Hamilton College's
Hank Morgan '25 poured in a career-high 23 points and the Continentals defeated the SUNY Canton Roos 76-51 in the consolation game of the 2022 Harold J. Brodie Tournament at Rochester Institute of Technology's Clark Memorial Gymnasium on Sunday afternoon.
Â
Season Update
Hamilton improved to 4-2 overall after the Continentals split their two games at RIT. SUNY Canton, which is a member of the North Atlantic Conference, dropped to 1-7.
Â
How It Happened
- After giving up the first basket, Hamilton scored the next seven points and led the rest of the way. Morgan nailed a 3-pointer and Conner Rood '23 and Teja Singh '25 made layups.
- Owen Kane '25 gave the Continentals their first double-digit lead at 17-7 on a feed from Eric Anderson '23 with 13:53 left in the first half.
- Hamilton's largest lead of the half was 17 points at 38-21 on two free throws by Anderson with 3:13 remaining.
- The Continentals took a 39-27 advantage into the break.
- A free throw by Morgan put Hamilton up by 20 points for the first time at 54-34 with 12:50 to go.
- A steal and pass by Rood to Garret Keyhani '26 for a 3-pointer handed the Continentals their largest lead of 27 points at 63-36 with 9:29 left.
- An offensive rebound and putback by Hamilton's Brendan Gagan '24 with 24 seconds remaining accounted for the final margin.
Â
Notes
- Morgan was 9 of 12 from the floor including 3 of 5 from 3-point range. He's third in the NESCAC with 18.2 points per game, seventh in field goal percentage at 56.2 percent and fifth in 3-point field goal percentage at 43.2 percent.
- Morgan was named to the all-tournament team.
- Singh chipped in 11 points, five assists and three steals for the Continentals. He's fourth in the conference with 4.3 assists per game and third with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 3.7.
- Keyhani grabbed eight rebounds – all on the defensive glass.
- Hamilton scored 21 points off 18 Canton turnovers.
- The Continentals blocked eight shots, which helped lead to the Roos shooting just 31.3 percent from the field. They were also 3 of 19 from beyond the arc.
- Quran DuBois paced Canton with 15 points and DeMerrill Levy added 12.
- Fadil Atcha-Dedji corralled a game-high nine boards.
Â
Next Game
Hamilton hosts Alfred State University (3-4) for a non-conference game on Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m.
Â