Mike Schantz scored 30 points and grabbed nine rebounds asHamilton defeated Rochester for the 14th straight time in Clinton. The hometeam has won the last nine games in the series. Hamilton also beat its firstranked opponent this season. Rochester, 15-9, is ranked fourth in the latestNCAA East poll, while Hamilton, 14-9, is ranked sixth. The Continentals usedseparate 9-0, 12-0 and 12-0 runs to take a 52-23 halftime lead. Hamilton'slargest lead of the game was 64-28 after a basket by Kevin Larson with 17:08remaining. Larson finished with 20 points. Kevin Thorpe (VVS) added 17 pointsand nine assists and JJ Raedts 14 points and 10 rebounds for Hamilton, whichconcludes its season at Hobart Friday night. A win at Hobart should get theContinentals into the NCAA Tournament. Bids are announced on Sunday, March 2.David Sickler led Rochester, which lost its second straight game, with 22points, and Jamar Milsap added 21.
Rochester (73) - David Sickler 8-15 5-5 22, Jamar Milsap 8-14 5-6 21, MikeBrennan 5-8 2-4 12, Charles Graham 1-1 2-3 5, Kevin Cox 1-4 0-0 3, Ben Keegan1-2 0-0 3, Jeff Larson 1-3 0-0 3, Brian Thomas 1-2 0-0 2, Randie Torgalski 1-20-2 2. Totals 27-57 14-22 73.
Hamilton (105) - Mike Schantz 13-22 3-4 30, Kevin Larson 6-12 4-4 20, KevinThorpe 6-13 0-0 17, JJ Raedts 5-5 4-6 14, Jon Schmiegel 3-4 0-0 6, Max Stroman2-4 1-1 5, Dan DeBlois 2-3 0-1 4, Lamar Johnson 1-2 2-2 4, Ben Raymo 1-1 0-0 3,Pat Mulholland 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 40-71 14-18 73.
Halftime - Hamilton, 52-23 Three-point field goals - Hamilton 11-24, (Thorpe5-11, Larson 4-8, Schantz 1-1, Raymo 1-1). Rochester, 5-13 (Cox 1-3, Graham1-1, Keegan 1-2, Larson 1-3, Sickler 1-2). Technical Fouls - Brennan(Rochester). Rebounds - Hamilton 47 (Raedts 10), Rochester 22 (Milsap 5).Assists - Hamilton 24 (Thorpe 9), Rochester 12 (Torgalski 4).
