Alfred outscores Nazareth, 99-87
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Alfred built a 45-41 halftime lead Wednesday and never trailed in the second half as the Saxons went on to take a 99-87 men's basketball victory over Nazareth in an Empire 8 Conference game.
Alfred improved to 8-2 overall and 1-0 in conference games. Nazareth dropped to 7-4 overall and 1-1 in E8 action.
The game was close for most of the first half and was tied at 31-31 following a basket by Nazareth's Brad Ford with 4:16 to go in the first half. A three-pointer by Alfred's Mike Snyder triggered a 14-10 scoring run to close out the first half and put the Saxons in front for good, 45-41, at the break.
Nazareth stayed close for the first five minutes of the second half, but another three-point basket by Snyder touched off a 10-point scoring spree that pushed Alfred's lead into double digits at 64-52 with 14 minutes left.
Snyder went 5-for-5 from tthe field for the Saxons and finished with 16 points. His three-pointer with 5:40 to go boosted Alfred's lead to 85-73. Nazareth rallied with a 12-2 scoring run to draw within two, 87-85, following a basket by freshman
Tomer Nesher with 2:50 to go. The Saxons, however, pulled away with a 12-2 scoring run to gain the victory. Thomas Tsatsis had a basket and a pair of free throws and Dylan Molloy canned a pair of foul shots in the closing seconds as Alfred prevailed.
Alfred made 34 of 70 shots (.486) from the field and made 13 three-pointers to just one for Nazareth. The Golden Flyers went 30 for 63 from the field (.476) and 26 for 31 from the free-throw line (.839).