Gators See Eight Game Winning Streak Come to an End at SUNY Geneseo
GENESEO, N.Y. – Russell Sage College Men’s Basketball saw its eight-game winning streak come to close with this afternoon's 87-84 Empire 8 Conference loss at SUNY Geneseo.
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
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43 | 41 | 84 |
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45 | 42 | 87 |
Team Stats
SUNY Geneseo
| Game Statistics | Russell Sage College | SUNY Geneseo |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (31-60) | (32-62) |
| Field Goal % | 51.7% | 51.6% |
| Rebounds | 29 | 37 |
| Assists | 13 | 16 |
| Turnovers | 12 | 10 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 14 | 17 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 14 | 15 |
| Bench Pts | 31 | 34 |
GENESEO, N.Y. – Russell Sage College Men's Basketball saw its eight-game winning streak come to close with this afternoon's 87-84 Empire 8 Conference loss at SUNY Geneseo.
The Gators (17-3/9-2 E8), which had their buzzer beating three-point attempt to tie it not fall, had four players score in twin figures this afternoon.
Sophomore guard Kyle Dhu (Ozone Park, NY/Brooklyn Law and Tech) led the way with 26 points on 9-of-14 shooting. He made six three-pointers in ten attempts and tallied three steals.
Junior guard Pape Tunkara (Mount Vernon, NY/Iona Prep/Genesee CC) added 19 points and five rebounds, while senior guard Brandon Harris (Elmsford, NY/Alexander Hamilton/Herkimer CC), announced as the E8 Player of the Week on Monday, tallied 12 points on 5-of-11 shooting, five assists, and four rebounds.
Junior center Khalel Noteman (Brooklyn, NY/Canarsie) tossed in 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting, four rebounds and two steals.
Sophomore guard Trevor Hofer helped Geneseo (12-7/8-2 E8) win its fourth in-a-row, topping all participants with 29 points on 9-of-16 shooting.
The Knights used a late 10-4 run spanning 2:04 to gain control of the Saturday matinee. The stretch turned a slim 72-71 RSC advantage into an 81-76 lead for the hosts with 2:04 to go.
Down by six, 87-81, with 1:20 remaining, Harris, who began the days as the Conference leader in steals and steals per-game and ranked fifth in scoring average, halved the RSC deficit with a three with 1:07 left. The trey marked the final points of the contest, which featured 11 lead changes and seven ties, for either side.
The Gators begin their February schedule on Friday at home vs. Elmira.
Gator Bites: The 2025-2026 season marks the 17th for Head Coach Brian Barnes at the helm of Russell Sage College Men's Basketball…He achieved career win number 200 on November 15 at SUNY Cobleskill...RSC got off to its best five-game (5-0), ten-game (9-1), and 15-game (13-2) starts to a season in program history…The first loss was to top-ranked Trinity…The 2014-2015 edition of the Gators started their season at 6-1 and 7-3 on their way to a 23-5 overall record and capturing the Skyline Conference Tournament Championship, and accompanying NCAA Tournament berth...RSC started that historic season, and also began last year, with a 12-3 record...The Gators opened the matinee as the top offense in the Conference at 86.3 points per-game…RSC is coming off a trip to the Quarterfinals of the Empire 8 Conference Championship Tournament…Seven players back from last year's squad…Junior guard Deavion Springsteen (Albany, NY/Albany), Noteman, and Harris headline the returners…Harris, voted third-team All-Conference, topped the Gators with 12.9 points per-game last season…The senior converted the game-winning layup with two seconds left in the January 6 overtime victory at Utica…He began the day leading the Conference in steals and steals per-game and sat fifth with 17.6 points per-game…Barnes added seven newcomers to the program…Dhu was tabbed the E8 Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, November 16…He averaged 25.5 points on 60.7 percent shooting in the 2-0 week…The sophomore made 61.5 percent of his three-point attempts and totaled 11 rebounds, five steals and four assists across the pair of victories…Harris was selected the E8 Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, January 26…The guard averaged 26.0 points on 51.3 percent shooting across home wins vs. Nazareth (1/23) and Saint John Fisher (1/24)…He scored 35 points, the second most in a game by an RSC player, in the victory vs. Nazareth…On February 23, 2017 vs. Old Westbury, Rob Mills '17 went for 36 to help the Gators advance to the Skyline Conference Championship Tournament Finals…Junior guard Pape Tunkara (Mount Vernon, NY/Iona Prep/Genesee CC) commenced Saturday's action second in the E8 with 2.4 steals per-game...Six Gators averaged at least nine points this week...Noteman, among the Conference's field goal percentage leaders, averaged 15.0 points on 82.6 percent shooting, 5.7 rebounds and 1.67 steals in the 2-1 week.
