11/28/2009
 Aurora, NY–
Senior’s Juan Pualino (Bronx, N.Y.) and Darrell Bullock
(Chicago, IL) each had 14 second half points as the Wells
College men’s basketball team rolled to a 70-60 victory over the
visiting Hamilton College Continentals on Saturday afternoon at
Wells. Paulino finished with 18 points and 18 rebounds for his
fourth double-double of the season, while Bullock finished with
a team high 19 points to lead the Express. Pat Sullivan
(Madison, N.J.) had a game high 23 points for the Continentals
who fell to 2-1 on the season. With the victory the Express
improve to 3-2 on the year.
Down 29-26 entering the second half, the
Express would claw back to take a two point lead on a jumper by
Bullock, sparking a 7-0 run that would give the Express a 41-34
lead they would never relinquish at 14:58.
Hamilton would rally back to within one
point, 43-42, at 11:32, but freshmen Matt Duffy (Huntington,
N.Y.) answered with a three-pointer and a lay-up by Greg Jones
(Alexandria, VA) extended the Express lead to six with 8:03
remaining.
It wasn’t until late in the second half
that the Express would take over, going on 14-5 run, capped by a
three-pointer by Rionn Pradia (Houston, TX) and a pair of
free-throws by Duffy, giving Wells a commanding 66-55 lead with
51 seconds remaining.
Pradia finished with 13 points while Jones
finished with nine points, seven rebounds, and a team high four
assists. The Express shot 43 percent (24-56) from the floor, 24
percent from behind the arc (6-25), and 64 percent from the line
(16-25) while holding a 39-33 advantage on the glass, including
18 offensive rebounds. The Express also finished with a
season high nine steals.
The Express will next play against Hilbert
College on Monday, November 30th at 7:00 pm at Wells.
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