Keuka College Men’s Basketball Falls to SUNY Morrisville

Game Leaders

Morrisville State
Pts: Daimarr Miller - 23
Reb: Shaheem Sanders - 8
Ast: Jakhi Lucas - 4
Keuka
Pts: Mac Creek - 20
Reb: 2 Players (#10, #45 - 6)
Ast: Mac Creek - 5

Team Stats

Morrisville State
Keuka

Field Goals

(36-64)
(37-75)

Field Goal %

56.3%
49.3%

Rebounds

42
30

Assists

15
20

Turnovers

20
13

Pts off Turnovers

20
28

2nd Chance Pts

13
2

Pts in the Paint

52
46

Fastbreak Pts

20
8

Bench Pts

11
39
full stats
Dec 16, 2023

KEUKA PARK, N.Y.— The Keuka College Men's Basketball team lost a close game to SUNY Morrisville 94-90 on Saturday afternoon at the JMW Recreation and Athletics Center.

Leading the way for Keuka College (3-5, 1-0 Empire 8) was Mac Creek (Tampa, Fla. / Cambridge Christian) with a career-high 20 points. Christian Sage (Owego, N.Y. / Owego Free Academy) and Daniel Obunse (Queens, N.Y. / Flushing) followed closely behind, scoring 16 apiece.

SUNY Morrisville 94 at Keuka College 90

The Wolves led the game for the majority of the first half. Will Tehan (Victor, N.Y. / Victor) contributed to the offensive success by going 3-3 from the three-point line. With a back-and-forth half, the Green and Gold found themselves down by three with 29 seconds remaining in the first. A jump shot from Tehan in the final seconds would help the Wolves to decrease the deficit going into the break down to 52-51.

The Mustangs came out strong in the second half and increased their lead to 10, 65-55. The Wolves fought back and a jumper by Obunse would bring Keuka to within one score, 76-74, midway through the half. An offensive rebound and basket made by Sage would give the Wolves their first lead of the second half as Keuka held a 78-77 advantage. The Mustangs regained the lead, but with 4:31 left, a three-pointer by Obunse would tie the game for the fifth time, 85-85. Another Dan Obunse three gave Keuka College a five-point lead, 90-85, with 3:37 left to play. The Mustangs scored five straight over the next 1:30 to tie the game at 90-90. Morrisville took the lead with 1:08 left to play and added a pair of late free throws as they closed the game on a 9-0 run to defeat the Wolves 94-90.

KC Notes:

  • The Wolves have dropped six straight to the Mustangs and trail the all-time series 16-8
  • The 90 points by the Wolves were the most ever scored in the 24-game series with Morrisville
  • Mac Creek posted a new career-high with 20 points for the Wolves. Creek also led the Wolves with five assists
  • Will Tehan hit three threes for Keuka while going 6-7 from the floor for 15 points
  • Mason VanDeMortel (Newark, N.Y. / Newark) hit a pair of threes. The senior has now knocked down 114 in his career at Keuka, tying Peter Durr for tenth on the career list

Up Next for Keuka College: Keuka College will go on break for the holidays and return to play in the new year with a conference game against Hartwick College on Friday, January 5, 2024, at 7:30 p.m.