Home Teams Win Again

1/18/2014 5:01:00 PM

Stevens 102, Alfred 85 (Box Score)
Five players scored in double figures as the Stevens Institute of Technology men's basketball team picked up a 102-85 conference win over Alfred University Saturday afternoon at the Canavan Arena.
 
Much like Friday night against Houghton, Stevens came out strong, jumping out to 9-0 edge and eventually building a 16-point halftime lead (47-31).

Stevens extended the margin to 21 points following a layup from junior forward Kenny Gan with 15:26 on the clock, and the lead hovered around 20 points for the next five-plus minute before Alfred made a run to get back in the game.
 
With Stevens on top 75-55 at 9:42, the Saxons outscored the Ducks 17-3 over a span of just 2:49 to get within six.
 
After two free throws from Alfred's Mike Snyder made it 78-72, the Ducks were able to respond, getting a clutch basket from senior guard Andrew Meszaros and ended up running off eight-straight points to take an 86-72 margin with 5:44 on the clock.
 
From that point, Alfred could only get within 11 points as the Ducks were able to bring home a comfortable victory despite the Saxons' best efforts. FULL STORY


St. John Fisher 85, Utica 65 (Box Score)
For the seventh time in the last eight games, the St. John Fisher College men's basketball program came away with a win, as the Cardinals shot 58% from the floor and defeated visiting Utica College 83-65 on Saturday at Fisher's Bobby Wanzer Court.

Utica jumped out to a 25-20 lead midway through the first half, but Fisher responded with a 16-2 run over the next five minutes and led by nine at 41-32 at the half.

Fisher pushed its lead to 15 early on in the second half, but the Pioneers hung tough and cut the lead down to seven at 64-57 with just over five minutes left.    The Cardinals, however, didn't squander the advantage and went on a 16-4 run over the next three minutes, capitalizing at the charity stripe.  FULL STORY 


Nazareth 77, Ithaca 58 (Box Score)
All five Nazareth starters scored in double figures Saturday for the second game in a row as the host Golden Flyers defeated Ithaca in an Empire 8 Conference men's basketball game, 77-58, at the Kidera Gymnasium.

The game was close throughout the first half with Nazareth claiming a 28-27 advantage following a basket by Brad Ford with 1:09 left. A basket by Ithaca's Tom Sweeney to open the second half gave the Bombers their last lead of the game at 29-28. Giles then heated up for Nazareth by hitting three-point baskets on three of Nazareth's next four possessions to boost the Golden Flyers to a 39-31 advantage with 16:35 left.

Nazareth's lead continued to grow with Giles hitting his fourth three-pointer of the half with 12:12 to go to push the lead to double digits for the first time at 52-40. Giles shot 6-for-9 from the floor in the game, including 4-for-5 from three-point range. FULL STORY


Hartwick 96, Houghton 82 (Box Score)
Senior forward Jared Suderley dropped a season-high 36 points to lead the Hartwick men's basketball as the Hawks led from start to finsh as they defeated visiting Houghton 96-82 on Saturday afternoon at Lambros Arena. Winners of three straight games, Hartwick is now 10-6 overall while Houghton falls to 3-12.

The Hawks were in control from the beginning as they raced out to a 13-0 lead at 16:47 of the first half. The Highlanders did not register their first basket of the game until the 15:03 mark when Andrew Makori was good on a jumper. The 'Wick lead grew to as much as 27 points, 33-6, at 10:15.

Hartwick led 40-20 with 5:21 left to play in the first half. Houghton started to chip away at the 'Wick lead as a 19-13 run to close out the period would reduce the Hawks' advantage to just 14 points, 53-39, at halftime. The Highlanders were a hot 8-of-12 from beyond the three-point arc to fuel the comeback bid.

The Highlanders stayed with the Hawks in the second half as they closed to within 11 points, 59-48, at 17:04. It would be as close as Houghton would get as Hartwick kept its distance from the visitors throughout the half. After a hot shooting first half, Houghton went cold in three pointers as it shot 1-of-9 in the second period.  FULL STORY




Standings as of 1/18/14