Nazareth College Athletics

ROCHESTER, NY (nazathletics.com ) - Nazareth Men's Basketball (2-0) captured the Mike Daley Memorial Tournament Championship with a 88-61 win over SUNY Canton (1-1) Saturday afternoon inside Kidera Gymnasium. 

Josh Harter represented the Golden Flyers as the tournament's Most Valuable Player while Merritt Holly and Corey Faines were also named to the All-Tournament Team. 

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• Nick Purdie opened the scoring with a 3-pointer, and Owen Boylan added back-to-back triples to give Nazareth a 13-11 lead. SUNY Canton answered with a 14-0 run to go ahead 25-13.
• Dylan Pohl sparked the comeback with a pair of baskets, including a second-chance tip-in to tie the game at 26-26. Purdie scored off a steal to put Nazareth back in front, and Merritt Holly, Nico Parlanti and Corey Faines helped extend the lead.
• Boylan closed the half with a 3-pointer off a turnover, sending the Golden Flyers into the break with a 41-34 advantage.
• Nazareth opened the second half with baskets from Purdie and Josh Harter. Faines and Justin Cohen added 3-pointers, while Purdie scored off a steal to help build a 54-39 lead.
• Purdie continued to score from the perimeter, and Faines added a second-chance basket as Nazareth pushed its lead to 59-41. Parlanti and Pohl added baskets to keep the Golden Flyers in control.
• Harter scored consecutive baskets in the paint, and Holly added a second-chance layup as Nazareth extended its advantage to 80-54.
• Holly and Harter added free throws down the stretch, and Jakobe Foster converted two fast-break free throws before adding a late second-chance basket. Nazareth closed out the 88-61 win to claim the Mike Daley Memorial Tournament title.

GAME NOTES 

• Nick Purdie led the Golden Flyers with a career-best 17 points, shooting 6-of-11 (.545) from the floor and 2-for-4 (.500) from three with two rebounds, a steal and an assist. 
• Josh Harter registered double-digit points for the second consecutive contest with 17 against the Kangaroos, posting team-high nine assists, four rebounds and a steal. 
• Dylan Pohl picked up his first career double-double with a team-best 13 rebounds and 10 points. He added another team-high with three steals and a block. 
• Merritt Holly rounded out Nazareth's double-digit point scorers with 10 points and eight rebounds over SUNY Canton. 
• Owen Boylan recorded a career-best nine points on three, 3-pointers. 

UP NEXT 
Nazareth continues nonconference action at RIT, Wednesday, Nov. 11. Tip off is scheduled for 8 p.m. 

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