Cairn CAIRN 11-9, 5-4

Keystone KEYSTONE 6-12, 4-5

Cairn CAIRN

11-9, 5-4

Final

Jan. 30, 2022

Keystone KEYSTONE

6-12, 4-5

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Cairn CAIRN	30	37	67
Keystone KEYSTONE	30	33	63

Summary
Box Score

Timothy R. Dougherty / Double Eagle Media and Photography

Pete Laidley finished with double-digit scoring for the fourth consecutive game.

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 1/30/2022 4:00:00 PM | Keystone Sports Information

Men's Basketball Drops to Cairn, 67-63

La PLUME, Pa. – Keystone men's basketball battled back and forth but ultimately fell short to Cairn, 67-63, Sunday afternoon in Colonial States Athletic Conference play at the Gambal Athletic Center.

In an even matchup with 11 ties and 13 lead changes, Keystone had a final opportunity down by two points with under 10 seconds to go. Coming out a timeout, Jack Anderson (Davie, Fla./Western High) launched a 3-pointer that fell just short as Cairn's Richard Rosas hit both of his free throws on the ensuing foul to put the game away.

Keystone fell to 4-5 in the CSAC (6-12 overall) and dropped to No. 5 in the standings — tied with Clarks Summit (4-5 CSAC, 7-13 overall). The Giants hold the head-to-head tiebreaker over CSU due to sweeping the regular season series.

Cairn improved to 5-4 CSAC, 11-9 overall and is now in sole possession of the fourth spot in the standings.

Outstanding Performers

Pete Laidley (Miramar, Fla./Pembrokes Pine Charter) finished with a double-double on 16 rebounds and 22 points — his fourth consecutive game with double-digit scoring.
Matt Campbell (Queens, N.Y./Pocono Mountain West) set a season-high of 10 points in 15 minutes off the bench. The freshman went 5 of 7 from the field with three rebounds, one assist and one steal.
Jesse Rivera totaled a team-high 18 points and eight assists for Cairn.
Matt Lucas followed with 12 points for the Highlanders on 4-for-6 shooting from beyond the arc.

Inside The Box Score

Both teams combined to shoot 0 for 10 through the opening three minutes of the game.
With the game tied, 49-49, at the 7:35 mark of the second half, Cairn took its largest lead by splashing four 3-pointers. Keystone clawed its way back with an 8-2 run to make it a two-point game with under 30 seconds remaining.
Keystone made just three 3-pointers (3 of 17; 17.6 percent) while Cairn went 10 of 30 (33.3 percent).
The Giants also made it to the free-throw line 26 times, hitting 20 of them (76.9 percent). The Highlanders shot 7 of 9 (77.8 percent) from the charity stripe.

What's Next

Keystone will travel to Phoenixville, Pa. to play Valley Forge (2-8 CSAC, 5-11 overall) for an 8 p.m. tip-off Wednesday night.
Cairn will host Wilson (9-0 CSAC, 13-5 overall) Wednesday evening.
The five-team CSAC Championships is set to start Monday, Feb. 21.
Check back for updates to the CSAC Spectator Policy, which is set to be re-evaluated Jan. 31.