BROCKPORT, N.Y.—The College at Brockport men's basketball team defeated SUNY Potsdam in impressive fashion, as they never trailed in the 40 minutes of play. A near 20-20 game by Justin Summers was the catalyst to a 78-63 win over a State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) opponent.
 
The victory pushes the Golden Eagles to a 5-3 record overall and a 3-1 conference record, while the Bears drop to 5-5 on the year and 2-2 in SUNYAC play.
 
The game started with an 8-0 run by the Green and Gold, which was a lead they did not relinquish the rest of the way. Summers kicked it off with a made free-throw that was followed up by a jump-shot by Devante Hagins and three-pointer by Josh Nelson. Hagins added another jumper to secure the 8-0 advantage. The unit was not done their as a strong defensive showing allowed Brockport to jump out to a 22-4 lead at the 8:27 mark. Potsdam managed to cut their deficit to ten, but Chris Atkinson nailed two jump shots, one from behind the arc, that brought the score to 35-20 at the break.
 
The second half saw consistent play by the Golden Eagles as they maintained a double-digit advantage throughout. The largest lead came at the 13:01 mark in the second frame, as Brockport used a 12-1 run to jump ahead by 25. The spree started with a layup by Hagins that was followed up by six straight points knocked down by Summers. Montgomery Stroman converted on a stolen ball and sprinted down the court before taking off for an emphatic dunk. Summers once again converted a layup to put the team up 55-30. Potsdam did mount a comeback that cut their deficit to 10 at the 5:57, but the combination of Hagins and Summers proved to be too much as the team fell 78-63.
 
Summers showed out with 23 points, while securing a career-high 18 rebounds. Hagins shot an efficient 10-for-13 from the field, totaling 22 points and grabbing five boards of his own.
 
Brockport will play their next pair of games in Daytona, Florida as they will host the Mauro Panaggio Tournament on Sunday, Dec. 16 and Monday, Dec. 17. The Golden Eagles will host Washington and Lee University, Nazareth College and Gallaudet University.
 
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