Box Score
Sophomore forward
John Ivy (Rochester, NY/East) had a team-high 20 points but The College at Brockport Men's Basketball team came up one point short in a State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) battle against Geneseo, falling 67-66. The Golden Eagles conference record falls to 3-3 and 5-8 overall.
The teams played an even ten minutes to open up the game. With the score tied at 14, Geneseo went on a 10-0 run before
Derek Klein (Valley Stream, NY/Long Island Lutheran) hit a three-point shot. When Brockport struggled to score, Ivy found ways to penetrate the Geneseo zone.
Brockport did not attempt a free-throw in the first half while Geneseo went 9-11 in the first 20 minutes. Geneseo built a 13 point lead with just over four minutes to play and went into intermission with a 36-25 advantage.
Brockport came out in the second half and slowly chipped away at the Geneseo lead for the first ten minutes. At the 8:05 mark
Gerald Williams (Rochester, NY/Charlotte) sank a big three-point shot to bring the score within four, 53-49. Both teams refused to make mistakes as the two sides continued to trade baskets on each possession.
Kyheem Green (Huntington Station, NY/Walt Whitman) hit two free-throws with four minutes to play to make the score 60-57 in favor of Geneseo. Williams, who has been known to hit big three-point shots throughout his career, came through in the clutch with a trifecta with just over a minute to play to bring Brockport within one, 65-64.
After trading possessions without scoring over the next 45 seconds, Geneseo sank two free-throws to make it 67-64.
Donnell Jackson (Rochester, NY/Edison Tech) converted a layup with just three seconds to play. On the ensuing Geneseo inbounds, Jackson stole the full-court pass and quickly called a timeout to set up a play. However, Brockport's inbound pass could not find the hands of a Golden Eagle as time expired.
Brockport shot 61.5 percent in the second half to contribute to their comeback. As a whole, Brockport shot 50.9 percent from the floor. Williams connected on three three-point shots and finished with 17 points. Green and Jackson each finished with 11 points. Green filled the stat sheet once again, contributing seven rebounds, five blocks, and four assists.
