HAMBURG, N.Y. – Hilbert Men's Basketball enjoyed a 92-70 victory over the visiting Keuka College Wolves this afternoon. The Hawks only trailed once in the contest on their way to a comfortable win.
 
HIGHLIGHTS

Quran Briggs led the way once again for the Hawks, with his second-consecutive 20-point outing. His 21 points led all scorers in the game. Joining Briggs in double-digits for Hilbert were Jahmel Demery (17), Edward Perez (16) and Nevada Eldridge (12).
 
Demery made a huge impact for the Hawks off the bench grabbing 12 boards (seven offensive) and swatting away three shots on the defensive end.

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• The teams traded buckets to start, with Keuka's first and only lead of the game coming off of a three-pointer to make it a 5-2 game less than two minutes into the contest.
• Hilbert quickly grabbed control of the game with a pair of threes from Briggs to take a seven-point lead and force a Keuka timeout.
• The Hawks maintained a double-digit lead for most of the half, leading by as many as 14 points.
• However, a quick 6-0 run by the Wolves cut the lead to just four with a little over a minute remaining in the half.
• Perez grabbed the momentum right back with a big three-point-play with under a minute to go. Demery, who controlled the offensive glass all day, scored a put-back layup just before halftime to extend the Hilbert lead to nine heading into the break.
• Keuka would cut the lead to six points early in the second half, but the domination in the paint by Hilbert eliminated any real comeback attempt.
• Hilbert established a 20-point advantage with around three minutes to go and grabbed a few more buckets to cap off the 92-70 victory.

 
GAME NOTES 

• Hilbert did most of its' damage inside the paint, outscoring Keuka 54-28 under the basket.
• The Hawks won the rebounding battle convincingly (48-31) thanks in large part to 15 offensive boards.
• Their relentlessness on the offensive glass was rewarded with 20 second chance points.
• The Hawks improve to 2-2 on the season with AMCC conference play right around the corner.

 
UP NEXT

The Hawks stay in Hamburg for their next contest on Tuesday, November 21st. The Saxons from Alfred State will come into town for a 7 PM tip-off in the Hafner Recreation Center.