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HAMILTON – Every Colgate player to step on the court Tuesday night saw their name in the scorebook.
 
Colgate finished the game using its lucky number as all 13 players had at least a two under the total points category when it defeated Division III Morrisville State, 88-52.
 
What's even more impressive is that all 13 players pulled down at least one board in the contest as well.
 
Austin Tillotson led the Raiders with 15 points after going 7-for-11 from the floor and 1-for-3 from long. He also helped Colgate by handing out five assists and accounting for a game-high four steals.
 
Luke Roh went 6-of-7 from the charity stripe and 3-for-3 from the floor for his 12 points, while Damon Sherman-Newsome closed out the Raider players in double-digits with 11 points after drilling 3-of-7 from 3-point range.
 
On the boards it was again senior Ethan Jacobs , who matched his season-high with nine rebounds. Fellow classmate Matt McMullen added six boards of his own to the Raiders' final total.
 
Morrisville State hit the game's opening bucket but that would be the last time it would lead as the Raiders rallied for the next seven points to create a little gap between the teams.
 
Colgate held a comfortable 22–point advantage at the break and extended its lead to the largest of the game at 84-47 with four minutes left to play. The Raiders then prevented the Mustangs from scoring in the final two minutes and 30 seconds to secure the victory.
 
The Raiders are back on their home court Thursday when they welcome Binghamton for another non-conference game at 7 p.m. 
 
Bottom Line
• Colgate 88, Morrisville State 52
 
Won-Lost Records
• Colgate shifts its overall record to 2-7.
• Morrisville State falls to 3-4 on the year.
 
Facts & Figures
• Tillotson went 7-for-11 from the floor and 1-for-3 from long for his team-high 15 points.
• The York, Pennsylvania, native continued his double-figure scoring streak, which now sits at 10 games, dating back to March 5 of last season.
• Roh also hit double-digits for the fourth time this season with his 12 points in the game.  
• Sherman-Newsome went 4-of-9 overall and 3-for-7 from downtown to give him 11 points on the night.
• Besides Jacobs and McMullen on the glass, Colgate saw Roh pull down five boards and rookies Sean O'Brien and Jordan Robertson grab four each.
• The Raiders shot 50.8 percent overall and 29.4 percent from long. They also shot 75 percent from the free throw line after going 12-of-16 from the charity stripe. Morrisville State shot better from downtown as they finished shooting 45 percent. Overall they shot 32.8 percent and 71.4 percent from the free throw line.
• Colgate recorded 10 treys in the game but the Mustangs followed closely with nine of their own.  
• The Raiders dominated the rebounding battle at 46-29, including 13 offensive boards.
• Colgate converted 44 of its total 88 points from inside the paint, while scoring a season-best 21 points off of Mustang turnovers.
• For the first time this season Colgate's bench outscored its opponent at 37-2.
• Morrisville State saw Trent Ward go for a game-high 20 points after hitting eight of his 19 shots. He also added 3-of-8 from long and 1-1 from the free throw line. Ibrahima Toure registered 10 points and a team-high six rebounds to close out the Mustangs in double-figures.  
 
Game Recap
• The Mustangs started the game drilling a 3-pointer for the early lead.
• Colgate would answer with a 7-0 run, however, to create a four-point margin between the teams.
• The Raiders continued to increase its lead throughout much of the game and headed into halftime with a 22-point advantage.
 • Morrisville State would get the lead down to 21 points early in the second half but Colgate again quickly pushed its edge back to a comfortable lead.
• The Raiders were then able to finish out the contest to grab their second win and first home victory of the year.
 
Interesting Notes
• Colgate saw every active player score at least two points and pull down a minimum one rebound through the game.
• The Raiders held Morrisville State to just 26 points during both periods.
• Colgate's 88 points in the contest marked its highest scoring night of the season. The Raiders also matched its season-high in rebounds with 46, while posting a season-high 24 assists and 12 steals.
• The Raiders held the lead for 38:14 minutes, while Mustangs had the edge for 1:31.  
• Tillotson has now registered double-digits in all of the Raiders contests so far this year, while also recording his 30th career double-figure scoring game.
 
Moore Is Back
• After missing 30 games, dating back to Dec. 30 of last season, Pat Moore finally returned to Colgate's lineup on Tuesday.
• Moore's season ended abruptly last year due to a back injury and the fifth-year senior was hinder early this season with some nagging injuries.
• The Whitesboro, New York, native hit two treys in the game for his first two buckets of the year. He also managed to pull down three rebounds, hand out two assists and come up with a steal in his first game of the season.
 
Career-Firsts
• Two Raider players recorded their first collegiate points in the game with seniors Nic Lane and Anthony DeRiggs both finding the basket. They also registered one rebound each on the night.
• Andrew Bargmann went 3-for-5 from the floor, 1-for-3 from long and 1-for-1 from the line for his career-high scoring night. The sophomore added a rebound, an assist and a steal to his impressive night.
• Junior Alex Ramon handed out a career-best four helpers, while rookie Robertson also dished out career-high two assists.
• Tillotson matched his career-high in blocks with one.
• Roh hit a career-best 6-for-7 from the free throw line, finishing shooting 85.7 percent from the charity stripe.

Straight From The Source
• Colgate head coach Matt Langel: (on his team's first victory at home) "It was good to win. For me, it was more important that we played with excitement, paid attention to our details and that we shared the ball. We had 24 assists on 33 baskets so you have to feel good about that no matter who you're playing against."
 
(on every one of his players getting on the stats sheet) "We talk about respecting the game of basketball and obviously respecting your opposition every time you lace them up. For us, respecting the game is also about respecting your teammates. To be able to have the guys who log a lot of minutes go out there and get a big enough lead so that some of the guys who don't get an opportunity to play that much are able to see action. That allowed those guys a chance to log minutes of their own and score. Obviously you feel good about that as a coach as well."
 
Up Next
• Colgate now shifts its attention to nearby rival Binghamton on Thursday.
• The Raiders welcome the Bearcats, who are coming off a loss to Division II Caldwell on Monday night, in a 7 p.m. contest on Cotterell Court.
• These two teams have played each other 11 times prior to Thursday's contest with Colgate taking the last meeting a year ago 93-64 at Binghamton.

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