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78
Elmira Elmira 6-8,1-4 Empire 8
84
Winner Nazareth Naz 10-3,5-0 Empire 8
Elmira Elmira
6-8,1-4 Empire 8
78
Final
84
Nazareth Naz
10-3,5-0 Empire 8
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Elmira Elmira 41 37 78
Nazareth Naz 44 40 84

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Soaring Eagles Drop Close Matchup to Golden Flyers, 84-78

Rochester, N.Y. – The Elmira College Soaring Eagles men's basketball team traveled to Rochester, NY for an Empire 8 conference matchup with the Golden Flyers of Nazareth University on Friday night. Elmira fought hard but fell short in the end, dropping a close battle to Nazareth, 84-78.
 
Play-By-Play
The Golden Flyers opened the scoring with a layup on the first possession of the game. The Soaring Eagles answered that by going on a 9-0 run that included two three-pointers by JJ Babcock and another by Alec Mercer. Nazareth was able to pull back ahead by going on a 21-5 run that put them up by nine. A few minutes later Kelton Brown scored eight consecutive points for the Soaring Eagles to tie up the score at 34. Nazareth countered with a 10-1 run to once again give them the advantage. Kelton Brown dropped another six consecutive points for Elmira right before the half, including a layup right before the buzzer sounded, to pull the Soaring Eagles within three at the half, 44-41.

To open the second half, Mercer hit a three-pointer on the first possession to even up the score. Tyler Cardello scored seven consecutive points for the Soaring Eagles, but the Golden Flyers answered every time, holding a slim advantage in the early part of the second half. Brown hit a jump shot to cap off an 8-0 run for Elmira seeing them recapture the lead, 65-64. The game became a back-and-forth battle over the next several minutes, the lead being traded left and right. Elmira regained the advantage with four minutes to play on a three-pointer by Emmanuel Karkari-Mensah. Nazareth was able to close out the game by going on a 9-2 run. Elmira fought hard but came up short in the end, 84-78.
 
Leaders
The Soaring Eagles were led by Brown who scored 24 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Cardello had a double-double with 18 points and led the team with 14 rebounds. Mercer added 14 points for Elmira.  
 
Up Next
The Soaring Eagles will travel to St. John Fisher University for a conference matchup with the Cardinals on Saturday, January 17th. Tip-off is set for 4:00 PM. 
 
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