Box Score ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Manhattanville men's basketball team dropped a 77-62 decision to Keuka in the opening round of the Harold J. Brodie Tournament, hosted by the Rochester Institute of Technology on Friday night at Clark Gym.
Manhattanville (5-4) will play D'Youville tomorrow in the consolation game beginning at 1 p.m., while Keuka (3-5) advances to the championship game against host RIT at 3 p.m.
After coming one rebound short in each of the last three games, junior
Jack Bramswig (Pleasantville, N.Y./Pleasantville) picked up his elusive fifth double-double of the season with 16 points and a team-high 14 rebounds – including a game-high eight offensive boards. Freshman
Anthony Maestre (Bronx, N.Y./Mount St. Michael Academy) was the team's leading scorer with 17 points, reaching double figures for the ninth straight time to start his career, while sophomore
Wills Flynn (Miami, Fla./Westminster Christian) added 13 points, five assists and four steals in a career-high 39 minutes of action.
Keuka had four players reach double figures, led by a game-high 19 points from Tyler Hixson and 17 from Trevor Healey. Jared Wagner had his team's only double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Teddy Tuggles shrugged off seven turnovers to score 11 points with a game-high six assists.
The Valiants struggled to find their offensive touch for most of the night, shooting 31.8 percent (21 for 66) from the field, and also had a tough night on the glass, as Keuka posted a 52-32 edge in rebounds. The Storm shot 47.4 percent (27 for 57) from the field as well in earning the win.
Manhattanville started the game off with six straight points, but Keuka responded with an 11-1 run to take its first lead of the evening. The deficit was cut to two on a pair of occasions, but the Storm followed with eight straight points to open up a 21-11 lead with 9:39 left in the half. Keuka went into the break with a 38-31 lead, thanks largely to a 20-6 edge in points in the paint and a 27-16 rebounding advantage.
In the second half, Keuka built its lead up to 13 points at 53-40 with 13:51 to go; however, Manhattanville stepped up defensively over the next four minutes, holding the Storm scoreless and rattling off eight straight points to get back within five with under 10:00 remaining.
The two teams exchanged runs over the next six minutes, as Keuka upped its lead back up to 13 only to have Manhattanville get it right back down to five again at 64-59 on a jumper by Flynn with 3:41 left. But, the Valiants managed just one field goal the rest of the way and Keuka connected on its free throws to seal the win.
