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Paige’s 29 Points Not Enough in Loss to SUNYIT
February 11, 2012
Freshman Coty Paige scored a career-high 29 points and added 7 rebounds and 4 assists but Keuka College's men's basketball team fell to SUNYIT 66-63 Saturday afternoon.
Freshman Coty Paige (Rochester, NY/Greece Arcadia) scored a career-high 29 points with 7 rebounds and 4 assists, but the Keuka College men’s basketball team missed a buzzer-beater and fell to SUNYIT 66-63 Saturday afternoon inside the Weed Physical Arts Center.
Freshman Tyler Hixson (Shortsville, NY/Red Jacket) added a career-high 12 points with four rebounds and junior Conor Boyer (East Rochester, NY/East Rochester) added seven points and eight rebounds for the Storm (5-16, 5-9 North Eastern Athletic Conference).
SUNYIT (5-17, 4-8 NEAC) started strong and led 5-0 before the Storm battled back. Paige finished a three-point play to put Keuka up 11-with 14:39 remaining in the half. Junior Teddy Tuggles (Rochester, NY/Gates Chili) and Hixson made layups to cap a 6-0 run and put Keuka up 15-9 before the Wildcats scored the next five points to pull within 15-14.
Wagner’s ‘3’ sparked a 13-4 run as Keuka took a 28-18 lead after Paige’s layup with 6:50 remaining in the half.
Paige scored 17 first-half points while freshman Jared Wagner (Pittsford, NY/McQuaid) added all nine of his points in the first as Keuka took a 40-35 lead into halftime.
The schools traded baskets early in the second half, but Keuka still led 48-45 before the Wildcats went on a 9-0 run to take a 54-48 lead with 10:50 remaining. A ‘3’ from Paige pulled Keuka within 58-55 with 7:16 remaining, Hixson scored two baskets and Tuggles swished a pair of free throws to put the Storm up 61-58, but Ryan James drained a ‘3’ on the ensuing possession to tie the score.
Paige sunk a pair of free throws to get Keuka within 64-63, but Sejad Gromilic made a jumper to push the lead to 66-63, and neither team scored over the final 2:01 of the game.
Keuka had a three-point attempt at the buzzer to tie the game, but the shot missed its mark.
Gromilic scored 25 points with seven rebounds, James added 16 points and T’Andre Richardson had 14 points for the Wildcats, who swept the season-series from the Storm. SUNYIT handed Keuka a 73-71 setback on Jan. 28.
The Storm returns to action with a 7 p.m. non-conference clash against Alfred University Tuesday night inside the Weed.
