Mills and Gill star as Gators top Maritime, 87-73
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
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41 | 32 | 73 |
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50 | 37 | 87 |
Team Stats
Maritime
| Game Statistics | Maritime | Russell Sage College |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (24-66) | (31-65) |
| Field Goal % | 36.4% | 47.7% |
| Rebounds | 41 | 42 |
| Assists | 11 | 15 |
| Turnovers | 10 | 9 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 14 | 12 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 15 | 11 |
| Bench Pts | 12 | 35 |
Albany, NY–The Sage Colleges' men's basketball team hosted the Privateers on Maritime College in a Skyline Conference contest on Saturday afternoon. Sage posted an 87-73 victory as junior Rob Mills (Newburgh, NY/Newburgh Free Academy) and senior Travis Gill (Brooklyn, NY/Xaverian) exploded for career-best efforts as Mills poured in 28 points and Gills tallied 27 points. With the win, Sage improves to 15-7 overall and 13-4 in the Skyline, while Maritime drops to 5-16 overall and 5-11 in the league.
Sage owns a five-game win streak, while standing second in the race for the Skyline regular-season crown with three regular-season games remaining on the schedule.
The Gators led 50-41 at the break as Mills led the team with 20 points. By day's end, Mills connected for a 10-14 effort from the floor tallying 28 points, which ranks fifth at Sage for a single-game mark, while Gill added 17 second half points and finished with a personal-best 27 points in the action. The 27 points ranks sixth all-time for a single-game.
Senior forward Melvin Ford (Voorhees, NJ/Eastern Regional) just missed a double-double as he connected for 14 points with nine rebounds and a block. Ford now has 943 career points and is third all-time in scoring, while ranking No. 1 all-time with his 710 boards and No. 5 with his 60 career blocked shots.
Junior Alex Lilac (Hoosick Falls, NY/Hoosick Falls) hauled in a career-best eight rebound with three assists and a season-best four points.
Maritime's sophomore center Patrick MacDonald (Buffalo, NY/Canisius) had 18 points with seven rebounds, while junior Isaiah Hayes (Jamaica, NY/Queens Teaching) had 13 points with nine rebounds. Junior Tim Hoch (Coventry, RI/Fisher's Island (NY) added 12 points with five boards.
