Hamilton 90 SUNY Utica-Rome 54

Michael Schantz scored 26 points and grabbed 19 rebounds andKevin Larson added 23 points as Hamilton cruised to a season-opening win overSUNY Utica-Rome. Hamilton has a 20-0 all-time record against the Wildcats. TheContinentals used a 20-0 run over 10 minutes midway through the first half tobreak the game wide open. 14 of Hamilton's 16 players scored. The Continentalsalso held a 55-35 rebounding advantage. "You couldn't have asked for a betterway to start the season," said Hamilton Head Coach Tom Murphy. Doug Cladwellled the Wildcats, who drop to 0-2, with 11 points.

SUNY Utica-Rome (54) - Doug Caldwell 11, Gary Kittelberger 10, Ike Mercer 10,Dave Reynolds 6, Jon Hochberg 6, Ed Niles 5, Eddie Bocca 3, Bobby Allison 1Totals 18-66 8-24 54.

Hamilton (90) - Mike Schantz 26, Kevin Larson 23, Jon Schmiegel 9, Dan DeBlois5, Lamar Johnson 5, Kevin Thorpe 5, Kresimir Marusic 4, Max Stroman 4, BenRaymo 3, Pete Bishop 2, Brian Murphy 2, JJ Raedts 2. Totals 33-65, 9-16 90

Halftime - Hamilton 45-19. Three-point field goals - Hamilton 9-16 (Larson 5,DeBlois 1, Raymo 1, Stroman 1, Thorpe 1). SUNY 8-24 (Mercer 3, Hochberg 2,Bocca 1, Caldwell 1, Kittelberger 1) Technical Fouls - Hamilton Coach Murphy,SUNY Coach Grimmer. Rebounds - Hamilton 55 (Schantz 19), SUNY 35 (Caldwell 10 )Assists - Hamilton 14 (Larson 3 ), SUNY (Caldwell 3 )