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Junior guard Adam Anderson tossed in 10 points this afternoon.
96
Winner Daemen DAEMEN 12-2
88
Saint Rose STR 3-8
Winner
Daemen DAEMEN
12-2
96
Final
88
Saint Rose STR
3-8
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Daemen DAEMEN 44 52 96
Saint Rose STR 41 47 88

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | David Alexander, Assistant A.D. for Communications

SAINT ROSE HANGS TOUGH WITH NATIONALLY RANKED DAEMEN BEFORE FALLING BY EIGHT POINTS

ALBANY, N.Y. – The College of Saint Rose used a late first half surge to grab a six-point lead before falling 96-88 to nationally ranked Daemen College inside the Daniel P. Nolan Gymnasium today.
 
The Golden Knights (3-8) rallied from a 21-11 deficit with 13:48 to go in the first half with a 22-6 run that put them up 33-27 with 6:18 remaining. Freshman guard Manasseh Small knocked down a pair of 3-pointers, and sophomore guard Tyler Washington and senior guard Michael Wearne drained one each to lead the charge.
 
The Wildcats (12-2), whose only two losses this season came at 24th ranked St. Thomas Aquinas and versus defending national champion Northwest Missouri State, responded by outscoring Saint Rose 17-8 to take a 44-41 halftime lead. They then accounted for 14 of the first 17 second half points to put themselves in control behind a 58-44 cushion with 14:39 left.
 
Saint Rose made another push as freshman guard Cartier Bowman converted a three-point play a minute later to get the Golden Knights within seven, 58-51. However, Daemen took off on an 11-4 spurt that made it a 14-point game, 69-55, with 11:47 left. The Wildcats eventually boosted their advantage to 20 points with 6:23 remaining, before Saint Rose made one last charge by forcing the Wildcats to go 9-for-12 from the free throw line throughout the final five minutes.
 
Sophomore forward Sekou Sylla recorded his ninth "double-double" of the year to pace the Golden Knights. Sylla finished with 28 points and 14 rebounds, while junior guard Adam Anderson and freshman forward Eric Fleming tossed in 10 points apiece. Wearne and freshman forward Josh McGettigan added nine each.
 
Junior center Andrew Sischo, the nation's seventh leading scorer, went 13-for-16 from the floor on the way to a game-high 34 points for Daemen. Senior forward Jeff Redmond and senior guard Breon Harris contributed 22 and 16 respectively.
 
Going forward, Saint Rose is back home Saturday for a 5:30 pm non-conference date versus Roberts Wesleyan. Meanwhile, the Wildcats are off until New Year's Day when they travel to Manchester, N.H. to face Saint Anselm.
Notes: Daemen is ranked #19 in the NABC Coaches National Poll and #15 in the D2CCA Media Poll…Saint Rose second year head coach Mike Perno has a young team that features only one senior and a pair of juniors…He started two freshmen and a sophomore today…The Golden Knights shot 54.4 percent (31-for-57) from the floor…It marks the fifth time this season they buried more than half of their field goals…Sylla is among the country's top-10 and leads the Northeast-10 Conference in rebounding (11.4)…He is third in the conference in scoring (20.2) and is the only NE10 player averaging a "double-double"…He was named to the weekly honor roll Monday for the third time this season...Fleming's 10 points were a season-high.
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