Hamilton College's Teja Singh '25 poured in 21 points and the Continentals rallied for a 67-57 non-conference road win against the SUNY Polytechnic Wildcats at SUNY Poly's Campus Center Gym on Tuesday evening. 
 
How It Happened

• A 17-3 Hamilton run in the second half turned a 50-44 deficit with 9:25 left into a 61-53 lead with 3:28 remaining.
• Singh swished a 3-pointer that gave the Continentals the lead for good at 55-53 with 5:52 to go. Owen Kane '25 pushed it to 57-53 on a jumper. 
• Patrick Mogan '23 and Graham Robinson '25 made layups for the 61-53 advantage. 
• The Wildcats called a timeout and Jesse O'Dell converted on two shots at the line as they trailed by six points at 61-55. 
• Hamilton earned its largest lead of the night at 65-55 with 1:37 left after a layup by Singh and perfect trip to the line by Kane.  
• The Wildcats finished 0 of 4 from the floor in the final 56 seconds and Singh hit a pair at the stripe for the 67-57 final.  
• SUNY Poly scored the first four points but Singh put Hamilton on the board with a 3-pointer. 
• Mogan went 2-for-2 at the line and Singh netted another 3-ball for an 8-4 lead in the opening three-plus minutes. 
• Tied at 10-10, the Continentals went on a 7-0 run for a 17-10 advantage as Singh started and ended the spurt with jumpers. 
• The Wildcats chipped away at their deficit and made it a one-possession game at 17-16 with 8:21 remaining. 
• Hank Morgan '25 flushed a dunk and Conner Rood '23 nailed a 3-pointer for a six-point cushion with 6:15 to go.  
• SUNY Poly countered with a 14-4 rally and forged another tie at 26-26. The Wildcats took the lead on two shots at the line and a jumper by Cheickne Toure for a 30-26 edge at the break. 
• Rood hit a pair at the charity stripe and slashed the Wildcats' lead to 30-29. 
• SUNY Poly countered with a 6-0 streak for a 36-29 advantage with 16:52 left. 
• The Continentals put together a timely 9-4 run and trailed by just two points at 42-40. 
• The Wildcats scored the next four points for a 46-40 lead with 11:17 remaining. 
• Hamilton refused to back down and tied the score for the fifth time at 50-50 after baskets by Christian McDaniel '24, Rood and Singh, and free throws by Mogan. 
• Hamilton shot 41.7 percent (25-60) from the floor and 76.5 percent (13-17) at the charity stripe. 
• SUNY Poly shot 36.7 percent (18-49) from the floor and 79.2 percent (19-24) at the line. 
• Hamilton owned a 43-29 advantage on the glass and scored 11 second-chance points to the Wildcats' three. 

Notes

• Hamilton improved to 12-7 on the season and recorded consecutive wins for the first time since early December. 
• SUNY Poly, which is 4-5 in the North Atlantic Conference, dipped to 9-11 overall. 
• Hamilton has won 12 in a row against the Wildcats and leads the all-time series, 36-2. 
• Singh shot 8 of 14 from the floor, including 3 of 7 from beyond the arc. He tallied his 12th double-digit point contest of the season and his third with 20-plus in the last six games. 
• Kane went 6 of 8 from the floor and a perfect 3-for-3 at the line for a career-high 15 points off the bench. 
• Rood collected 10 of his 13 points in the second half. He filled the stat sheet with nine rebounds, six assists and two steals.  
• Mogan added seven points and tied a season high with 11 boards. 

Next Game

• Hamilton will open a three-game homestand against NESCAC foe Trinity College (14-4, 2-2 NESCAC) on Friday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. It will be the Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers Game.