Morrisville, N.Y. -- The men’s basketball team (7-6) defeated Morrisville (3-11) Tuesday . The Bombers, who have never lost against Morrisville (6-0), had four players in double digits. Sophomore forward Sean Leahy (West Genesee/Syracuse) scored a game-high 21 points.

 

Sophomore center Jeff Bostic (Geneva/Geneva) scored 16 points and made a team-high two blocks. Sophomore guard Sean Burton (Notre Dame/Yorkville) registered 12 points and, along with junior guard Scott Ruffrage (Utica Notre Dame/Whitesboro), made a team-best four assists. Sophomore forward Brendan Rogers (Liverpool/Liverpool) scored 10 points and made two assists. Freshman center Tom Brown (Bayport-Blue Point/Bayport) grabbed a team-high seven rebounds.

 

The Bombers started the game by going on a 13-4 run, which was started five seconds into the game by a Bostic layup and was capped by a Leahy three-pointer at 15:26. The Bombers held the lead for the majority of the first half and held a 32-29. lead going into the break.

 

The Bombers never trailed in the second half as they went 5-8 from behind the three-point line and held their biggest lead at 76-59 with 2:50 remaining in the contest. During the second half, Ithaca shot 54.2% from the field, while holding Morrisville to only 40.0%.

 

The Bombers, who are 3-0 on Tuesday night this season, return home Friday at 8 p.m. to host Nazareth in an Empire 8 contest.