La PLUME, Pa. – Keystone men's basketball closed out the regular season on a 61-49 loss to Wilson Saturday afternoon in Colonial States Athletic Conference play at the Gambal Athletic Center.
The Giants honored four seniors: Tyler Barney (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Pembroke Pines Charter), Darnell Marable (Pelham, N.Y./Pelham Memorial), Tyrell Lacoste (Aberdeen, Md./Aberdeen) and Tone Cockrell (Upper Marlboro, Md./Landon School) along with student assistants Donte Brown and Talib Morris.
Keystone had already locked up the No. 5 seed in next week's CSAC Championships and finished the regular season with a 6-8 conference record (8-15 overall).
Wilson improved to 12-2 CSAC, 16-7 overall and will be the top-seeded team in the playoffs.
Outstanding Performers
- Shane Rosencrans (Throop, Pa./Mid Valley) led the Giants with 15 points off the bench, shooting 5 of 8 with three 3-pointers.
- Barney was the only other player to finish in double-digit scoring figures with 12 points, going 3 for 6 from long-range.
- Adrian Thomas led the Phoenix with 22 points and 11 rebounds for a double-double while shooting 11 for 16 from the field.
Inside The Box Score
- Wilson jumped out to an early 7-0 lead and maintained control the rest of the way, never letting Keystone cut the deficit to single-digits after hitting the mid-way mark of the first half.
- Keystone shot a respectable 41.2 percent (7 for 17) from the field in the first half, including 5 of 12 from beyond the arc (41.7 percent), but were stymied by 16 turnovers. The Giants took just 17 shots with seven free-throw attempts compared to Wilson's 38 field goal attempts.
- The Giants made just 1 of 12 from long-range in the second half, finishing at a 25.0 percent clip for the game.
- The Phoenix dominated inside with a 42-16 points-in-the-paint margin.
- Jack Anderson (Davie, Fla./Western), who ranks top 20 in minutes per game (36:30) in NCAA Division III and leads all freshman, missed his first game of the season.
No. 1 Wilson (12-2)
No. 2 Rosemont (10-4)
No. 3 Cairn (9-5)
No. 4 Saint Elizabeth (7-7)
No. 5 Keystone (6-8)
First Round: Monday, Feb. 21
Keystone at Saint Elizabeth
Semifinals: Wednesday, Feb. 23
Winner of Keystone/Saint Elizabeth at Wilson
Cairn at Rosemont
Championship: Saturday, Feb. 26
TBD vs. TBD (at highest seed)
