KEUKA PARK, N.Y. – It took 38:45 minutes of action for the Hawks to take control today as they came from behind in the 99-98 road win at Keuka College.
 
THE BASICS

• Final Score:  Hilbert 99   I  Keuka 98
• Location: KC Gym  I Keuka Park, NY
• Records:  Hawks 4-3  I  Wolves -0

HIGHLIGHTS

• The Hawks had four players notch double digit scoring led by Shaheem Ellis' 20 points (3 steals).  He made eight shots from the floor, matching Quran Briggs (19 points) and Jon Evans (18 points) efforts from the field. 
• Elijah Powell was credited with 10 rebounds as he dominated the offensive glass with seven o-boards. 
• Jahmel Demery shot 4-for-5 from the field (8 points) and shared team-high honors with Shawn Gashi (10 points) with four assists each.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Keuka College opening the game foreshadowing their game plan.  They hit a flurry of three point shots and never trailed in the opening half.
• Quran Briggs' hot hand kept Hilbert within reach scoring eight of the Hawks' first 10 points.
• Elijah Powell finished a nice feed in the paint (from Jahmel Demery) and sliced the margin to one possession, but when the Wolves struck again from deep, they started a 7-0 run and established a double figure lead with 13 minutes left in the half.
• Keuka continued to pressure in the full court but the Hawks slowly chipped away on the scoreboard.
• Scott Warner, Demery (6 points) and Zach Miller each found room in the paint pulling Hilbert closer.  Nevada Eldridge's layup with less than one-second left in the half sliced the margin to five points (51-46).
  • Keuka made nine 3-point shots in the opening half but the Hawks dominated the offensive glass earning 18 by the break.
• Shawn Gashi hit a three  and Powell knotted the game at 51-51 on the Hawks' next trip down the floor (19:10) but they just didn't get over the hump.
• Jon Evan's dunk at 10:24 sliced the difference back to one point (72-73).
• The hosts continued to reach from downtown, hitting back-to-back 3's and extended their control for a few minutes longer.
• Keuka hit a pair at the charity stripe to go back up by nine (86-77) but that wasn't enough for Hilbert.
• Michael Pollard's jumper, two buckets by Ellis, a jumper by Briggs and good team defense pulled Hilbert within striking distance again.
• Evans scored the go-ahead bucket with 1:15 on the clock (96-95) and Ellis went 1-for-2 at the foul line with 0:33.
• A Hilbert foul with 0:16 seconds remaining gave the Wolves three freebies at the foul line, which they converted taking the lead back 98-97 with 0:16 on the clock.
• Gashi found Evans for the winning buck in the lane and witnessed a desperation three-pointer fall short at the buzzer for the victory.

GAME NOTES
 

• There were only three lead changes in the game, two gained by the Hawks in the game's final 70 seconds.
• Hilbert outscored the hosts 64-34 in the paint since Keuka did all their damage from beyond the arc.
• The Wolves earned 50% of their points from beyond the line, hitting 17 3-pointers in the game.
• By the final horn, Hilbert swiped 33 offensive and 33 defensive rebounds, building a 21-baord advantage.

 
 
UP NEXT

The Hawks open AMCC play this Wednesday, December 1 when they host Penn State Behrend at 7:30 pm in the Hafner.