Gambier, Ohio – The Capital men's basketball team never trailed in a 78-62 win at Kenyon on Wednesday night at Tomsich Arena, improving to 2-0 on the season.
Capital opened with a 4-0 lead on two layups by Will Scott. Kenyon tied it at 4-4, but the Comets answered with a 16-0 run in five and a half minutes to take a 20-4 lead. Capital led 45-21 at halftime, shooting 53.1 percent (17-of-32) and going 7-for-7 at the free throw line while holding Kenyon to 5-of-20 shooting.
The Comets pushed the lead to a game-high 26 points, 58-32, with 12:18 left in the game. Kenyon rallied to outscore Capital 41-33 in the second half. Capital sealed the win when Se'Ron Calloway-White hit a 3-pointer and Dallas Tucker added a driving layup in the final three minutes to put the game away.
Calloway-White led Capital with 18 points, including three 3-pointers, and added three steals. Tucker scored 15 points and had four steals. Scott added 12 points, and Chris Mitchell finished with 10 points and four rebounds.
Capital finished 27-of-58 from the field (46.6 percent), 8-of-18 from three and 16-of-19 at the line. The Comets forced 24 Kenyon turnovers and committed only eight.
Up Next
The Comets travel to Moon Township, Pa., for an exhibition game against Robert Morris on Nov. 15 at 2 p.m.
