LAKEWOOD, NJ (Jan. 20, 2026) - Georgian Court Men's Basketball overcame a 10-point first half deficit and held a lead with less than a minute to play. It wasn't to be though as Wilmington's layup with 0.9 seconds to play broke a 66-66 tie as they snatched victory back from GCU, 68-66.

How it Happened
• Wilmington shot 40% overall, making 14-35 in each half.
• Georgian Court shot 55% in the second half and 46% for the game.
• The threes weren't falling. Wilmington was 3-18 while GCU was 2-16.
• Both teams also left points at the free throw line. Georgian Court made 18-29. Wilmington hit 9-14.
• The Wildcats held the edge on the glass, 41-34. That included 19 offensive rebounds that led to 16 second-chance points.
• Both teams turned the ball over just nine times.
• Wilmington got a big lift from their bench which scored 35 points. The Lions were led by their starters as the GCU benched added just four points.

1st Half
• Donavin Crawford hit a three and Cam Edmonds' free throw gave the Lions a 4-2 lead.
• That was Georgian Court's only lead until the second half.
• Wilmington grabbed a 5-4 lead with a Tre Hawkins layup and were off from there.
• The Lions kept it close as Tesneem Ajeigbe flushed home a dunk to make it 12-10 Wildcats.
• Wilmington went on a run right after, outscoring GCU 11-3 and taking their largest lead of the game, 23-13, with 8:33 left to play in the half.
• It was a still a nine-point Wildcat lead with 2:24 left in the half, but the Lions got hot near the break.
• Georgian Court outscored Wilmington 8-2 in the final 2:10. Edmonds made a pair of layups and Amar Lane joined the dunk contest with one of his own.
• Jaycen Santucci made it a three-point game, 34-31, with a layup with just four seconds left to end the half.

2nd Half
• Justin Soranno crashed the boards for and offensive rebound and a layup to bring GCU within one, 34-33, to start the half.
• Wilmington followed with a 5-0 run to extend the lead back out to six, 39-33.
• Just past the five-minute mark, there was Soranno again with an offensive rebound and putback, this time to tie the game at 39.
• Again Wilmington answered and maintained the lead. Tre Hawkins with back-to-back dunks meant the Wildcats were up 43-39.
• Right before the midway point in the half, Jaycen Santucci gave the Lions their first lead since the game was 4-3. Following an Amar Lane block, one of seven for him the game, Santucci grabbed the rebound and was off to the races finishing with a layup for a 44-43 Lions lead.
• That lead was short lived, but the teams took turns trading it back-and-forth.
• From 9:21 to 7:47, the lead changed on five consecutive possessions, ending with a three from Crawford to put GCU ahead 51-49.
• Neither team led by more than two points for more than nine minutes. Edmonds finally gave the Lions a three-point lead at the line with 2:55 left to play.
• After Lane went 2-2 at the line to bring the lead back to three, Wilmington made a basket, blocked a shot and made another layup to reclaim a 63-62 lead with 1:16 remaining.
• Santucci answered with a driving reverse layup for a 64-63 lead, but Adelphi transfer Justin Perez buried a three with 34 seconds left, the Wildcats only three in the half, for a 66-64 lead.
• On the Lions ensuing possession Edmonds got to the line and sank both free throws to tie the game.
• Still with 24 seconds left to play, the Lions defense looked to be holding strong until Jaiden Guy drove to the basket and his layup with 0.9 seconds left proved to be the game-winner, 68-66.

Lion Stat Leaders
• Cam Edmonds led four Lions in double-figures with 17 points. He added six rebounds and four assists. 
• Amar Lane was 5-7 from the floor for 13 points and blocked seven Wildcat shots.
• Jaycen Santucci added 12 points with eight boards.
• Donavin Crawford was the only Lion to connect from deep. He scored 12 for GCU with three steals.
• Justin Soranno finished with eight points and nine rebounds.

For the Wildcats
• Justin Perez came off the bench to score a game-high 18 points on 8-14 shooting with five rebounds.
• Tre Hawkins was a rebound shy of a double-double with 15 points and nin boards.
• Jaiden Guy's game winner was two of his 12 points. He also grabbed six rebounds and passed out five assists.

News and Notes
• Two block records of note. Amar Lane tied a GCU single-game record with seven blocked shots. He matched Matt Ringel from 2019.
• Georgian Court also set a new record for blocks in a single-season. They have 95 now this year, besting the previous mark of 91 set back in 2014-15. That came over the course of 26 games. This record game in just 18.
• Lane also scored his 100th career point at GCU. 
• Cam Edmonds moves to second all-time at GCU in points scored. He passes former teammate Clint Wright, Jr. and is now just 49 points away from the all-time Lions record. 
• Not only did neither team have more than a two-point lead for 9:02 in the middle of the second half, the game remained a one-possession game for the final 13:04.
• Georgian Court held Wilmington well below their season-average of 80 points per game. In fact, the Wildcats 68 points are their fewest in three years, dating back to January, 2023. 
• These two usually light up scoreboard when they meet. The only time a team has won when scoring fewer than 68 points was Wilmington back in January, 2015. Before tonight, these teams averaged 154 combined points per game, 20 more than was scored tonight.

Up Next
• Georgian Court enters their CACC bye week. They don't play again until hosting Holy Family next Wednesday, January, 28 at 7 pm.