YORK, PA – The York College men's basketball team dropped a tightly contested Capital Athletic Conference contest on Wednesday night as the Saints downed York 70-64. The Spartans have dropped two straight while Marymount has won three of their last four.  

RECORDS

York (Pa.): 7-5, 2-3 CAC

Marymount (Va.): 7-5, 4-1 CAC

TEAM STATS

FG Shooting (%): York 22-for-55 (40.0%), MU 21-for-46 (45.7%)

Three Point Shooting (%): York 10-for-30 (33.3%), MU 4-for-11 (36.4%)

Free Throw Shooting (%): York 10-for-18 (55.6%), MU 24-for-40 (60.0%)

Rebounding: York 34, MU 39

Assists: York 18, MU 8

Turnovers: York 17, MU 17

Blocked Shots: York 4, MU 3

Steals: York 8, MU 9

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• The first half was tightly played as neither team held more than a four-point lead in the opening 20 minutes of play. The Spartans led 15-11 just over six minutes into the game. The Saints responded with a 7-0 spurt to take a three-point lead. The game would be tied four times over the next nine minutes with the final first half tie coming at 31. Blayde Reich hit a pair of free throws and Darin Gordon drilled a three to give the Spartans a 35-31 lead at the break. Overall, there were eight ties and five lead changes in the first half.

• York got off to a good start in the second half as the Spartans held a 39-34 lead on a Reich lay up 2:31 into the second half. Marymount went on a 7-2 run, tying the game at 41 on a Michael Anderson lay up with 14:11 left in the game.

• The game would be tied again at 45 as freshman Kevin Callahan drilled a three from the right wing as the game was dead even with 10:51 left in the game. The Spartans then went dry from the field as the Saints held them scoreless over the next three minutes while Marymount scored eight points to take a 55-47 lead with 7:07 left in the game.

• York cut the lead to four on a pair of Mike Frauenheim free throws with 3:24 left. The Saints immediately answered with a pair of Taiga Walker free throws and a Dimitri Rucker bucket with 2:36 left. Matt Scamuffo trimmed York's deficit to five on a corner three six seconds later as the Green and White tried to claw their way back into the game.

• Marymount split a pair of free throws and Zack Galic hit a lay up off an inbounds pass, cutting York's deficit to four with 1:39 left. Rucker then nailed a clutch jumper from above the free throw line as the shot clock was under three seconds, pushing the Marymount lead back at six.

• Scamuffo hit another three on York's next possession. After York fouled Alex Danko and he hit a pair of free throws, Galic drained a three with 39 seconds left to draw York to within two at 66-64 as the momentum seemed to be sliding over to the Spartans.

• That momentum was short lived as Anderson nailed a pair of free throws to push the lead back to four. The Spartans committed a turnover on their ensuing possession, forcing York to foul with 23 seconds left. Walker split a pair of free throws to give MU at 69-64 lead with 23 seconds left. York committed another turnover on their next possession to essentially end the game.

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SPARTAN LEADERS

Matt Scamuffo: 17 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 5-for-9 from three

Zack Galic: 17 points, 5 rebounds, 1 blocked shot, 1 steal, 8-for-10 from the floor

Jason Bady: 9 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocked shots, 1 steals

SAINT LEADERS

Dimitri Rucker: 19 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 blocked shots, 3 steals

Taiga Walker: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal

Michael Anderson: 10 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals

GAME NOTES

The Saints have edged in front of the Spartans in the all-time series 32-31 as Marymount has won eight straight in the series … York is now 3-2 at home and 1-2 at home in league play … the loss is the first for the Spartans when they have held a halftime lead as York is now 5-1 with the halftime advantage … the Saints went to the line a whooping 40 times as they converted 24 (60%) … the Saints had a 14 points advantage at the free throw line as York was 10-for-18 from the stripe … York was called for 27 fouls as two Spartans fouled out ... the 40 free throw attempts are the most against the Spartans since the 2014-15 season … York has been outrebounded in five of their last six games … York forced 17 turnovers which they turned into 17 points … York's 10 three pointers tied the Spartans' season high (10-for-28 vs. Stevenson on Dec. 20) … the Spartans have now shot below 42% from the floor in each of their last six games … York's 55.6% free throw mark is their second-lowest mark of the season (9-for-17 vs. Wesley on Dec. 14) … York had a plus assist to turnover ratio for the fifth time this year … Zack Galic tallied a career-high 17 points as he was 8-for-10 from the floor including 1-for-1 from three … freshman Darin Gordon pulled in a career-high nine rebounds while he also had six points … Mike Frauenheim dished out six more assists as he has 13 assists and just one turnover in his last two games … freshman Kevin Callahan scored his first collegiate points on his second half three pointer.

LAST FIVE VS. MARYMOUNT

Feb. 6, 2015 @ Marymount, Loss, 65-56

Jan. 9, 2015 @ York, Loss, 72-53

Feb. 7, 2014 @ Marymount, Loss, 58-54

Jan. 7, 2014 @ York, Loss, 80-61

Feb. 8, 2013 @ York, Loss, 63-53

UP NEXT

The Spartans return to Wolf Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon as they will host Southern Virginia in a Capital Athletic Conference contest. Tip time in York is scheduled for 3:00 pm.   

Zack Galic photo courtesy of David Sinclair Photography