YORK, PA – The York College men's basketball team closed out their season-high four game home stand with a grind-it-out 62-57 Capital Athletic Conference win over Southern Virginia. The Knights were masterful in controlling the tempo as the Spartan offense sputtered for most of the game. The win extends the Spartan win streak to a season-high tying six.
Records
York (Pa.): 16-5, 5-1 CAC
Southern Virginia: 1-20, 0-6 CAC
Team Stats
Score: York 62, Southern Virginia 57
FG: York 22-for-59 (37.3%), SVU 19-for-44 (43.2%)
3PT FG: York 9-for-32 (28.1%), SVU 4-for-18 (22.2%)
FT: York 9-for-13 (69.2%), SVU 15-for-19 (78.9%)
Rebounds: York 32, SVU 35
Assists: York 11, SVU 6
Turnovers: York 12, SVU 16
Blocked Shots: York 2, SVU 2
Steals: York 7, SVU 7
How It Happened:
• The Spartans got off to a good start as they lead 10-4 less than four minutes into the game. The Knights came into the game with the idea of controlling tempo and the plan worked after the first few minutes of the game. Darin Gordon gave York a 15-6 lead on a three with 13:47 left in the first. York then went over five minutes without a score as the Knights hit the Spartans with a 12-0 run that gave the Knights an 18-15 lead. Joe Polczynski tied the game at 18 with a three, snapping York's offensive drought. After a Quincy Jones bucket for the Knights, Gordon ripped the ball away from Ricky Stafford and threw down a vicious one handed slam to kickstart a 9-0 Spartan run to end the half.
• The Spartans came out of the half and quickly pushed the lead to ten just 47 seconds into the half. That would be the largest lead of the game for York. The Knights came all the way back and tied the game at 44 on a Sam Armstrong three with 9:53 left in the half. That began a period of back and forth play with a pair of lead changes and three ties over the next five minutes.
• York took the lead for good with 4:54 left as Riley Dobraniecki hit a pair of free throws to put York up 53-51. Jared Wagner followed with a tough lay up in the paint as York led by four. The Knights cut the Spartan lead to two twice over the next two minutes but the Spartans made enough free throws to hold the Knights at bay and avoid a huge upset.
Spartan Leaders:
Jared Wagner: 18 points, 9 assists, 7 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 blocked shot
Colin Rimel: 13 points, 1 rebound, 3-for-7 3PT FG
Darin Gordon: 11 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 blocked shot
Knight Leaders:
Trey Dill: 24 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 blocked shot
Quincy Jones: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 5 steals, 1 assist
Sam Armstrong: 9 points, 4 rebounds
Notes:
The meeting was the final regular season contest between the Spartans and Knights as members of the CAC as York departs for the MAC next fall … the Spartans have won nine straight against the Knights and own an 11-3 lead in the all-time series … the Knights are now 0-for-their last 21 CAC games … the win is the first for the Spartans this year in which they have shot under 40% in the game … the 37.3% mark from the field is their second lowest shooting nights of the year (37% @ Roanoke) … the Spartan defense allowed just 57 points, their third best defensive effort of the year … York made just nine threes, snapping a streak of four games with double figures in triples … York had more turnovers (12) than assists (11) for the first time since the January 10 game against CNU … that's just the sixth time this year that York has had more turnovers than assist … York got outrebounded for the first time in the last four games … York is now 4-5 when losing the battle on the glass … York improves to 9-1 at home … York is now 12-2 when leading at the half … York is now 11-2 when holding their opponent below 45% shooting from the floor … York is now 16-3 when having more assists than their opponent … senior Jared Wagner led the Spartans with 18 points as he moved past former Spartan great Paul Kouvaris for 13th on the all-time scoring list as he now has 1,337 points … All 18 of Wagner's points came in the second half after he was held scorless in the opening 20 minutes of play ... Wagner now has 510 assists after his nine for the game … Wagner pushed his school record for steals up to 270 in 107 career games … sophomore Colin Rimel set a new career-high with 13 points as he went 5-for-10 from the floor including 3-for-7 from three … senior Darin Gordon continues to sizzle for the Spartans at the right time as he notched his third straight game with double figures as he had 11 points despite being limited to 24 minutes because of foul trouble … Gordon now has seven games with double figures in scoring this year.
Up Next
The Spartans head out on the road to face Salisbury University on Wednesday evening in a Capital Athletic Conference contest. Tip time at the Maggs Center is set for 7:00 pm.