Box Score SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Freshman
Chris Bourne scored a game-high 16 points by shooting 60 percent from the field and 80 percent at the line in leading the Swarthmore College men's basketball team to a 73-43 rout of Baptist Bible on Wednesday, Dec. 11 at Tarble Pavilion.
Swarthmore (4-5), which led from wire-to-wire, scored the first nine points of the game and burst out to a 20-5 lead by the 12:35 mark. Freshman
Sam Lebryk set up a
Jay Kober 3-pointer before making one of his own on consecutive Garnet possessions to force the Defenders to use their second timeout with the hosts in full command by 15 points.
The Garnet, who shot 55.9 percent from the field in the first half, did not let up and went ahead by 21 when junior
Karl Barkley nailed a 3-pointer with under five minutes left. Swarthmore only allowed Baptist Bible to hit two field goals in the last seven minutes and broke out to a 43-21 halftime lead by getting another trey from Lebryk just before the recess.
Even though Baptist Bible (3-5) was more competitive in the second half, Swarthmore did not allow its opponent to come closer than 18 points for the remainder of the game. The margin ballooned all the way up to 30 on three separate occasions courtesy of a
Jordan Cheney jumper, a
Tom Wilmots free throw and a
Sean Thaxter before the final horn sounded to signal the Garnet's most lopsided victory in years.
Bourne led the Garnet by scoring 16 points and grabbing six rebounds. Barkley and Kober contributed 12 and 10 points, respectively, while freshman
Luke McCartin dished out five assists in a reserve role.
Sophomore Abe Valentine paced Baptist Bible with 13 points. Senior Luke Peterson, who entered the game averaging 18.7 points, was limited to just eight in the loss.
Swarthmore (4-5) will take a break for final exams and return to the hardwood when it visits Widener on Monday, Dec. 30 at 7 p.m.
Notes: Tonight's 30-point victory was Swarthmore's most lopsided win over an opponent since the program defeated Philadelphia Bible by an 82-41 score on Jan. 21, 2008.
