ST. PETER, Minn. - The (RV) Coe College men's basketball team ended its 2023 schedule with its ninth-straight victory on Saturday afternoon, defeating Gustavus Adolphus 75-67 on the road. Coe, which handed the Gusties their first loss in six games, benefited from an impressive second half, outscoring the hosts 46-36 while shooting 56.6 percent from the floor and 4-of-8 from distance. The visitors trailed by two points after 20 minutes but raced back in the second half, getting an early 10-4 run in the first two minutes to grab a multi-possession lead. Coe continued to prove tough to stop over the closing moments of the game, hitting 13 of its final 25 shot attempts as
Cael Schmitt, Cooper Nailor, Bennett Sherry and
TJ Schnurr combined for 34 of Coe's last 36 points. Schnurr ended as the leading scorer for the Kohawks, posting 23 points and six rebounds while shooting 10-of-17. Nailor (18), Schmitt (15) and Sherry (11) rounded out the double-digit scoring efforts for Coe while Nailor set a new career-high in the win.
COE 75 - GUSTAVUS 67
GAME FACTS
- Coe and Gustavus traded punches in the early going, each scoring eight points in the opening five minutes. The hosts controlled the next five minutes, grabbing a five-point lead midway through the half thanks to an 11-6 spurt. The Kohawks quickly answered with a solid stretch of their own, getting a 12-6 run over the next five minutes to jump ahead 26-25 with 4:41 left in the half. The teams combined for just nine points in the final four minutes of the period but the hosts narrowly edged Coe to go up 31-29 at the half. The Kohawks raced out of the halftime break, scoring 10 of the first 14 points, hitting 4-of-5 from the field. Gustavus again had another answer for the visitors, responding with a 16-10 run to take a 51-49 lead with 10 minutes left to play. The Gusties and Kohawks traded small leads over the final minutes of the game but a strong close in the final two minutes pushed Coe across the line. Nailor was clutch in the closing stretch for the Kohawks, scoring seven of the final 11 points including the go-ahead 3 with 1:52 to play and four free throws in the final 20 seconds.
Up next: Coe is back on the court on January 3, returning to A-R-C play with a matchup in Decorah at Luther College at 7:30 PM.
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