Hamilton College's Kena Gilmour '20 poured in 33 points and the Continentals posted a 90-71 NESCAC win against the Trinity College Bantams at Hamilton's Margaret Bundy Scott Field House on Saturday afternoon.

The Continentals (16-8, 4-6 NESCAC) are tied for seventh place in the conference standings as all but one game has been played in the regular season around the NESCAC. Hamilton needs Wesleyan University to win at Bowdoin College on Sunday afternoon in order for the Continentals to clinch the eighth and final seed in the 2020 NESCAC Men's Basketball Championship. The quarterfinals are Saturday, Feb. 22.

Trinity (16-8, 6-4) is in a three-way for fourth place with Middlebury College and Williams College. The Bantams will be the fourth seed for the championship and will host one of those quarterfinals.

Gilmour recorded his fourth double-double this season as he grabbed 10 rebounds in addition to his 33 points. He went 15-for-24 at the free-throw line as he drove to the basket repeatedly, especially in the second half. He leads the conference with 22.3 points per game and has 1,919 career points.

Sayo Denloye '20 scored 11 of his 13 points in the first half and added four assists and three steals for Hamilton. Eric Anderson '22 chipped in 11 points and a career-high five blocked shots and Mark Lutz '20 contributed nine points. Gilmour, Denloye and Lutz were honored at halftime during a senior recognition ceremony. The Continentals made more free throws (30) than Trinity attempted (26).

Colin Donovan paced the Bantams with 20 points and Donald Jorden registered 12 points and nine boards. Jorden scored 10 of those points in the first half. Nick Seretta had eight points and nine rebounds, Joe Bell dropped in nine points and D.J. Smith was credited with three of Trinity's nine steals.

Gilmour opened the scoring with a jumper but the Bantams scored the next 12 points and took their largest lead of the afternoon. Donovan had eight points during the run.

Trinity still led 22-16 seven minutes in when Hamilton went on an 11-0 spurt. Anderson scored in the paint on a nice feed from Denloye and Lutz knocked down a 3-pointer from the top of the key. Lutz then nailed a deep trey from four feet behind the line on the left wing, was fouled and made the free throw for a four-point play. Elliott Tirbaso '22 capped the run with a driving layup down the left side of the lane for a 27-22 advantage with 9:42 left in the half.

The Bantams tied the score at 28-28 and 34-34 but never led again. After the latter deadlock, the Continentals scored 11 straight points in 90 seconds and took their first double-digit lead. The first eight points came on free throws, thanks in part to two technical fouls on Trinity, and Anderson swished a 3-pointer from the left side for a 45-34 lead with 4:40 remaining.

The Bantams clawed back to within four points at 50-46 with 41.9 seconds to go, but Denloye swished a 3-pointer from the left wing as time expired, and Hamilton went into the break with a 53-46 advantage. The Continentals were 8 of 17 from 3-point range in the opening 20 minutes.

Trinity cut its deficit to four points early in the second half but didn't get any closer. The Bantams were still within nine at 68-59 with 8:57 left, but Hamilton scored the next seven points and led by double digits the rest of the way. Anderson hit a 3-pointer and Denloye and Nick Osarenren '22 made two free throws apiece as the Continentals went up 75-59 with 6:57 remaining. Hamilton took its biggest lead of 26 points at 89-63 on two free throws by Lutz with 1:40 to go.