Borders' and Larson's banner night not enough as Gators fall to Stevens
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
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36 | 31 | 67 |
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32 | 46 | 78 |
Team Stats
Stevens
| Game Statistics | Russell Sage College | Stevens |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (25-71) | (27-59) |
| Field Goal % | 35.2% | 45.8% |
| Rebounds | 41 | 45 |
| Assists | 13 | 18 |
| Turnovers | 11 | 13 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 10 | 8 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 15 | 7 |
| Pts in the Paint | 28 | 40 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 11 | 2 |
| Bench Pts | 29 | 17 |
Hoboken, NJ— The Sage Colleges' men's basketball team travelled to Stevens Institute of Technology on Tuesday evening for an Empire 8 match-up. The Ducks collected a 78-67 win to improve to 12-4 overall and 5-2 in the league. The loss puts Sage at 5-10 overall and 1-5 in the conference.
Sage held a 36-32 lead at the half as junior guard Christian Larson (Jacksonville, FL/Oakleaf) and rookie guard Jalon Borders (Bartow, FL/Bartow) each had nine points in the first stanza of play.
Stevens used a strong second half with some impressive shooting (51.7%) from the floor to overtake Sage and capture the league win.
For the game, Larson finished with a career-best 17 points, while making four of nine shots from three-point range. Borders added a career-best 15 points as well for Sage, while senior forward Chris Kidd (Troy, NY/Beacon) and rookie forward Jason Geronimo (Orlando, FL/Colonial) both hauled in seven rebounds in the game. Sophomore center Joshua Gonzalez (Albany, NY/Canajoharie) finished with nine points in the contest.
Sage is back in action on Friday, January 18 hosting Alfred University in Kahl Gym in a 7:30 p.m. Empire 8 contest.
