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Hamilton College guard Hank Morgan (0) 11/19/24 7:27:33 PM Men’s Basketball: SUNY Geneseo v Hamilton College on Coach Tom Murphy Court in Margaret Bundy Scott Field House on the campus of Hamilton College, Clinton, NY Final: Geneseo 76 Hamilton 93 Photo by Josh McKee
Photo: Joshua D. McKee
Hank Morgan '25 shoots a 3-pointer against SUNY Geneseo on Nov. 19
73
Winner Hamilton Ham 8-1,0-0 NESCAC
70
Ithaca ITH 5-3,2-0 Liberty League
Winner
Hamilton Ham
8-1,0-0 NESCAC
73
Final
70
Ithaca ITH
5-3,2-0 Liberty League
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Hamilton Ham 39 34 73
Ithaca ITH 32 38 70

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Jim Taylor

Men’s basketball wins seventh straight, Morgan ’25 pours in 26

Senior guard leads the NESCAC in scoring with 19.4 points per game

ITHACA, N.Y. – Hamilton College's Hank Morgan '25 poured in a season-high 26 points and the Continentals held off the Ithaca College Bombers down the stretch for a 73-70 non-conference win at Ithaca's Ben Light Gymnasium on Tuesday night, Dec. 10.

Season Update

  • Hamilton (8-1 overall) extended its win streak to seven games and is 6-0 in true road contests.
  • The Bombers (5-3), who are 2-0 in the Liberty League, suffered their first home loss in four games this season.

How It Happened

  • The Continentals led 39-32 at the break and went up by 10 points twice in the second half, including 46-36 after two free throws by Morgan with 16:23 left. 
  • Ithaca went on a 12-2 run and tied the score for the last time at 48-48 on a layup by Logan Wendell with 13:12 remaining.
  • A layup by Morgan started a six-point Hamilton spurt and put the Continentals in front for good at 50-48 with 11:57 to go.
  • The Bombers cut their deficit to one point at 56-55 with 8:53 left when Aidan Holmes was fouled while shooting a 3-pointer and made all three free throws.
  • Hamilton responded with a 10-2 run that gave the Continentals a more comfortable nine-point cushion at 66-57. Teja Singh '25 sandwiched a pair of 3-pointers around a layup by Ithaca's Jaylon O'Neal, Morgan drained two free throws, and Owen Kane '25 sank two more with 4:56 remaining.
  • The Bombers didn't get within one possession again until Evan Cabral's layup pulled them within 71-68 with 10 seconds to go. Singh was immediately fouled on the ensuing inbounds play and his two free throws sealed the victory.
  • Hamilton led for the majority of the first half. The Continentals enjoyed their largest advantage of the night of 11 points at 32-21 on a dunk by Morgan with 4:28 left. Ithaca led twice – at 2-0 and again at 16-15 after an old-fashioned 3-point play by Holmes midway through the half.

Notes

  • Morgan leads the NESCAC with 19.4 points per game. He's shooting 56.4 percent from the field and 88.2 percent at the line. Morgan tied for the team high with eight rebounds against the Bombers.
  • Singh scored 15 of his 19 points in the second half.
  • Matthew Rideout '27 nailed a trio of 3-pointers off the bench in the first half and scored 11 of his 12 points during the opening 20 minutes. Rideout is shooting 42.9 percent (15-35) from beyond the arc.
  • Kane grabbed eight boards – all on the defensive end.
  • Jalen Reese '27 finished with four offensive rebounds and three assists off the bench.
  • Wendell and Cabral paced Ithaca with 16 points apiece. Cabral added a game-high four steals.
  • Holmes chipped in 13 points, six rebounds and three assists.
  • Hamilton shot 51.5 percent (17-33) from the floor including 5-of-12 from long range in the first half.
  • The Bombers ended up just 3-of-17 from 3-point land for the game.
  • The Continentals held a 40-30 advantage on the glass.
  • Ithaca had won the previous three meetings between the teams.

Next Game

Hamilton hosts SUNY Cortland (2-4) for another non-conference game on Saturday, Dec. 14 at 1 p.m.
 
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