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The Goldey-Beacom College men’s basketball team opened the 2026-27 season with an 80-71 overtime win over the Lincoln (PA) University Lions on Saturday.
Freshman guard Samuel Falko led the team in points in the win with 18.
Two other Goldey-Beacom players who scored in double digits in the win were junior guard Darnell Childs (17) and senior guard D’Necco Rucker (12).
The Lightning had the advantage in multiple categories, including points off turnovers (19-13), assists (13-12), turnovers (15-21), and steals (11-6).
Goldey-Beacom also had the advantage in shooting, with the team shooting 40.7% (24-59) and Lincoln shooting 39.7% (23-58). GBC bested the Lions at the three-point line as the team shot 28.6% (10-35) and 27.3% (3-11).
Game Recap:
Goldey-Beacom leads by four at the end of the first half.
The Lions struck fast in this game, as they flew to a 10-0 lead with 14:32 left in the opening period.
GBC would shake off the opening minutes’ rust and start finding their groove as they outscored Lincoln 26-11 to take a 26-21 advantage with 2:21 left in the first half. The Lightning had their way at the three-point line as they made four shots from downtown during the run.
Goldey-Beacom added seven more points to their score for the rest of the period to head into overtime with a 33-29 edge.
Lincoln pushes Goldey-Beacom into Overtime.
The Lightning carried the momentum from the late minutes of the first half into the early minutes of the second, as the team went on a 12-4 run to push their advantage to 45-33 with 16:49 left on the clock. D’Necco Rucker led the charge, scoring seven of the 12 points during that time.
The Lions roared back by outscoring Goldey 22-9 to grab a 55-54 lead with 6:26 left in the game.
Shortly after, GBC would wrangle the lead back by draining a three and hitting three free-throw shots to put the score at 60-55 with 4:21 remaining on the clock.
In the next couple of minutes, the lead would go back and forth among the teams, and then at the 45-second mark, Darnell Childs hit a jumper in the paint to give Goldey-Beacom a 64-63 edge.
Lincoln would push the game to overtime with a made free throw with 11 seconds left, with the game tied at 64.
Goldey-Beacom takes home an 80-71 win!
The Lightning were ready to put this game away in overtime as they outscored the Lions 16-7 to seal an 80-71 win. Darnell Childs and senior guard Bryson Kittrell put their team on their back by scoring nine of the 16 points in the overtime period.
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