Men's Basketball traveled to Columbia-Greene on Saturday for a regional matchup with the Twins before hosting Ulster County Community College in Allyn Hall on Sunday. The men move to 3-9 after two victories over the Twins and the Senators.
The Lazers took a lead from the start of the game to which they would never surrender. The Lazers had several with double digit points, led by
Devonte Gordon with 16. After 40 minutes of play, the Lazers headed home with a 110-65 victory.
Points Per Possession |
1.27 |
Transition Points |
20 |
Points Off Turnovers |
31 |
Second Chance Points |
17 |
Points in the Paint |
64 |
Coming off a Saturday win, the men were hungry for another against the Ulster County Senators. The Lazers put up a 20-6 lead and forced several Senator turnovers with their press. Some chippiness resulted in 4 technical fouls called on both teams all in the first half. OCC entered the second half with a 51-29 lead.
The Lazers maintained a consistent 20 point lead in first 10 minutes of the second half until Ulster went on a 12-point run with 10:00 remaining. OCC's leading scorers in the 1st had a quieter second half for 1st half leading scorers for OCC. The Senators cut OCC's lead completely with 1:38 remaining and a 71-71 tie. Late freethrows would essentially secure the Lazers the victory with
Jackson Forte going 6-6 from the line in the final 1:30. OCC grabbed their second win of the weekend over the Senators, 78-71.
Gage Kielmann led with 16 points.
Nazier Sanders had 14.
Points Per Possession |
0.98 |
Transition Points |
8 |
Points Off Turnovers |
34 |
Second Chance Points |
11 |
Points in the Paint |
20 |
The Lazers will host Jefferson Community College this Wednesday, December 11th in Allyn Hall for their last game before the winter break.
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