31 64

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Myles Johnson, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

California Edges Gannon in PSAC West Play, 68-64

THE RUNDOWN
  • Final Score: California 68, Gannon 64
  • Records: Gannon 7-9 (6-6 PSAC), California 12-6 (8-4 PSAC)
  • Location: Hammermill Center | Erie, Pa.
  • The Short Story: California took its first lead of the game, 64-62, with 37 seconds left to play and went on to slip by Gannon, 68-64, on Wednesday night. Victor Olawoye (Elmont, N.Y./Elmont Memorial) paced the Golden Knights with a career-high 24 points and career-best eight rebounds.
GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Gannon controlled the pace in the early moments running out a 7-0 lead by the 17:45 mark. The Knights quickly stretched their edge into double digits, 12-2, after Matt Johnson (Chicago, Ill./Adlai E. Stevenson) navigated the lane for a layup. California pushed back chipping the deficit down to one, 19-18, with 10:15 to play in the half.  
  • Olawoye answered for Gannon knocking down a triple to stretch the lead back up to five, 23-18, at the 6:28 mark. Gannon went on to take a 33-29 lead into the intermission. Olawoye led all scorers with 13 points to go along with three rebounds and two steals.
  • Gannon opened the second frame with a 10-3 run to increase its lead to 11, 43-32. Olawoye fueled the streak for the Knights connecting on two triples. California retaliated to pull back within three, 43-40, by the 14:44 mark. The Vulcans wouldn't go away and locked the contest, 47-47, after Luke House connected on a triple.
  • Gannon then looked to put the game away constructing a 7-2 run, which featured five points from DeAnte Cisero (Chicago, Ill./Montgomery County (Ky.)) to make the score 54-49 with 7:54 to play. Both teams then traded possessions until California was able to hit on back-to-back possessions and steal its first lead of the contest, 64-62, with 37 seconds to play. The Vulcans closed out the remaining time steal the win, 68-64.
GAME NOTES
  • Gannon shot 23-of-54 from the field and 7-of-21 from three.
  • The Knights hauled in 27 rebounds as a team, including 17 on the defensive end.
  • Olawoye netted a career-high 24 points with a career-best eight rebounds. He also matched a career-high four steals with one block and one assist.
  • Cisero reached double figures in scoring for the ninth straight game with 19 points. He also added four rebounds, two steals and one assist to his stat line
  • Kevin Dodds (Downingtown, Pa./Bishop Shanahan) chipped in eight points with six rebounds, one steal and one block.
  • Seven different Knights registered at least three points in the contest.
UP NEXT
  • Gannon continues its homestand on Saturday hosting East Stroudsburg. Tip-off is set for 3:00 PM at Hammermill Center. 
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