St. John Fisher Men's Basketball Pushes Streak To Five
The St. John Fisher College men’s basketball team won its fifth straight game and improved to 2-0 in the Empire 8 Conference, as the Cardinals earned a 68-49 win over visiting Elmira College on Wednesday.
Elmira (1-11 overall, 0-3 Empire 8), who trailed 30-23 at the half, cut Fisher’s lead to five at 30-25 on the opening possession of the second half, but wouldn’t get any closer.
The Cardinals (6-5) responded with a 12-0 run over the next five minutes and kept a double-digit lead for the remainder of the game.
Jordan Gettings led Fisher with 16 points and six assists.
Jason Norsen finished with 13 points, eight rebounds and five blocked shots, while senior Brandon Witte chipped in with 12 points and eight boards.
Fisher shot 13-for-24 (54.2%) from the floor in both the first and second half. After committing 14 turnovers in the opening period, the Cardinals committed just five over the final 20 minutes.