WILLIAMSTOWN, MASS. – The SUNY Morrisville men's basketball team attempted a second half comeback Sunday afternoon, but their rally fell short as MCLA collected the 84-69 win on the second day of the Purple & Gold Tournament held at Williams College in Williamstown, Mass.

THE BASICS:

• Team Scores: Morrisville 69, MCLA 84 (halftime: MCLA 39-29)
• Location: Chandler Gymnasium, Williamstown, Mass.
• Records: Morrisville 0-2, MCLA 1-1

 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

• Visiting SUNY Morrisville men's basketball dropped an 84-69 decision to MCLA in the second day of the Williams College Purple & Gold Tip-Off Tournament held in Williamstown, Mass.
• Morrisville struggled in the first half, shooting just 29% from the floor as they fell behind 39-29 at the break.
• MCLA increased their lead to 12 with the first bucket of the second half, but the Mustangs rallied with a 7-0 run to cut the deficit to five minutes into the period.
• The Trailblazers took advantage of the Mustangs scoring drought over the next few minutes to regain a double-digit lead and later increased their lead to as many as 20.
• Morrisville closed out the contest with a 7-2 spurt before the final buzzer.
• Sakhi Shury-Muse (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and Jalyn Moorehead (Rochester, N.Y.) each posted 11 points to lead the Mustang efforts.
• AJ Burnett (Syracuse, N.Y.) added nine points while collecting three rebounds, with teammates Bruce Wingate (Liverpool, N.Y.) and Robert Wiggins (White Plains, Md.) chipping in eight apiece.
• Wingate also collected three steals across the afternoon.

 
WHAT'S NEXT:
 

• Morrisville will open the home slate Wednesday as they host Utica University in a 6 p.m. non-league battle on the Mustangs home court in Morrisville.

 
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