MORRISVILLE, N.Y. – Morrisville hosted the Red Dragons of Cortland Saturday afternoon where they were unable to overcome the first half deficit where they would lose 90-60.
THE BASICS:

• Team Scores: Morrisville 60, Cortland 90 (halftime: Cortland 45-19)
• Location: STUAC Gym, Morrisville, N.Y.
• Records: Morrisville 9-16, 8-10 SUNYAC, Cortland 21-4, 17-1 SUNYAC

 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

• After Morrisville kept it close in the opening minutes, the Red Dragons erupted midway through the first half with a decisive run fueled by transition buckets and hot shooting from beyond the arc.
• Leading 45-19 at the break, Cortland carried its momentum into the second half.
• Back-to-back three-pointers in the opening minutes pushed the lead past 30, and the Red Dragons continued to capitalize on Morrisville miscues.
• Morrisville found some rhythm midway through the second half behind strong inside play and improved ball movement, trimming the deficit briefly, but the early hole proved too large to overcome.
• With the win, the Red Dragons controlled the tempo from start to finish, showcasing depth and defensive pressure in the 90-60 victory.
• Morrisville was led in scoring by Bruce Wingate (Liverpool, N.Y.) who had 13 points while grabbing six rebounds.
• Kaelem Haskins (Liverpool, N.Y.) chipped in 10 points while Jacob Works (Liverpool, N.Y.) and Sakhi Shury-Muse (Brooklyn, N.Y.) both scored nine points.
• The Red Dragons were led by Kendall Arcuri who scored 18 points while grabbing seven rebounds.
• Cortland had three other double-digit scorers while Gaige Armbrewster led the game in assists with five.

 
WHAT'S NEXT:
 

• Morrisville will travel to Oswego Tuesday night where they will face the Lakers in the first round of the SUNYAC playoffs.

 
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