MEDFORD, Mass. -- Tufts University jumped out to a 10-point lead five minutes into the first half and the Jumbos led the whole way in their 84-69 NESCAC win against the Hamilton College Continentals inside Tufts' Cousens Gymnasium on Saturday, Feb. 8.
 

Season Update

• Hamilton (17-5, 5-3 NESCAC) saw its five-game winning streak come to an end.
• Tufts (19-4, 7-2) is ranked 15th in the D3hoops.com Top 25 poll.  

 

How It Happened

• The Continentals and Jumbos went back-and-forth early, with Tufts holding a 6-5 edge after a Teja Singh '25 three-pointer with 17:29 remaining in the first half.
• The Jumbos took off on a 28-6 run that spanned about 10 minutes and led 34-11 with 7:04 to go in the half.
• Tufts eventually extended its lead to 30 at 48-18 with 2:45 left in the half.
• Matthew Rideout '27 went on a personal 5-0 run -- hitting a three-pointer and a pull-up jump shot -- that made the score 50-25, but Hamilton trailed 52-25 at the break.
• In the second half the Jumbos eventually built their lead back up to 30 at 67-37 with 13:16 to go.
• The Continentals cut into their deficit with a 12-2 run and pulled within 69-49 with 8:55 remaining. Hank Morgan '25 scored nine points during the spurt.
• Hamilton continued to close the gap during the next five minutes. The Continentals trailed by 13 points at 77-64 with 3:58 left after a Morgan dunk, but didn't get any closer.

 

Notes

• Morgan recorded 31 points, seven rebounds and four assists. He leads the NESCAC with 22.4 points per game. Morgan is tied for 10^th place on Hamilton's all-time list with 1,488 career points.
• Rideout scored 13 points, with 11 coming in the first half, in his first start since the second game of the season.
• Singh made three three-pointers and contributed 11 points.
• Jalen Reese '27 recorded a career-high four blocks and added three steals, leading all players in both categories.
• Scott Gyimesi's double-double of 26 points and 10 rebounds led Tufts.
• Joshua Bernstein was 9-of-10 from the floor and finished with 20 points.
• James Morakis recorded 14 points and four assists.
• Hamilton shot better than 53 percent (16-30) from the floor in the second half.
• Tufts shot a scorching 67.9 percent (19-28) from the field in the first half.
• The Jumbos held a 40-28 advantage on the glass and outscored the Continentals 52-26 in the paint.

 

Next Game

Hamilton returns home after a four-game road trip to face Williams College (15-7, 4-4) in another NESCAC matchup on Friday, Feb. 14 at 7 p.m.