GETTYSBURG, Pa.--No. 18 Swarthmore College Men's Basketball topped the Gettysburg College Bullets 75-58 on Saturday afternoon, making just over half of the team's field goal attempts in the win. The Garnet shot 27-for-53 (50.9 percent) from the floor and were even better from long distance. Swarthmore connected on 14-of-23 attempts from 3-point range, a season-high 60.9 percent. The Garnet stayed perfect in Centennial play, improving to 5-0 and 11-1 overall. Gettysburg dipped to 3-9 overall and 2-3 in the Centennial.

Jim Lammers poured in a game-high and career-high 23 points in 26 minutes off the bench, shooting 6-for-7 (85.7 percent) from 3-point range and 8-for-9 (88.9 percent) from the floor overall. Three other Garnet reached double figures in points. Sam Lebryk scored 13, Cam Wiley added 11 and Zack Yonda chipped in 10. 

Swarthmore jumped out to an 8-0 start, and only trailed for one possession in the entire contest. By halftime, Swarthmore built a five-point lead (35-30) with Yonda knocking down a triple with 39 seconds to go before the break.

The Garnet surged to a backbreaking 17-0 run in the first 6:10 of the second half to run away with the win.
 
Defensively, the Garnet kept the Bullets in check, limiting them to a 36.1 percent shooting rate from the floor. Swarthmore blocked five Gettysburg shots with freshman Nate Shafer recording three of the denials. The Garnet also out-rebounding Gettysburg 43-29. 

Swarthmore returns to Tarble Pavilion Tuesday night at 8 against McDaniel College.