Despite Tariq Benn’s 28 points, Emmanuel Pittman’s 24 points and Michael Desiderio’s 10 points, the Centurions were not able to pull past their  rivals, the Community College of Philadelphia Colonials.
During the Nov. 19 game, Philadelphia scored just enough points to claim victory over Bucks with a final score of 88-84.
Most of the points for CCP came from the hot hands of Jean-Pierre Forte, Rafeeq Brooks, Fred Dukes and Marcus Johnson.
Forte dropped 24 points, Bush had 18, Dukes scored 16 and Johnson walked away with 12 points.
Bucks did beat out Philadelphia however, in rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and fouls.
But the Centurions turned the ball over 15 more times than Philadelphia, which hurt them in the long run.
The Centurions shot 49.3 percent to Philadelphia’s 42.3 percent from the field, but missed half of their free throws, shooting 46.7 percent to Philadelphia’s 75 percent.
The game serves as a preview of how a Bucks-Philadelphia playoff might look. The Centurions put up a good fight but couldn’t keep up with the Colonial’s ball possession time and scoring.
Bucks will face CCP again on Saturday, Jan. 21 at 3 p.m. in Center City at the Colonials’ home court.