POTSDAM, N.Y.- Hamilton College (13-4) started quickly and finished strong to beat the SUNY Potsdam men's basketball team (2-13) 83-60 on Tuesday evening.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Continentals jumped to a 27-15 lead over the first nine minutes of the contest.
• Senior guard Hank Morgan (Caldwell, N.J.) accumulated 10 points in the first half for the Continentals.
• Senior guard Walter deFreitas (Brooklyn, N.Y.) scored 12 points in the first half, but the Bears trailed 39-27 at the break.
• The Continentals started the second half with a 9-0 run, extending their lead to 48-27.
• Freshman guard Bryson Brown (New York, N.Y.) had a pair of threes late in the second, but Hamilton continued to pull away for the 83-60 win.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• The Bears shot 42.2-percent from the floor and the Continentals hit 41.8.
• Hamilton controlled the glass, 45-29.
• deFretias finished with 20 points, shooting 7-10 from the field and 4-7 from the three with four rebounds and three steals.
• Morgan, senior guard Teja Singh (Seattle, Wash./Seattle Academy) and senior forward Graham Robinson (Concord, Mass./St. Paul's School) all accumulated double digits for the Continentals.
• Freshman guard Mike Hancock (Bayville, N.Y./Locust Valley) recorded a career-high score of 16 points for the Bears.
• The Bears shot 16-17 from the free-throw line on the night.

 
WHAT'S NEXT
The Bears host the New Paltz Hawks for a conference game this Friday, January 24, at Jerry Welch Gymnasium at 7:30 p.m.