YORK, PA – The seventh ranked York College men's basketball team got back on track as the Spartans got off to a fast start and never looked back in an 81-58 Capital Athletic Conference win over Marymount University on Saturday in York.

The Spartans, who entered the game with a two game losing streak, snapped that streak with a big first half as York recaptured first place in the CAC. Senior Blayde Reich made the day complete as he became the 24^th member of the 1,000 career point club with his lay up with 11:34 left in the first half. The game is also the final regular season meeting as conference opponents as the Saints are departing for a new conference in July.

Game #19

Records: #7 York 17-2 (10-2 CAC), Marymount 6-13 (5-7 CAC)

Final Score: York 81, Marymount 58

Field Goals: York 31-for-56, Marymount 19-for-57

Field Goal %: York 55.4%, Marymount 33.3%

Three Point FG: York 6-for-15, Marymount 7-for-22

Three Point FG %: York 40%, Marymount 31.8%

Free Throws: York 13-for-17, Marymount 13-for-21

Free Throw %: York 76.5%, Marymount 61.9%  

Rebounds: York 38, Marymount 30

Assists: York 23, Marymount 9

Blocked Shots: York 3, Marymount 4

Turnovers: York 16, Marymount 17

Steals: York York 10, Marymount 7

How It Happened

• The Spartans could not have gotten off to a better start coming off the challenging three-game road trip. The Spartans used the first six minutes to forge an 18-6 lead as York put their foot on the gas pedal early.

• Senior Blayde Reich joined the Spartan elite when he hit a short jumper in the lane for his 1,000^th career point. The bucket came with 11:34 left in the first half. Reich needed eight points coming into the game and wasted little time in reaching the milestone as those eight points came on just four shots.

• Marymount cut the Spartan lead to eight on a Kiran Durant free throw with 9:31 left in the first half. York answered with seven straight points, pushing the lead to 15 at 31-16 with 7:35 left in the opening half.

• The Spartans scored eight of the final nine points of the half as they took a 47-25 lead to the half. Senior Matt Scamuffo drained a three pointer from the right corner with three seconds left in the half to give York the 22-point halftime lead.  

• Marymount got off to a good start in the second half as the Saints began stanza on a 7-1 spurt. However, the Spartans got back on track and pushed the lead back into the 20's. Durant hit a three followed by a lay up to cut York's lead to 57-39 but York responded with an 8-0 run, pushing the lead to 26 with 8:53 left in the game.

• York eventually increased the lead to a game-high 31 (76-45) on a Joey Polczynski lay up with 4:58 left in the game. The Saints, much like the first meeting, outscored the Spartans late to close the scoring gap. This time, Marymount outscored York 13-5 over the final four minutes to provide for the final 23 point Spartan margin of victory.

Spartan Leaders

Blayde Reich: 17 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals

Dalton Myers: 14 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 blocked shot

Zach Novick: 8 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists

Matt Scamuffo: 8 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal

Joey Polczynski: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals

Marymount Leaders

Kiran Durant: 13 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, 2 steals

Brandon Rogers: 12 points, 2 rebounds, 1 blocked shot, 4 steals, 4-for-8 3PT FG

Ibrahim Kamara: 7 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists

Ryan Albert: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal

Game Notes:

The Spartans have won three straight against the Saints as they now lead the all-time series 34-32 … York swept the regular season series against the Saints … senior Blayde Reich now has 1,009 points as he ranks 23^rd on the all-time list … Reich joins Dalton Myers and Matt Scamuffo on the 1,000 career point list … Myers now ranks 11^th with 1,327 points as he passed former Spartan standout Paul Kouvaris, who was in attendance on Saturday, for 11^th place in the Saturday's win … Scamuffo now has 1,259 points as he sits in 14^th place … Reich, Myers, and Scamuffo all reached 1,000 career points in games at Wolf Gymnasium … Reich and Scamuffo got their 1,000^th point in wins while Myers milestone came in a loss … the Spartans now own sole possession of first place in the CAC as Mary Washington knocked off Salisbury in the Maggs Center on Saturday, giving York a one game cushion in the standings … Salisbury is now tied with Christopher Newport for second place (9-3) while Mary Washington is two games out of first (8-4) … York is now 7-0 at Wolf Gym this year … the Spartans are now 13-1 when leading at the half … the Spartans finished the game shooting 55.4% from the floor, that's the ninth time this year they have been over 50% from the floor in a game … the 55.4% is their best shooting game of the year, edging the 55.0% they shot at Wesley on November 29 … Marymount finished the game shooting 33.3% and that's the sixth time they have held an opponent below 40% shooting in a game … the 33.3% is the second lowest opponent shooting percentage of the year … York's 23 assists are the sixth time this year the Spartans have gone over 20 assists in a game … sophomore Jared Wagner played 24 minutes in the win, the most on the squad as every healthy Spartan got at least four minutes in the win … Reich got his 17 points in just 20 minutes of action … junior Jared Noble tallied a career-high seven points as he was 3-for-3 from the floor including 1-for-1 from three … sophomore Zach Novick added a season-high eight points and a career-high eight rebounds in his 16 minutes of action … junior Nolan Smith set a new career high as a Spartan has he hit a pair of threes for six points in nine minutes of play … sophomore Joey Polczynski has continued his strong play as he tallied eight points and six rebounds in his 22 minutes of court time … Polczynski is averaging 9.2 points and 3.5 rebounds per game in his last four games … Wagner dished out five assists and collected four steals in the win … Wagner has five assists or more in ten games while he also has four steals or more in four games … the game kicks off a three-game home stand as York will play five of their final seven regular season games at home.

Up Next:

The Spartans continue their three-game home stand with a game against Wesley College on Wednesday night in Wolf Gymnasium. The CAC contest is set for an 8:00 pm tip off.