Hamilton College's Peter Hoffmann '19 dropped in 19 points and the Continentals posted a 74-63 NESCAC win against the Colby College Mules at Colby's Whitmore/Mitchell Court at Wadsworth Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon.

Hamilton (15-6, 4-4 NESCAC) shot 56.5 percent from the field including 7 of 11 from 3-point range. The Continentals held a 34-26 advantage on the glass and made more free throws (15) than the Mules attempted (7).

Hoffmann was 7 of 10 shooting with four assists. He leads the team with 16.6 points per game and a field goal percentage of 55.8 percent.

Jack Dwyer '18 chipped in 12 points and four steals, and Michael Grassey '19 scored 12 points for Hamilton. Kena Gilmour '20 contributed 11 points in 16 minutes off the bench and Joe Pucci '18 and Andrew Groll '19 grabbed eight rebounds apiece.

Patrick Stewart paced Colby (10-11, 1-7) with 14 points and five rebounds. Tyler Williams made all six of his shot attempts and finished with 14 points off the bench. Steven Daley was 5 of 6 from the floor and ended up with 10 points. Ethan Schlager and Sean Gilmore handed out six assists apiece and Sam Jefferson was credited with four steals.

The Continentals held a 36-35 edge at the break and there were four lead changes early in the second half. A Stewart layup gave the Mules their last lead at 39-38 with 18:32 left before Hamilton went on an 11-0 run that put it ahead for good.

Grassey opened the spurt with a 3-pointer and Dwyer followed with another. A steal by Dwyer and Grassey jumper gave the Continentals a seven-point advantage, and Hoffmann capped the run with a trifecta for a 49-39 cushion with 15:16 remaining.

A 3-pointer by Stewart ended Colby's scoring drought at 4 minutes, 13 seconds and pulled the Mules within seven at 49-42 with 14:19 to go. Colby didn't get closer than six points the rest of the way.

Hamilton took its largest lead of 12 points three times midway through the second half. Hoffmann put the Continentals up 58-46 on a basket from beyond the arc with 10:16 left, a Gilmour layup made it 60-48 with 9:19 remaining and an old-fashioned 3-point play by Hoffmann gave Hamilton a 63-51 advantage with 8:48 to go. Hoffmann scored 15 points in the second half alone.

The Mules jumped out to a 10-4 lead early in the first half and were in front for most of the opening 10 minutes. A layup by Daley put Colby up by two at 17-15 with 9:52 left but the Continentals responded with a 9-0 run and they led the rest of the half. Grassey started the run with a jumper and Hoffmann scored the next four points. Vincent Conn '20 made the first of his two free throws and Kyle Pitman '17 scored in the paint for a 24-17 cushion as the Mules went 4:09 without a point.

Hamilton returns home to Margaret Bundy Scott Field House, where the Continentals are 7-0, for another NESCAC game against Trinity College on Friday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m.