BRUNSWICK, Maine – Hamilton College’s Hank Morgan ’25 led all players with 25 points as the Continentals posted a 75-70 NESCAC win against the Bowdoin College Polar Bears inside Bowdoin’s Morrell Gymnasium on Friday, Jan. 31. 
 
Season Update

• Hamilton (15-4, 3-2 NESCAC) is receiving votes in this week’s D3hoops.com Top 25 poll. 
• Bowdon (10-9, 0-5) dropped its fifth straight conference contest. 

How It Happened

• Trailing 69-68 with 2:39 to go in the second half, Teja Singh ’25 hit a timely jumper, putting the Continentals ahead 70-69 with 2:25 left on the clock.
• Bowdoin committed a turnover on their next possession, and following a Hamilton timeout, Matthew Rideout ’27 drained a clutch 3-pointer, extending the Continentals’ lead to 73-69 with 55 seconds remaining.
• The Polar Bears’ Afamdi Achufusi was sent to the free-throw line, sinking one of two attempts. Morgan then grabbed the defensive rebound and was fouled on the play. 
• Bowdoin seized an opportunity following a missed free throw by Hamilton, launching a final three-point attempt with nine seconds remaining. Nolan Bessire secured the offensive rebound, but the Continentals’ defense stepped up, forcing a pivotal turnover as Morgan intercepted the ball and sealed the win with two free throws.
• Bowdoin raced to a 12-4 advantage, fueled by four straight three-pointers, with 15:24 remaining in the first half.
• The Continentals surged with a swift 7-0 run, sparked by a three-point play from Garett Keyhani ’26 and capped off by a dunk from Jalen Reese ’27, tying the game at 15-15 with 12:03 remaining.
• Down by four at 24-20, Morgan went on a 7-point run, putting Hamilton ahead 27-24 with 4:21 remaining.
• The Polar Bears kept it tight, leveling the score at 27-27 and later pulling within one point twice. However, the Continentals finished the half strong, ending with a 10-3 run to take a 42-35 lead into the break
• Bowdoin set a 10-2 run to erase a seven-point deficit and seize a 57-56 lead with 9:27 remaining in the second half.

Notes

• Morgan leads the conference in scoring with 21.6 points per game. He added a team-high eight rebounds, two assists and two steals. 
• Keyhani contributed 13 points, while Singh had 12 points and four rebounds. 
• Rideout netted 10 points from off the bench. 
• Reese added six points and three boards.
• Ray Cuevas led Bowdoin with 18 points. 
• James McGowan registered 12 point and four rebounds. 
• Bessire chipped in nine points and grabbed a team-best 10 rebounds. 
• Logue tallied eight points and three assists.
• Chris Simonds added eight points and seven boards.
• Achufusi had five points, six rebounds and three assists. 
• The Continentals finished 50 percent (28-56) from the floor, and 83.3 percent (15-18) at the charity stripe. 
• Bowdoin shot 38.8 percent (19-49) from the field, 45 percent (9-20) from beyond the arc, and hit 23-of-30 at the line. 
• Hamilton tallied 42 points in the paint to Bowdoin’s 18. 
• The Polar Bears owned a slight 32-30 edge off the glass. 
• The contest featured 11 lead changes eight ties.

Next Game
Hamilton will wrap up its Maine trip with another NESCAC contest at Colby College (13-6, 4-1) on Saturday, Feb. 1 at 3 p.m.