Box Score

The Muhlenberg men's basketball team went toe-to-toe with Gettysburg, one of the top teams in the Centennial Conference, before falling on the short end of a 75-67 final.

Sophomore Owen McLeod led the Mules (7-7, 4-4) with 17 points, once short of his career high. Junior John Hunter and sophomore Nick Rindock netted 12 points apiece, while junior Brandon LaRose finished with 10 points and a career-high six assists.

Muhlenberg, which fell into a large deficit early in the game when the two teams met earlier this season, led 30-28 after a crisply played first half in which neither team led by more than five points. Hunter (pictured above) scored eight of his points in the first 20 minutes.

The Bullets (12-3, 7-1) scored the first four points of the second half and never trailed again, although the Mules made several runs. Down 48-40, Muhlenberg cut to within two on back-to-back three-point possessions. LaRose fed McLeod for a three-pointer, then drove the baseline for a layup plus foul.

Gettysburg regrouped and led by eight again (63-55) with five minutes to play before the Mules reeled off five quick points on another of McLeod's four second-half three-pointers and a layup by LaRose off a pass from McLeod. Muhlenberg played good defense on the next possession, but a baseline jumper that just beat the shot clock pushed the Bullets' lead back to five.

The Mules, who finished a stretch of six games in two weeks with a 4-2 record, trailed by just four points with a minute left, but Gettysburg made enough free throws to put the game away.

Rindock added a team high of six rebounds and four assists to his 12 points. Hunter blocked a shot, becoming the ninth player in team history with 100 career swats.