UTICA, N.Y. - The SUNY Poly men's basketball team earned their eighth win of the season on Monday night 73-58 over Utica College. The Wildcats offense had a well-rounded attack with five payers scoring 10 points or more in the game. SUNY Poly is now 8-4 this season. 

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Wildcats and the Pioneers played a close game for the first 15 minutes. After trading buckets back and forth, the Wildcats went on a 9-0 run in the last 4 four minutes of the first half to take a 10 point lead into the locker room. SUNY Poly would grow their lead to a high point of 17 with seven minutes to go. The majority of the Wildcats damage was done inside. SUNY Poly outscored Utica in the paint 40-26 and outrebounded the Pioneers 46-32. The Wildcats also had a big edge in second-chance points with a 17-2 advantage. 

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES: 

• Five Wildcats had 10 or more points. LJ Randle had 15, Alan Rodriguez scored 14, Josh Gregory and Jesse O'Dell each had 12 points, and Mitch Kernizan scored 10. 

• LJ Randle led all scorers with 15 points. He also had six rebounds and four steals. 

• Jesse O'Dell had a 12 point, 11 rebound double-double.

• Alan Rodriguez scored 14 points, had four rebounds, and had a steal.

• Josh Gregory scored 12 points and was just a rebound short of a double-double. 

• Mitch Kernizan had 10 points, five rebounds, and a team-high four assists.

• Thomas Morreale, Darius Hopkins, and Kobe Lufkin each scored 13 points for the Utica College Pioneers. Morreale and Hopkins had seven rebounds each. 

UP NEXT: 

The Wildcats will host NVU-Lyndon on Friday, January 7th in a North Atlantic Conference (NAC) game. Tip-off is scheduled for 4:00 PM. No spectators will be allowed at the game, but it will be streamed live on the SUNY Poly Sports Network (SPSN). 

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