KEUKA PARK, N.Y. – Hilbert Men's Basketball continued to push the pace as the Hawks stormed into the JMW Recreation Center and exploded for an 87-65 non-conference victory over Keuka College this afternoon.

For the first time in three years, the Hawk scored 54 points in the opening half today, and they rolled to their fourth consecutive victory over Keuka.

HIGHLIGHTS

Shaheem Ellis produced a team-best 23 points, four assist, three steal performance while Larry Morse tacked another double-double to his young career pairing 21 points with 12 rebounds.

Nathan Moore added a career-high 17 points, going 5-for-6 from the 3-point line.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

Hilbert never trailed in the game and led wire-to-wire despite a better second-half effort by Keuka, Hilbert's first-half explosion proved to be too much to overcome.

Hilbert opened the game by hitting 7-of-9 shots from the field which included a perfect 3-for-3 beyond the arc as they built a 13-4 lead just two and half minutes into play.

They continued to attack the rim the rest of the half and built a 24-14 margin in rebounds while scoring 30 points in the paint by intermission.  Hilbert caused the Storm major issues defensively as they converted 8-of-9 from the 3-point line (88.9%).

The Hawks offensive production cooled after the break as the royal and white hit 41.9% from the floor (4-of-8 3-point).  The Storm outscored Hilbert, 39-31, and they led with a 21-17 advantage on the boards.

GAME NOTES

• Keuka's bench outscored the Hawks (21-12) and the Storm held a slight lead (13-11) in points off turnovers.
• The Hawks recorded a 41-35 advantage in rebounds, turnovers (11-15), steals (7-3) but put the Storm at the foul line a total of 24 times in forty minutes.
• Larry Morse earned four offensive rebounds, half of the Hawks recorded eight.
• Malachi Hartley hit his first career three-pointer.
• The last time Hilbert scored 54 points in the first half was against Franciscan University in November 2021.
• The Hawks have scored 59 points twice in the second half of two AMCC games over the course of the last two season.

UP NEXT
 
Hilbert (3-1) travels this Wednesday, November 20th for a non-conference doubleheader with the Hilbert women at Houghton University.