Men's Basketball | 1/21/2023 6:10:00 PM
HOUGHTON, NY — Keuka College senior Devin Milton became the 14th member of the 1,000 point club for the Men's Basketball team as the Wolves defeated Houghton University 72-69 in an Empire 8 game on Saturday afternoon.
Milton led Keuka College (6-8, 2-7 Empire 8) with 24 points. Sophomore guard Keion Brooks was right behind him with a career-best 23 points in the win.
Keuka College 72 at Houghton University 69
The hosts took an early lead over the Wolves as Keuka opened cold, missing their first five three-point attempts. Keion Brooks opened the scoring for Keuka with a pull-up three and that was followed by a Devin Milton three to cut the Highlander lead to one. Another three by Brooks tied the game at 9-9 five minutes into the game. The Wolves would later take the lead for the first time following a six-point run. The Highlanders regained their lead, but the Wolves continued to battle. Devin Milton cut it to one, 23-22, with a corner three, pushing him over 1,000 points in his career. Following the three, Houghton took a timeout and it worked out for the Highlanders. They scored eight straight to grow their advantage. The Wolves closed the half strong, however, cutting the margin down to three, 35-32, at the half.
Houghton University scored the opening basket, but the Wolves used an 8-0 burst to take a lead. The Wolves found their range from three. After Houghton cut it to one, 40-39, Keion Brooks, and Lorenzo Bicknese hit threes. Brooks followed with another as the Wolves pushed their lead to 10. In total, Keuka College would go on a 17-0 run over five minutes of play to build a 57-39 lead over Houghton. The Highlanders would chip away at the Keuka College lead and shrunk it to a single possession and then a single point in the final three minutes. Keion Brooks hit another three for the Wolves to push the lead back to four, but the Highlanders answered right back with a three with two minutes left to play. Devin Milton made a jumper. On defense, Jaden Keasey got a block to keep the Highlanders off the board. The Wolves worked the shot clock, but their shot at the buzzer was off. Keasey was there for the Wolves to grab the offensive rebound to retain the possession and run more clock. Will Tehan had the basket for the Wolves with 21 seconds left, making it 72-67. Houghton got a layup with 12 seconds left and fouled with six seconds left. The Wolves missed the front end of a one-and-one giving the Highlanders the ball, but before they could get a shot off, Jaden Keasey stole it back as the Wolves defeated the Highlanders 72-69.
KC Notes:
- Keuka College is now 12-6 all-time against Houghton University. It was Keuka's first win, however, at Houghton in ten seasons
- Devin Milton is the 14th Keuka College Men's Basketball player to reach 1,000 points. The last player to join the club was Trevor Powell '19 four years ago
- Keion Brooks smashed his previous career high of nine points with his 23-point performance. Brooks entered with seven threes made in his career and nearly matched that with six against the Highlanders
- Jaden Keasey finished with 10 rebounds. It was the second time in the last three games he had double-digit rebounds
- The Wolves had a 39-18 advantage in points from three-pointers. The Highlanders outrebounded the Wolves 47-32
Up Next for Keuka College: The Wolves will look to ride the momentum of the win into a pair of Empire 8 games next week. Keuka College will host Russell Sage College on Friday night and then host Hartwick College on Saturday afternoon.