SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. – The Shippensburg University men's basketball team unleashed a 22-4 run during the final seven minutes on Sunday to post its second consecutive come-from-behind victory, defeating Lincoln 79-69 in an entertaining affair to conclude the Wolf's Bus Lines Classic from Heiges Field House.
Shippensburg (2-0) trailed 59-54 with 7:01 remaining before making seven consecutive field goals, including a pair of three-pointers from Tournament MVP junior
John Castello. The sequence allowed the Raiders to pull away in a game that featured 15 lead changes.
Lincoln (1-1) exchanged the lead with the Raiders on five consecutive possessions beginning with 4:44 to play. A jumper by sophomore
Jake Biss put SU ahead 64-63 with 3:31 remaining to kick start a 14-0 run that proved to be the difference.
Castello posted his 18th career double-double, finishing with 20 points and 11 rebounds. It is the fifth 20-point game of his career. Ten of Castello's points came in the final 7:26.
Senior
Antonio Kellem also earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team, finishing with a game-high 21 points. Kellem totaled five assists and was 9-of-10 at the free-throw line.
Biss added 13 points, five rebounds and six assists – shooting 5-of-10 from the field including 2-of-4 from three-point range. Four of his assists and five of his points in a 3:35 span down the stretch in which SU went from a five-point deficit to a 10-point lead.
Junior
Lamar Talley reached double figures for the second straight game, totaling 11 points, five rebounds and three assists while making three three-pointers. Redshirt-senior
Manny Span scored four points and had nine rebounds.
One day after its bench was held scoreless, SU's reserves totaled 10 points on Sunday – six of which were provided by redshirt-freshman
Dom Sleva on a pair of three-pointers.
Lincoln got a combined 26 points from All-Tournament Team selections Deaquan Williams and Cameron Campbell. Off the bench, Zahrion Blue erupted for a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds. The Lions used an 11-0 run shortly after head coach Doug Overton was called for a technical foul to establish a five-point lead entering the final eight minutes of play.
UP NEXT: Wednesday, 7 p.m. vs. Wilson.
2018-19 Wolf's Bus Lines Classic All-Tournament Team
Christian Kelly – Lock Haven
Demarius Pitts – Virginia Union
Jordan Thornton – Virginia Union
Cameron Campbell – Lincoln
Deaquan Williams – Lincoln
Antonio Kellem – Shippensburg
MVP –
John Castello – Shippensburg
