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ONEONTA, N.Y. -- After recording a career-high 38 points against Pitt-Bradford Wednesday, senior Corey McAdam tallied a game-high 21 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists to lead visiting Nazareth to a 71-50 victory over Hartwick in an Empire 8 men's basketball game. Sophomore Phil Scaffidi added 12 points and six rebounds for the Golden Flyers.

With the victory, Nazareth improves to 6-3 overall and remains unbeaten in conference games with a 3-0 record. Hartwick drops to 4-7 overall and 1-2 in the Empire 8 following the loss.

The Golden Flyers took command of the game in the first half and never allowed the Hawks the opportunity to rally. Nazareth led 37-16 at halftime after connecting on over 53 percent (15-28) of their first half shots. The Golden Flyers' defense, meanwhile, held the Hawks to under 26 percent (7-26) from the field in the first half. Hartwick shot just 34 percent from the field for the game.

Although Nazareth's shooting cooled in the second half, the Golden Flyers connected on almost 85 percent (11-13) of their free throw opportunities to maintain their comfortable lead. Turnovers were also significant in sealing the Golden Flyers' victory. For the game, Nazareth forced the Hawks into making 20 turnovers, and also held a 41-32 advantage in total rebounds. Sophomore Jason Corletta and freshman Tyshun Stephens each finished the game with three steals.

Nazareth sophomore Greg Lothridge added 11 points, four rebounds, and three blocked shots while freshman Dan Waldbillig and Scaffidi each grabbed six rebounds. Stephens and sophomore Jake Fladd each finished the game with eight points. Corletta and Waldbillig tallied six points and five points, respectively.

Mark Blazek was the only player to score in double figures for the Hawks as he tallied 14 points. The Golden Flyers' harassing defense, however, also forced him into six turnovers. Kyle Phillips had a team-high eight rebounds and added seven points.

The Golden Flyers will look to win their second conference game of the weekend Sunday afternoon when they travel to Stevens to play the Ducks. Nazareth returns home Tuesday evening to host RIT in another Empire 8 conference game.