Story Created:
Jan 9, 2010 at 11:12 PM EST
Story Updated:
Jan 10, 2010 at 12:31 AM EST
CLINTON, N.Y. -- Pat Sullivan '12 scored 22 of his career-high 24 points in the second half as Hamilton College came back from an eight-point deficit to defeat visiting Hobart College 68-66 in a Liberty League men's basketball game at Margaret Bundy Scott Field House on Jan. 9.
Sullivan added a game-high nine rebounds. He was 8 of 16 from the field, including 2-for-2 from 3-point range. Joe Manns '10 chipped in 14 points and three assists off the bench. Ephraim McDowell '12 was a perfect 3 of 3 from long range and finished with 12 points. As a team, Hamilton shot 60 percent (9-15) from beyond the arc.
Stefan Thompson '13 paced Hobart with 22 points and four assists. Mark Bruce '11 added 14 points and Sean Peer '13 grabbed a team-high five rebounds off the bench. Thompson and Bruce combined to score 29 points in the second half. Matt Pebole '12 scored all 12 of his points in the first half as the Statesmen built a 29-27 lead at the break. Hobart shot 53.2 percent from the floor, including 61 percent (14-23) in the second half.
A 3-pointer by McDowell broke a 62-62 tie with 1:07 left. Thompson's layup with 47 seconds remaining made it a one-point game, but the Continentals went back up by three on a Sullivan layup 30 seconds later. The Statesmen missed a 3-pointer on their next possession and Sullivan grabbed the defensive board. He made 1 of 2 free throws for a 68-64 lead with seven seconds left. Thompson's jumper as time expired accounted for the final score.
Hobart (6-5 overall, 0-1 Liberty) opened the second half with an 8-2 run and led 37-29 with 16:04 left. Hamilton (5-5, 1-0) didn't hold the lead again until Sullivan drained a 3-pointer to make the score 44-42 with 9:54 remaining. The Continentals shot 56 percent from the field in the final 20 minutes, including 5 of 7 from 3-point range.
Neither team led by more than four points in a first half that featured six ties. Hamilton has won the last five meetings with the Statesmen and the Continentals lead the all-time series, 93-52.
Hamilton travels to Union College for another league game on Friday, Jan. 15. Hobart is at SUNY Potsdam for a non-league contest on Monday, Jan. 11.
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