Box Score LANCASTER, PA – The York College men's basketball dropped their first game of the year on Saturday as a hot shooting Franklin & Marshall Diplomats squad downed York 91-71 in the championship game of the Lancaster Rotary Tip Off Tournament on Saturday in Lancaster.
RECORDS
York (Pa.): 2-1
Franklin & Marshall: 2-0
TEAM STATS
FG Shooting (%): York 23-for-49 (46.9%), F&M 36-for-63 (57.1%)
Three Point Shooting (%): York 6-for-14 (42.9%), F&M 10-for-21 (47.6%)
Free Throw Shooting (%): York 19-for-27 (70.4%), F&M 9-for-12 (75%)
Rebounding: York 20, F&M 41
Assists: York 10, F&M 26
Turnovers: York 17, F&M 17
Blocked Shots: York 5, F&M 4
Steals: York 8, F&M 4
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
• The Diplomats blitzed the Spartans with eight points in the first 1:20 of the game to seize the early control of the game.
• F&M pushed the lead to 13 at 18-5 on a Jordan Phelps lay up with 12:12 left in the first half.
• The Diplomat lead grew to 20-6 before the Spartans went on a 13-4 run to cut their deficit to five at 24-19 with 7:43 left in the half. The Diplomats answered the Spartan run with a 10-0 spurt, pushing the lead back to 15 with 6:21 remaining in the opening half.
• York made a final push late in the first half as they cut the Diplomat lead to seven at 40-33 but the Dips scored six of the final eight points of the half to take a 46-35 lead to the break.
• Junior Matt Scamuffo scored the opening bucket of the second half but F&M answered with a prolonged 15-2 run to take a 61-39 lead with 13:37 remaining in the game.
• York drew to within 15 points on a dunk and a lay up from Zack Galic but F&M immediately pushed the lead back to 21 thanks to a pair of threes from Brandon Federici.
• The Diplomat lead grew to 23 before Brad Wesner ended the game with a three pointer to provide for the final 20-point spread.
SPARTAN LEADERS
Matt Scamuffo: 22 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
Dalton Myers: 17 points, 2 rebounds, 2 blocked shots, 1 assist
Brad Wesner: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists
DIPLOMAT LEADERS
Brandon Federici: 27 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 blocked shot, 2 steals, 7-for-11 from three
Matthew Tate: 13 points, 13 assists, 5 rebounds, 1 steal
Ignas Slyka: 14 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal
Jordan Phelps: 10 points, 6 rebounds, 1 blocked shot
GAME NOTES
The Spartans faced the Diplomats for the first time since March 2, 2012 when the Diplomats downed the Spartans 72-50 in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament … Junior Matt Scamuffo earned all-tournament team honors … Scamuffo hit his 100th career three pointer when he hit a three with 12:39 left in the second half … Scamuffo's 22 points is a season high for the junior … he now has nine career 20-plus point games … Dalton Myers now has 948 career points as he approaches 1,000 career points … the Spartans' 46.9% field goal percentage was their best mark of the young season … The Diplomats shot 57.1% from the floor, the best performance by a Spartan opponent since the 2014-15 season … the 10 three pointers by F&M are the most by a Spartan opponent since St. Mary's made 11 on January 13, 2016.
UP NEXT
The Spartans make their long awaited home debut as they will host Messiah College on Tuesday night in York. Tip time is set for 7:00 pm at Charles Wolf Gymnasium.
