Hamilton College's Hank Morgan '25 poured in 22 points and the Continentals defeated the Albright College Lions 79-63 in the consolation game of Albright's DoubleTree Holiday Tournament at George C. Bollman Center on Friday afternoon. 
 
How It Happened

• After five lead changes and one tie in the opening 4:30, Hamilton went on an incredible 28-0 run and led 33-9 with 8:51 left in the first half. 
• Morgan gave the Continentals a 29-point lead at 41-12 on a 3-ball on a pass from Yashiya Crespin '26 with 5:14 remaining. 
• Hamilton held a 46-25 advantage at the break. 
• Patrick Mogan '23 hit a layup and Morgan nailed another 3-pointer for a 31-point lead – the Continentals' largest of the day -- at 62-31 with 15:28 left. 
• The Lions used a 9-0 spurt that cut their deficit to 22 points with 11:22 remaining, but the Continentals led by at least 16 for the remainder of the game. 
• Hamilton shot 40.3 percent (25-62) from the floor, including 45.8 percent (11-24) from beyond the arc, and 69.2 percent (18-26) at the line. 
• The Continentals owned a 47-29 advantage on the glass. 

Notes

• Hamilton improved to 8-4 overall after the Continentals split their two tournament games at Albright. 
• Albright, which is a member of the Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth, dropped to 5-7. 
• Morgan represented Hamilton on the all-tournament team.
• Morgan was 7 of 11 from the floor including 4 of 7 from 3-point range and went a perfect 4-for-4 at the line. He's third in the NESCAC with 17.3 points per game and sixth in 3-point field goal percentage at 39.5 percent. 
• Eric Anderson '23 chipped in 15 points and seven boards. 
• Teja Singh '25 contributed 12 points, two steals and a pair of blocked shots. 
• Conner Rood '23 tallied nine points off the bench 
• Mogan added seven rebounds and a career-high seven assists. He handed out 13 assists during the tournament. 
• Liam Regan '23 registered seven points, seven boards and two steals. 
• Crespin collected a team-best three steals. 
• Jeremiah Stanton paced Albright with 14 points 
• Jordan Guerrero added 13 with eight boards, four steals and three blocks. 
• Chris Kouemi netted 10 points for the Lions and Eric Chamberlain tallied nine. 

Next Game

• Hamilton returns to action with a non-conference road contest at Ithaca College (4-4) on Monday, Jan. 2 at 4 p.m.