Gators chalk up another win, downing Bears, 65-61
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
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30 | 31 | 61 |
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25 | 40 | 65 |
Albany, NY—The Sage Colleges' men's basketball team hosted the Bears of St. Joseph's College-Brooklyn on Saturday afternoon for a Skyline Conference match-up. After trailing 30-25 at the half, Sage came back for the 65-61 league win, the team's third in a row to cap a 3-0 week. Now 10-7 overall and 6-2 in the Skyline Conference, Sage has won six of the squad's last seven games. SJC-Brooklyn drops to 4-12 overall and 1-7 on the league.
Sage's junior center Thiago Conceicao (El Portal, FL/Westwood Christian) led the team with his double-double on 12 points and 13 rebound with a pair of blocked shots. Junior Jordan Devaughn (Jacksonville, FL/Flora McDonald Academy) connected for 15 points with three assists and three steals.
Senior forward Rob Mills (Newburgh, NY/Newburgh Free Academy) tallied 16 points off the bench with four assists, five rebounds, and a pair of steals in the action. Senior Davon Sylvester (Bronx, NY/Cardinal Hayes) added seven points with seven rebounds, while senior forward Marcus Patterson (Bronx, NY/Mount Saint Michael Academy) was held to five points with six rebounds.
Patterson boasts 836 career points and ranks No. 5 all-time in scoring at Sage, while his 481 rebounds stands fourth. He is sixth with 34 blocks in 92 career games played, which stands fifth all-time for the Gators.
The Bears took a seven point lead to open the second half and led 40-33 with 16:14 left as senior guard Christian Giles (East Elmhurst, NY/Archbishop Molloy) made one of two free throws he shot. Devaughn made a run and helped Sage cut the gap and gave Sage a 46-44 lead with a three-point basket at 13:50. Sage never looked back and led by as many as eight points twice down the stretch.
Giles finished with 11 points, five rebounds five assists and a steal, while sophomore forward Aaron Parra (Brooklyn, NY/Monsignor McClancy) netted 15 points with eight boards and two blocks for the Bears. Rookie forward Kavan Meiner (Staten Island, NY/Susan Wagner) had a double-double in the action on 13 points with 13 rebounds, including eight defensive boards as the Breas held a 50-48 edge on the boards.
Sage is back in action on January 25 travelling to St. Joseph's College-LI for a 7 p.m. Skyline Conference contest.
Team Stats
St. Joseph's (Brkln)
| Game Statistics | St. Joseph's (Brkln) | Russell Sage College |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (21-70) | (22-62) |
| Field Goal % | 30.0% | 35.5% |
| Rebounds | 50 | 48 |
| Assists | 9 | 12 |
| Turnovers | 14 | 16 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 13 | 19 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 18 | 10 |
| Pts in the Paint | 28 | 30 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 2 | 0 |
| Bench Pts | 10 | 25 |
