Sage Men's Basketball Team Beats Purchase 87-81 in return to Skyline action
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
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42 | 45 | 87 |
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38 | 43 | 81 |
Purchase, NY—The Sage Colleges' men's basketball team returned to Skyline Conference play on Wednesday night with a visit to Purchase College. Sage collected the 87-81 road win to improve to 5-6 overall and stand at 1-1, while Purchase drops to 4-7 overall and 0-2 in the league.
Sage held a 42-38 lead at the break as the first half featured six ties and two lead changes for each squad. Junior center Thiago Conceicao (El Portal, FL/Westwood Christian) paced the Gators with all seven of his points in the first half, while junior guard Wayne Weir (Bronx, NY/Samuel Gompers) added eight points. As a team Sage combined to shoot 80.0% from three-point range in the first half, converting 4-of-5 shots.
By game's end, senior forward Davon Sylvester (Bronx, NY/Cardinal Hayes) finished with a team-leading 25 points. Sylvester, who earned Skyline Player of the Week honors on Monday, hit 9-13 from the floor. Weir racked up 13 points, while senior forward Marcus Patterson (Bronx, NY/Mount Saint Michael Academy) added 14 points. Patterson moved into the No. 6 spot on the career scoring mark with 717 points, moving ahead of Ryan Sager (713 points, 2010-2013).
Down the stretch, Purchase pulled within two points 83-81 in the final minute of the game, before Sage's junior guard Frane Larose (Miami, FL/North Miami Beach Senior) earned a trip to the free throw line with :16 left to play. Larose made both shots, giving Sage an 85-81 lead and got a return trip with 0:04 left on another foul and made two more shots giving Sage the 87-81 win. Larose finished with nine points for the game.
Sage is back in action on January 7 hosting the Mariners of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in a 3 p.m. home Skyline Conference contest at Kahl Gym.
Team Stats
SUNY Purchase
| Game Statistics | Russell Sage College | SUNY Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (30-69) | (31-68) |
| Field Goal % | 43.5% | 45.6% |
| Rebounds | 41 | 45 |
| Assists | 12 | 14 |
| Turnovers | 8 | 14 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 21 | 13 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 14 | 22 |
| Pts in the Paint | 30 | 30 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 0 | 0 |
| Bench Pts | 28 | 26 |
