CLINTON, N.Y. – Hamilton College’s Garret Keyhani ’26 dropped in 19 points and the Continentals breezed by the SUNY Morrisville Mustangs, 90-68, in the Hamilton Men’s Basketball Invitational Tournament at Margaret Bundy Scott Field House on Saturday, Nov. 18.
Season Update
- Hamilton (1-1 overall) picked up its first win of the season.
- SUNY Morrisville (1-2) is a member of the North Atlantic Conference.
How It Happened
- Hamilton was clinging to a three-point lead at 47-44 early in the second half, but a 9-0 run gave the Continentals some breathing room. A 3-pointer by Teja Singh ’25, a layup by Owen Kane ’25, a jumper by Singh and a fastbreak layup by Hank Morgan ’25 made it 56-44 with 16:06 left.
- The Mustangs were able to cut their deficit to eight points at 61-53 with 13:08 remaining. The Continentals responded with an overwhelming 19-0 spurt for its largest lead of 27 points with 7:55 to go. Morrisville went more than six minutes without a point.
- Hamilton stayed in front by 20-plus points the rest of the way.
- Jalen Reese ’27 scored the game’s first six points for the Continentals on two layups and a dunk.
- Graham Robinson ’25 nailed a 3-ball for a 13-6 advantage with 14:20 left in the first half.
- Morrisville countered with seven straight points and pulled within one at 21-20. The Mustangs eventually took a 26-25 lead with 7:32 to go.
- The Mustangs led 37-35 with 2:08 left but the Continentals scored the last seven points of the half for a 42-37 at the break.
- Hamilton shot 60.7 percent (17-28) from the floor in the second half, including 6 of 13 from beyond the arc, and went 8-for-11 at the free-throw line.
- The Continentals owned a 42-32 advantage in points in the paint.
- The Mustangs received 49 points from their bench.
Notes
- Morgan finished with 17 points in 22 minutes.
- Reese tallied 12 points and eight rebounds.
- Connor Jenkins ’27 registered 13 points off the bench.
- Singh chipped in 10 points and a team-best four assists.
- Christian McDaniel ’24 added seven points and three steals.
- Will Holmes ’27 had four of Hamilton’s 12 blocked shots.
- Brandon Kulakowski paced Morrisville with 18 points and six rebounds.
- Shykell Brown scored 15 points and Kareem Sanders tallied 10 for the Mustangs.
Next Game
Hamilton plays in the tournament’s championship game against Neumann University (1-2) at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 19. Neumann defeated Vermont State University Lyndon 109-81 in Saturday’s first game.