Box Score AURORA, N.Y. – The SUNY Morrisville men's basketball team wrapped up the week's action Thursday night on the road at Wells College, falling in a United East north outing by an 87-74 final score in Aurora.

THE BASICS:

• Final Score: Wells 87, Morrisville 74 (halftime: Wells 40-36)
• Location: Frances Tarlton Farenthold Ath. Wing, Aurora, N.Y.
• Records: Wells 15-8, 9-5 United East; Morrisville 6-16, 3-10 United East

 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

• Visiting SUNY Morrisville men's basketball battled back from a 22-point first half deficit to trail by just four at the break, but a strong Wells squad outgained the Mustangs in the second to collect the league win Thursday night.
• Tron Smith (Brooklyn, N.Y.) led Morrisville in scoring, netting 19 points from the floor, while adding two steals and two assists.
• Seventeen of his points came in the first half of play.
• Jon Brennen (Irvington, N.Y.) added 15 to go along with three rebounds, hitting 3-of-6 from long range alongside Smith.
• Morrisville outgained the hosts 30-20 in bench action, as Noah Armstrong (Cortland, N.Y.) came into the contest to post eight points and collect two boards.
• The Mustangs got off to a slow start offensively and quickly found themselves trailing by as many as 22 midway through the opening period, but a four-point play by Smith sparked the visitors to a 17-3 run, getting back in the contest with 3:41 to go in the half.
• Morrisville was able to maintain striking distance behind the shooting of Smith and Brennen and headed into the locker room trailing 40-36.
• After cutting the Wells lead to one with a third three-ball from Brennen, Wells went on a 12-0 run to regain the double-digit advantage, and a lead that wouldn't be surrendered as they picked up the United East win.

 
WHAT'S NEXT:
 

• Morrisville heads into the final week of the season, traveling to Penn St. Berks on Tuesday for a 5 p.m. tip in Reading.

 
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