Monday, December 15, 2008

Saturday (Dec. 13) games

On Saturday, December 13, the Binghamton 4-5 team went up to Whitney Point and got a win, 36-12. Binghamton led 28-6 at the half. Head coach Tim Doherty said he was able to get all 12 of his players present for this game some significant minutes.

Binghamton 36, Whitney Point 12
Binghamton.......28 - 8 -- 36
Whitney Point.....6 - 6 -- 12

Statistics:
* Kyeem Holmes: 8 points, 2 assists
* Garrett Alapeck: 6 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists
* Casey Walsh: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists
* Jonah Chambers: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists
* Suehaidee Masso: 2 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist
* Milton Jimenez: 2 points, 4 rebounds
* Patrick Goodman: 2 points, 4 rebounds
* Austin Becker-Harris: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists
* Alex Surowka: 2 points, 2 rebounds
* Jordan Haven: 4 rebounds
* Ben Irwin: 2 rebounds
* Lorenzo Kennedy: 2 rebounds



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Also on Saturday, the Binghamton 5-6 Blue team played in the 6th annual Johnson City Holiday Tournament. Binghamton went 2-1, which was good enough to advance to Tuesday night's (6:15 p.m. Dec. 16) tournament championship game in their bracket. Binghamton will play Whitney Point-6, which gave Blue its only loss in the tourney, 52-46.

Binghamton started the day with a 34-30 win over Vestal. Binghamton led 12-7 in the first half, but Vestal went on a 12-2 run before an Andre Hawkins free throw got Binghamton to within 19-15 at halftime.

Binghamton trailed 23-17, but a basket apiece from Nate Gaster and Alex Vega, and two Hawkins free throws pulled Binghamton even at 23-23. Vestal led again 25-23 before Vega tied it, then put Binghamton ahead 26-25, hitting the second of two foul shots. Two Vestal free throws gave them the lead again (27-26) until Roberto Jensen hit an 8-foot bank-shot from the left side with 5:49 left to play to give Binghamton the lead for good.

Nick Snyder scored on a fast break at the 4:36 mark, giving Blue a 30-27 edge, and with 1:22 remaining, facing a Vestal full-court press, Hawkins found Vega in the backcourt, who then hit Snyder out in front for an 8-foot jump shot and a 32-28 lead.

Binghamton 34, Vestal 30
Binghamton.....15 - 19 -- 34
Vestal...............19 - 11 -- 30

Statistics:
* Alex Vega: 9 points, 16 rebounds
* Andre Hawkins: 9 points, 2 rebounds
* Nicky Snyder: 8 points, 17 rebounds
* Nate Gaster: 6 points, 1 rebound
* Roberto Jensen: 2 points, 2 rebounds
* Isiah Turner: 2 rebounds
* Daenon Davy: 1 rebound
* Anar Doski: 1 rebound

In Binghamton's second game, Whitney Point had one of its inside players score 35 points en route to defeating Blue, 52-46. An Andre Hawkins field goal tied the game at 17, but Point seemed to have an answer each time Binghamton surged, as Point led 22-19 at the half.

Blue got to within 22-21 on two Alex Vega free throws early in the second half, and a Hawkins FG gave Binghamton a 23-22 lead. Nathan Oliva scored on a 12 footer from the right baseline to put Blue's lead at 25-23, but Whitney Point then went on a 7-2 run to lead 30-27. Nate Gaster got Binghamton within 30-29, but Point held leads of 3 points or better the rest of the way.

Whitney Point 52, Binghamton 46
Whitney Point.......22 - 30 -- 52
Binghamton...........19 - 27 -- 46

Statistics:
* Alex Vega: 14 points, 9 rebounds
* Nicky Snyder: 12 points, 8 rebounds
* Andre Hawkins: 12 points, 5 rebounds
* Nate Gaster: 6 points, 6 rebounds
* Nathan Oliva: 2 points, 2 rebounds
* Roberto Jensen: 3 rebounds
* Isiah Turner: 2 rebounds

In its third game of the afternoon, Binghamton shook off a sluggist start to lead 16-12 at halftime, then scored 29 points after intermission to beat Johnson City Maroon, 45-37.

Andre Hawkins scored Blue's first 5 points, as Binghamton led 5-4, before Isiah Turner, Alex Vega, Anar Doski and Roberto Jensen each contributed field goals before halftime. After intermission, Hawkins led the way with 9 of his game-high 15 points, while Nicky Snyder dominated the boards with 18 rebounds. A Daenon Davy rebound/put-back with about 3 minutes to play extended Binghamton's lead to 41-30.

Binghamton 45, Johnson City 37
Binghamton......16 - 29 -- 45
Johnson City....12 - 25 -- 37

Statistics:
* Andre Hawkins: 15 points, 2 rebounds
* Alex Vega: 11 points, 8 rebounds
* Nicky Snyder: 5 points, 18 rebounds
* Anar Doski: 4 points, 3 rebounds
* Isiah Turner: 4 points, 2 rebounds
* Roberto Jensen: 4 points
* Daenon Davy: 2 points
* Nathan Oliva: 4 rebounds
* Nate Gaster: 2 rebounds

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