Box Score
Saratoga Springs, N.Y.—The seventh-ranked Middlebury College men's basketball team improved to 11-1 with an 80-67 win over Skidmore College, Saturday at the Sports and Recreation Center. The Thoroughbreds fall to 7-4.
The Panthers used a 22-7 run over the final 8:31 of the first half to lead 47-28 at the break. Ryan Sharry had 14 of his team-high 19 points in the first half, including four during the run. Sharry had a double/double with 13 rebounds.
In the second half, Middlebury opened up a 29-point lead, 64-35, with 14:10 to play and led by 23 with 6:43 left, 72-49. The Thoroughbreds battled back with an 18-3 run to cut the lead to eight, 75-67 with 1:11 to play, but the Panthers used inside baskets by Jamal Davis and Jake Wolfin in the final minute to preserve the win.
Brian Lowery (West Hartford, Conn./St. George's School) led Skidmore with 20 points off the bench. Terron Victoria (Albany, N.Y./Bishop Maginn) scored nine points and had three steals. Jeff Altimar (Medfield, Mass./Medfield) added eight points on a perfect 8-8 from the free throw line.
Also for the Panthers, Ryan Wholey scored 14 points and Nolan Thompson added 10 points and seven rebounds. Andrew Lock had six blocks and seven points.
Middlebury had a 53-29 rebound advantage, scoring 28 second-chance points.
Skidmore will open Liberty League action at Union on Tuesday in an 8 p.m. game.
Newspaper Box Score
Middlebury vs Skidmore College
01/09/10 4:10 pm at Sports&Rec Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
At Sports&Rec Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
MIDDLEBURY 80, SKIDMORE COLLEGE 67
MIDDLEBURY (11-1)
Ryan Sharry 7-14 5-8 19; Ryan Wholey 6-9 0-1 14; Nolan Thompson 4-11 2-3 10;
Tim Edwards 2-4 2-5 8; Jake Wolfin 2-7 3-3 7; Andrew Locke 3-6 1-2 7; Jamal
Davis 3-6 0-0 6; Luis Alvarez 2-4 0-1 5; Peter Lynch 1-1 0-0 2; Winslow
Hicks 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 31-64 13-23 80.
SKIDMORE COLLEGE (7-4)
Brian Lowry 6-10 7-8 20; Terron Victoria 4-9 0-0 9; Gerard O'Shea 3-9 1-2 8;
Jeff Altimar 0-3 8-8 8; Kyle Clark 2-4 2-2 7; Sakhile Sithole 2-6 1-2 5;
Raoul Oloa 2-5 0-0 4; John Mantas 1-4 0-1 2; Jon Douglas 1-7 0-0 2; Melvis
Langyintuo 0-2 2-2 2; Dylan Malloy 0-1 0-0 0; Garrett Bush 0-0 0-0 0; Kevin
Dahill 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-60 21-25 67.
Middlebury.................... 47 33 - 80
Skidmore College.............. 28 39 - 67
3-point goals--Middlebury 5-17 (Ryan Wholey 2-4; Tim Edwards 2-3; Luis
Alvarez 1-2; Jamal Davis 0-1; Jake Wolfin 0-4; Nolan Thompson 0-2; Ryan
Sharry 0-1), Skidmore College 4-22 (Kyle Clark 1-1; Terron Victoria 1-3;
Brian Lowry 1-4; Gerard O'Shea 1-2; John Mantas 0-1; Jon Douglas 0-5; Melvis
Langyintuo 0-2; Raoul Oloa 0-2; Sakhile Sithole 0-1; Jeff Altimar 0-1).
Fouled out--Middlebury-None, Skidmore College-Melvis Langyintuo.
Rebounds--Middlebury 53 (Ryan Sharry 13), Skidmore College 29 (Sakhile
Sithole 6). Assists--Middlebury 17 (Jake Wolfin 7), Skidmore College 9
(Gerard O'Shea 4). Total fouls--Middlebury 17, Skidmore College 22.
Technical fouls--Middlebury-TEAM, Skidmore College-None. A-325
