Strong First Half Lift Pioneers Past Wildcats
Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alfred St. (5-7,1-3 AMCC) | 47 | 33 | 80 | |
SUNY Poly (7-4,3-0 North At) | 37 | 42 | 79 |
SUNY Poly
Game Statistics | Alfred St. | SUNY Poly |
---|---|---|
Field Goals | (32-71) | (32-63) |
Field Goal % | 45.1% | 50.8% |
Rebounds | 38 | 38 |
Assists | 15 | 17 |
Turnovers | 16 | 16 |
Pts off Turnovers | 22 | 14 |
2nd Chance Pts | 13 | 12 |
Pts in the Paint | 38 | 54 |
Fastbreak Pts | 13 | 6 |
Bench Pts | 36 | 8 |
A strong first half helped the Alfred State Pioneers beat the SUNY Poly Wildcats 80-79 on Thursday evening inside Campus Center Gym.
Alfred State improved to 5-7 overall after shooting 45.1% from the floor, 70% in free throws, collecting 38 rebounds and recording 15 assists.
Basheem Wilkerson (Brooklyn/John Jay) led the team with 12 points and added two assists, Josh Reding (Spencerport) chipped in 10 points and four assists, Paris Jamison (Brooklyn/East Side Community) recorded nine points and three assists, Tavion Williams (Bronx/FDA) had nine points with two assists and Josh Romero (Bronx/Theodore Roosevelt) had eight points and a team-high nine rebounds.
The Pioneers out-scored the Wildcats 47-37 in the first half and led by 15 points with 7:44 remaining after going on a 16-4 run.
SUNY Poly put up 42 points in the second half, held Alfred State to just 33 points and led by six with 6:12 left in the game.
Jamison and Williams made layups and Stone Siverling (Batavia) drained a three-pointer to come within one before the Pioneers took a time out with less than three minutes left.
The Wildcats made two free throws and Ryan Rosa (Middletown) put in a jumper and layup followed by a layup by Stone for the insurance.
Alfred State is home Monday, Jan. 3 to play RIT at 3 p.m.