RSC Cruises Past Houghton
ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College Men’s Basketball led by as many as 39 to cruise past visiting Houghton 97-59 on Friday night.
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
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27 | 32 | 59 |
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39 | 58 | 97 |
Team Stats
Houghton
| Game Statistics | Houghton | Russell Sage College |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (17-62) | (40-79) |
| Field Goal % | 27.4% | 50.6% |
| Rebounds | 36 | 57 |
| Assists | 6 | 26 |
| Turnovers | 20 | 12 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 13 | 23 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 2 | 19 |
| Pts in the Paint | 18 | 56 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 11 | 36 |
| Bench Pts | 11 | 21 |
ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College Men's Basketball led by as many as 39 to cruise past visiting Houghton 97-59 on Friday night.
The Gators (12-2/4-1 E8), winners of three-in-a-row, had 11 different players score at least two points in the home Empire 8 Conference victory.
Sophomore guard Kyle Dhu (Ozone Park, NY/Brooklyn Law and Tech) topped all players with 22 points on 8-of-14 shooting.
Junior center Khalel Noteman (Brooklyn, NY/Canarsie) contributed a double-double of 20 points on 9-of-13 shooting and 10 rebounds, while senior guard Brandon Harris (Elmsford, NY/Alexander Hamilton/Herkimer CC) filled up the box score to the tune of 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting, six assists, five steals, and five rebounds.
Senior forward Ben Aprilante (Fort Montgomery, NY/James I. O'Neil/SUNY Adirondack) helped RSC out rebound the visiting Highlanders by a 57-36 margin and tally 56 points in the paint, registering 11 points and nine boards.
A quartet of Highlanders (3-11/0-5 E8), now on a six-game slide, scored in twin figures.
RSC, which got out to 27-12 lead en route to a 39-27 halftime advantage, did a great job containing Houghton junior Lou Bellamy, who entered the night third in the E8 in scoring average and second in rebounding. The forward, who came in scoring 19.2 points on a regular basis, recorded 12 points and nine rebounds on a 3-of-10 shooting performance.
A 25-6 Gator run across 5:40 of the second period put the hosts ahead by 27, 66-39, with 11:43 remaining.
RSC, 7-0 at home, receives a visit from Alfred tomorrow at 4:00 PM.
Gator Bites: The 2025-2026 season marks the 17th for Head Coach Brian Barnes at the helm of Russell Sage College Men's Basketball…He achieved career win number 200 on November 15 at SUNY Cobleskill...RSC got off to its best five-game (5-0) and ten-game (9-1) starts to a season in program history…The lone loss was to top-ranked Trinity…The 2014-2015 edition of the Gators started their season at 6-1 and 7-3 on their way to a 23-5 overall record and capturing the Skyline Conference Tournament Championship, and accompanying NCAA Tournament berth...RSC started that historic season, and also began last year, with a 12-3 record...The Gators are coming off a trip to the Quarterfinals of the Empire 8 Conference Championship Tournament…Seven players back from last year's squad…Junior guard Deavion Springsteen (Albany, NY/Albany), Harris, and Noteman headline the returners…Harris, voted third-team All-Conference, topped the Gators with 12.9 points per-game last season…The senior converted the game-winning layup with two seconds left in the January 6 overtime victory at Utica…Barnes added seven newcomers to the program…Dhu was tabbed the E8 Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, November 16…He averaged 25.5 points on 60.7 percent shooting in the 2-0 week…The sophomore made 61.5 percent of his three-point attempts and totaled 11 rebounds, five steals and four assists across the pair of victories...RSC opened the week as the top offense in the Empire 8 Conference, averaging 85.1 points per-game...Harris and junior guard Pape Tunkara (Mount Vernon, NY/Iona Prep/Genesee CC) came into the weekend ranked first and second in the E8 for steals per-game at 2.8 and 2.6 respectively.
