RSC Runs Winning Streak to Eight
BROCKPORT, N.Y. – Russell Sage College Men’s Basketball stayed atop the Empire 8 Conference standings with tonight's 81-76 road victory at SUNY Brockport.
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
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42 | 39 | 81 |
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36 | 40 | 76 |
Team Stats
SUNY Brockport
| Game Statistics | Russell Sage College | SUNY Brockport |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (28-64) | (29-73) |
| Field Goal % | 43.8% | 39.7% |
| Rebounds | 47 | 40 |
| Assists | 12 | 20 |
| Turnovers | 25 | 17 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 16 | 15 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 11 | 14 |
| Bench Pts | 33 | 42 |
BROCKPORT, N.Y. – Russell Sage College Men's Basketball stayed atop the Empire 8 Conference standings with tonight's 81-76 road victory at SUNY Brockport.
The Gators (17-2/9-1 E8) shot 43.8 percent from the field and had five players score in double figures to run their winning streak to eight.
Junior guard Pape Tunkara (Mount Vernon, NY/Iona Prep/Genesee CC) led the victors with 15 points on 4-of-9 shooting and eight rebounds.
Senior guard Brandon Harris (Elmsford, NY/Alexander Hamilton/Herkimer CC), announced as the E8 Player of the Week on Monday, and junior guard Adam Myers (Troy, NY/LaSalle Institute/Saint Rose) registered 14 points apiece. Harris contributed nine rebounds, two assists and two steals, while Myers tallied five boards, four assists, and three steals.
Junior center Khalel Noteman (Brooklyn, NY/Canarsie) recorded 12 points on 6-of-8 shooting and secured eight caroms, while senior forward Jeremy Rosario (Albany, NY/Colonie Central/Alma) rounded out the Gators in double digits with 11 points on 5-of-9 shooting.
RSC, the top offense in the Conference, took control of the contest with a 26-5 run spanning the intermission. Down by 14 with 14:48 remaining, SUNY Brockport (7-11/3-6 E8) could get no closer than four from there.
The Gators are back on the court tomorrow at 4:00 PM at SUNY Geneseo.
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), ten-game (9-1), and 15-game (13-2) starts to a season in program history…The first 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 opened the weekend as the top offense in the Conference at 86.6 points per-game…RSC is 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…He began the night leading the Conference in steals and steals per-game and sat sixth with 17.9 points per-game…Barnes added seven newcomers to the program…Sophomore guard Kyle Dhu (Ozone Park, NY/Brooklyn Law and Tech) 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…Harris was selected the E8 Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, January 26…The guard averaged 26.0 points on 51.3 percent shooting across home wins vs. Nazareth (1/23) and Saint John Fisher (1/24)…He scored 35 points, the second most in a game by an RSC player, in the victory vs. Nazareth…On February 23, 2017 vs. Old Westbury, Rob Mills '17 went for 36 to help the Gators advance to the Skyline Conference Championship Tournament Finals…Tunkara commenced the weekend second in the E8 with 2.5 steals per-game.
