LAKEWOOD, NJ (Dec. 10, 2024) - Georgian Court Men's Basketball took a 12-point lead into halftime, but couldn't hang on as New Haven outscored the Lions by 21 in the second half to complete the comeback in a 62-53 win over GCU. 

How it Happened
• It really was a tale of two halves as Georgian Court scored 34 in the first, but managed just 19 in the second. New Haven was rolling in the second half scoring 40 after putting up just 22 in the first 20 minutes.
• GCU finished the game shooting 30.5%. They were up at 38% in the first half, but made 7-23, 23.3% in the second. After going 3-9 from downtown in the first half, the Lions were just 4-16 in the second.
• New Haven was at 41.7% for the game and made 55.2% in the final half, after shooting below 30% in half number one. They finished just 5-24 from three but outscored the Lions 32-18 in the paint.
• The Chargers won the battle on the boards, 44-34. That too showed up in half number two. The Lions were outrebounding the Chargers 23-19 after 20 minutes, but in the second, New Haven pulled down 25 to the Lions 11. 
• Turnovers were limited. Georgian Court lost the ball just six times and New Haven only eight. 
1st Half
• Scoring was at a premium in the early going. Georgian Court got a layup from Cam Edmonds following an offensive rebound on their first possession to start the scoring for the night.
• It stayed 2-0 for nearly three minutes. New Haven tied the game at two at the 16:26 mark before the Lions untied right after with a three-ball from Jahsan Johnson. 
• Georgian Court led for the rest of the half and opened things up to an 11-4 with 13:09 left on a layup from Justin Harper.
• New Haven responded to make it a two-point game, but a three from Harper and a layup from Taheen Braswell-Brown pushed the lead back out to seven halfway through.
• The lead stayed around seven until there were less than five minutes to play. Edmonds was fouled on a three and knocked down all three free throws to give the Lions their largest lead, 28-16.
• The teams traded points the rest of the way and that 12-point lead was still in tact at the half, 34-22.
2nd Half
• New Haven took control early in the second half. After each team made an early basket, New Haven went on a 16-0 run where the Lions were scoreless for six full minutes.
• Miles White ended the drought with a three, but New Haven went on another long scoring burst, 11-2 and took a 10-point lead, 51-41 with 6:13 left to play.
• All totaled, it was a 27-5 Charger run that spanned 10:41.
• Back-to-back threes from Donavin Crawford and Edmond pulled GCU within four, 51-47, but New Haven answered right away with a long ball of their own.
• Georgian Court was never able to bring it back to a one-possession game and New Haven completed the comeback win, 62-53.

Lion Stat Leaders
• Cam Edmonds scored 22 points with eight rebounds.
• Justin Harper came off the bench to score 12.
• Donavin Crawford chipped in seven points. 

For the Chargers
• Jah'Likai King led New Haven with 15 points going 7-12 overall with nine rebounds.
• Ethan Simmon was a point away from a double-double with nine points and 11 boards. 
• Tristian Jeffries added 11 points and three assists.

News and Notes
• Georgian Court remains winless against New Haven all-time, dropping to 0-5
• Cam Edmonds moved up to seventh all-time at GCU in scoring and is now fifth in made three-pointers.
• The Lions 53 points is a season-low. 
• Their six turnovers are their fewest in a game this season and first time under 10.
• It's the fewest turnovers since also committing six against Staten Island back on Dec. 17, 2022. The only time they've ever committed fewer was Feb. 27, 2018 when they turned the ball over just once, in a 90-80 loss to Felician.

Up Next
• Georgian Court stays at home this weekend. They'll take on Saint Michael's Saturday, Dec. 14 with a 1 pm start time.